Historical Events In December - 12

0627  Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen on this day in history.   

0884  On December - 12 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   

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

1098  1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara Syria on December - 12.   

1112  On December - 12 tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies   

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on December - 12.   

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

1263  Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies on December - 12.   

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  Isabella crowns herself queen of Castile & Aragon on December - 12.   

1479  On December - 12 jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III   

1524  On December - 12 pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome   

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 December - 12.   

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

1630  On this day in history olof Rudbeck, composer   

1653  Barebone-parliament ends on this day in history.   

1660  On December - 12 peter Rabus, poet/translator (Liberated Britanje)   

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

1677  Brandenburgs army occupies Stettin on this day in history.   

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

1685  Lodovico Giustini, composer on December - 12.   

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  Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund [NS=12/23] on this day in history.   

1715  On December - 12 gennaro Manna, composer   

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

1769  On December - 12 pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee   

1772  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41 on December - 12.   

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

1777  Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69 on December - 12.   

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

1788  Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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1298  On December - 12 birth of albert II of Austria (d. 1358)   

1418  On this day in history birth of albert VI of Austria (d. 1463)   

1574  Anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II was born on this day in history.   

1574  Anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.   

1579  Heinrich Steuccius, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1630  Olof Rudbeck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1659  Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739) was born on this day in history.   

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

1112  On December - 12 tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies   

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on December - 12.   

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

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

1574  Death of Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524) on this day in history.   

1586  Death of Stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533) on this day in history.   

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