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 December - 11 st Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0384  Pope Damasus I on this day in history.  

0711  Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on this day in history.  

1282  On this day in history llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies  

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

1475  On December - 11 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  On this day in history manuel Cardoso, composer  

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  Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32 on this day in history.  

1618  Russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino on December - 11.  

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  On this day in history louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65  

1688  King James II arrested on this day in history.  

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

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

1718  On December - 11 battle at Frederikshall Norway  

1718  On December - 11 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 December - 11 1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)  

1730  Voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris on December - 11.  

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 this day in history.  

1757  Charles Wesley, composer on this day in history.  

1758  Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer on December - 11.  

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

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1465  Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489) was born on this day in history.  

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) was born on this day in history.  

1475  On December - 11 birth of pope Leo X (d. 1521)  

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer was born on December - 11.  

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

1725  George Mason, American statesman (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.  

0384  On December - 11 death of pope Damasus I  

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

1121  Death of Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066) on this day in history.  

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  On December - 11 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  On this day in history death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)