Historical Events In December - 11
Thursday, 10 July 2025
0359 Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office on this day in history.
0384 On December - 11 st Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0384 Pope Damasus I on December - 11.
0711 Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on this day in history.
1282 Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on this day in history.
1419 On December - 11 heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence
1475 On this day in history leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)
1477 On December - 11 duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie
1524 Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on December - 11.
1566 Manuel Cardoso, composer on December - 11.
1572 Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem on December - 11.
1573 On December - 11 alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged
1582 On December - 11 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 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 December - 11.
1618 On this day in history russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino
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 this day in history.
1686 On December - 11 louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65
1688 King James II arrested on this day in history.
1710 On this day in history battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers)
1712 On this day in history francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)
1718 Battle at Frederikshall Norway on December - 11.
1718 On this day in history charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead
1719 First recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England) on this day in history.
1719 On this day in history 1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)
1730 On December - 11 voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris
1748 On December - 11 ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55
1756 On this day in history theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies
1757 Charles Wesley, composer on December - 11.
1758 Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer on December - 11.
1781 David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope) on this day in history.