Historical Events In December - 12

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 December - 12.  

0884  Carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies on this day in history.  

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

1112  On this day in history tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies  

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

1212  On December - 12 geoffrey, Archbishop of York  

1263  On December - 12 hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies  

1408  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 on December - 12.  

1474  On December - 12 isabella crowns herself queen of Castile & Aragon  

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 this day in history composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice  

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

1579  On this day in history heinrich Steuccius, composer  

1600  John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies on this day in history.  

1630  Olof Rudbeck, composer on this day in history.  

1653  Barebone-parliament ends on this day in history.  

1660  On this day in history peter Rabus, poet/translator (Liberated Britanje)  

1673  Ahmed III, 23rd sultan (Turkey, 1703-30) on December - 12.  

1677  On December - 12 brandenburgs army occupies Stettin  

1677  Jacob Binckes/Benckes, Dutch admiral (Chatham), dies in battle on December - 12.  

1685  Lodovico Giustini, composer on this day in history.  

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

1712  Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen on this day in history.  

1715  On December - 12 russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund [NS=12/23]  

1715  Gennaro Manna, composer on December - 12.  

1745  On December - 12 john Jay, diplomat/governor (NY)  

1769  Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee on December - 12.  

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

1777  Rev Benjamin Russen executed at Tyburn, England for rape on this day in history.  

1777  Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1787  Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution on this day in history.  

1788  On this day in history joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88  

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1298  Albert II of Austria (d. 1358) was born on December - 12.  

1418  Albert VI of Austria (d. 1463) was born on December - 12.  

1574  Anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II was born on December - 12.  

1574  On this day in history birth of anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619)  

1579  On this day in history birth of heinrich Steuccius, composer  

1610  Saint Vasilije (d. 1671) was born on December - 12.  

1630  Olof Rudbeck, composer was born on December - 12.  

1659  On December - 12 birth of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739)  

0884  On December - 12 carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies  

1112  Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies on this day in history.  

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1212  Death of Geoffrey, Archbishop of York on December - 12.  

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

1574  On December - 12 death of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)  

1586  Death of Stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533) on December - 12.  

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