Historical Events In December - 11

0359  Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office on December - 11.  

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

0384  On December - 11 pope Damasus I  

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

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

1566  On this day in history manuel Cardoso, composer  

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

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 December - 11.  

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 December - 11 russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino  

1620  103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS) on this day in history.  

1665  "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna on December - 11.  

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

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

1718  On December - 11 battle at Frederikshall Norway  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1758  Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer on this day in history.  

1781  On this day in history david Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope)  

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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 December - 11.  

1566  On December - 11 birth of manuel Cardoso, composer  

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

0384  On December - 11 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  On December - 11 death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)  

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

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  Death of Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.  

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