Historical Events In December - 11
Thursday, 12 February 2026
0359 Honoratus, the inaugural known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office. 

0384 St Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope. 

0384 Pope Damasus I. 

0711 Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42. 

1282 Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies. 

1419 Heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence. 

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

1477 Duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie. 

1524 Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake 

1566 Manuel Cardoso, composer. 

1572 Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem 

1573 Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged. 

1582 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75. 

1595 Philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69 

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 

1610 Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32. 

1618 Russia and Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino 

1620 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS). 

1665 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna 

1676 Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer 

1686 Louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65 

1688 King James II arrested 

1710 Battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers). 

1712 Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) 

1718 Battle at Frederikshall Norway 

1718 Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead 

1719 inaugural recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England) 

1719 1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England). 

1730 Voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris. 

1748 Ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55 

1756 Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies 

1757 Charles Wesley, composer 

1758 Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer 

1781 David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope) 

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