Historical Events In December - 11

0359  Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office on this day in history.   

0384  On this day in history st Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0384  Pope Damasus I on December - 11.   

0711  On December - 11 justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

1282  On December - 11 llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies   

1419  On December - 11 heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence   

1475  On December - 11 leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)   

1477  Duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie on this day in history.   

1524  On this day in history henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1566  On this day in history manuel Cardoso, composer   

1572  Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem on this day in history.   

1573  Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged on this day in history.   

1582  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69   

1602  A surprise attack by forces under the command of the Duke of Savoy and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. Commemorations/celebrations on Fête de l'Escalade are usually held on December 11 or the closest weekend on December - 11.   

1610  Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32 on this day in history.   

1618  On December - 11 russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino   

1620  103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS) on December - 11.   

1665  On December - 11 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna   

1676  On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

1686  Louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1688  On December - 11 king James II arrested   

1710  On this day in history battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers)   

1712  On December - 11 francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)   

1718  On December - 11 battle at Frederikshall Norway   

1718  On this day in history charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead   

1719  On this day in history first recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)   

1719  1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England) on this day in history.   

1730  Voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris on December - 11.   

1748  Ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1756  Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies on this day in history.   

1757  On December - 11 charles Wesley, composer   

1758  On this day in history carl Friedrich Zelter, composer   

1781  David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope) on December - 11.   

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1465  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489)   

1475  On December - 11 birth of leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)   

1475  Pope Leo X (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On December - 11 birth of manuel Cardoso, composer   

1676  On December - 11 birth of johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

1709  Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

1712  On this day in history birth of francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)   

1725  On December - 11 birth of george Mason, American statesman (d. 1792)   

0384  On this day in history death of pope Damasus I   

0711  Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on December - 11.   

1121  On this day in history death of al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066)   

1226  Death of Robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177) on December - 11.   

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on December - 11.   

1282  On this day in history death of llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.   

1524  On December - 11 death of henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1532  Death of Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455) on December - 11.