Historical Events In December - 11

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

0384  St Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 11.  

0384  Pope Damasus I on this day in history.  

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

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on this day in history.  

1419  Heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence on December - 11.  

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) on December - 11.  

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

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

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer on December - 11.  

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1572  Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem on December - 11.  

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

1582  On this day in history fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75  

1595  Philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1602  On December - 11 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.  

1610  On December - 11 adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32  

1618  On this day in history russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino  

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

1665  On this day in history "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 December - 11.  

1688  On December - 11 king James II arrested  

1710  On December - 11 battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers)  

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

1718  Battle at Frederikshall Norway on this day in history.  

1718  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies on December - 11.  

1757  Charles Wesley, composer on December - 11.  

1758  On this day in history carl Friedrich Zelter, composer  

1781  David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope) on this day in history.  

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

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) was born on December - 11.  

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

1566  On this day in history birth of manuel Cardoso, composer  

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer was born on December - 11.  

1709  Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742) was born on December - 11.  

1712  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

0711  On this day in history 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 December - 11.  

1282  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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.