Historical Events In December - 12
Saturday, 08 November 2025
0627 Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen on this day in history. 

0884 France's Carloman dies while hunting and is succeeded as king of the West Franks by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles III (the Fat), son of the late Louis the German on this day in history. 

0884 On this day in history carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies 

1098 On this day in history 1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara Syria 

1112 Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies on December - 12. 

1204 On December - 12 maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 

1212 Geoffrey, Archbishop of York on this day in history. 

1263 Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies on this day in history. 

1408 On December - 12 order of the Dragon: The Order of the Dragon was first created on December 12, 1408 by Emperor Sigismund, then King of Hungary, and his wife Queen Barbara of Celje following the battle for possession of Bosnia. 

1474 Isabella crowns herself queen of Castile & Aragon on this day in history. 

1479 On this day in history jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III 

1524 Pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome on this day in history. 

1527 On December - 12 composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice 

1574 On December - 12 anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II 

1579 Heinrich Steuccius, composer on this day in history. 

1600 On this day in history john Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies 

1630 Olof Rudbeck, composer on this day in history. 

1653 On this day in history barebone-parliament ends 

1660 Peter Rabus, poet/translator (Liberated Britanje) on December - 12. 

1673 On this day in history ahmed III, 23rd sultan (Turkey, 1703-30) 

1677 Brandenburgs army occupies Stettin on December - 12. 

1677 On December - 12 jacob Binckes/Benckes, Dutch admiral (Chatham), dies in battle 

1685 On December - 12 lodovico Giustini, composer 

1700 Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar on this day in history. 

1712 Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen on December - 12. 

1715 Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund [NS=12/23] on December - 12. 

1715 Gennaro Manna, composer on December - 12. 

1745 On this day in history john Jay, diplomat/governor (NY) 

1769 On this day in history pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee 

1772 On December - 12 johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41 

1777 On December - 12 rev Benjamin Russen executed at Tyburn, England for rape 

1777 On December - 12 albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69 

1787 On December - 12 pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution 

1788 Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88 on December - 12. 

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