Historical Events In December - 11
Friday, 06 December 2019
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 FĂȘte 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)