Historical Events In December - 11

0359  Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office on December - 11.   

0384  On December - 11 st Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0384  On December - 11 pope Damasus I   

0711  On this day in history justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

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

1477  Duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie on this day in history.   

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 December - 11.   

1573  Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged on December - 11.   

1582  On December - 11 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  On this day in history russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino   

1620  103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS) on this day in history.   

1665  "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

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 December - 11.   

1718  On this day in history battle at Frederikshall Norway   

1718  On this day in history charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead   

1719  On this day in history 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  Voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris on December - 11.   

1748  On December - 11 ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55   

1756  On this day in history theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies   

1757  On December - 11 charles Wesley, composer   

1758  On this day in history carl Friedrich Zelter, composer   

1781  On this day in history 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 December - 11.   

1475  Pope Leo X (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1709  Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) was born on December - 11.   

1725  George Mason, American statesman (d. 1792) was born on December - 11.   

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on this day in history.   

0711  On this day in history 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  On December - 11 death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)   

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

1282  Death of Llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales on December - 11.   

1524  Death of Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on December - 11.   

1532  On December - 11 death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)