Historical Events In December - 11

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

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

0384  Pope Damasus I on this day in history.  

0711  On this day in history justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42  

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

1419  Heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence on this day in history.  

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 December - 11 manuel Cardoso, composer  

1572  On December - 11 spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem  

1573  Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged on December - 11.  

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

1595  On December - 11 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  On this day in history adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32  

1618  Russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino on this day in history.  

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

1665  On this day in history "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna  

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer on December - 11.  

1686  Louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65 on December - 11.  

1688  On this day in history king James II arrested  

1710  Battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers) on December - 11.  

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) on this day in history.  

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 December - 11 first recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)  

1719  1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England) on December - 11.  

1730  Voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

1748  On this day in history ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55  

1756  On December - 11 theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies  

1757  On December - 11 charles Wesley, composer  

1758  On December - 11 carl Friedrich Zelter, composer  

1781  On December - 11 david Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope)  

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1465  Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489) was born on December - 11.  

1475  On this day in history birth of leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)  

1475  Pope Leo X (d. 1521) was born on December - 11.  

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 December - 11.  

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

1725  On this day in history birth of george Mason, American statesman (d. 1792)  

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on December - 11.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1282  Death of Llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales on December - 11.  

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

1532  Death of Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455) on this day in history.