Historical Events In December - 11
Thursday, 17 July 2025
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 On December - 11 pope Damasus I
0711 Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on this day in history.
1282 On December - 11 llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies
1419 Heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence on December - 11.
1475 Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) on December - 11.
1477 On December - 11 duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie
1524 Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.
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 December - 11.
1582 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75 on December - 11.
1595 On this day in history philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69
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 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 this day in history "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna
1676 Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer on December - 11.
1686 On this day in history louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65
1688 King James II arrested on December - 11.
1710 On December - 11 battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers)
1712 Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) on this day in history.
1718 On this day in history battle at Frederikshall Norway
1718 Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead on December - 11.
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 On December - 11 voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris
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 December - 11.
1757 Charles Wesley, composer on this day in history.
1758 Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer on December - 11.
1781 David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope) on December - 11.