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  On this day in history justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on December - 11.   

1419  Heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence on this day in history.   

1475  On this day in history leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)   

1477  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1572  Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem on December - 11.   

1573  Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged on this day in history.   

1582  On December - 11 fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75   

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  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  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  Louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1688  On December - 11 king James II arrested   

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 December - 11 battle at Frederikshall Norway   

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 December - 11.   

1719  1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England) on this day in history.   

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 December - 11.   

1757  On December - 11 charles Wesley, composer   

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

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

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1465  On December - 11 birth of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489)   

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) was born on December - 11.   

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

1566  On this day in history birth of manuel Cardoso, composer   

1676  On December - 11 birth of johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

1709  On this day in history birth of louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742)   

1712  On this day in history 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  Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on this day in history.   

1121  On December - 11 death of al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066)   

1226  Death of Robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177) on this day in history.   

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on December - 11.   

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

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