Historical Events In December - 12

0627  Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen on December - 12.  

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

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

1212  On December - 12 geoffrey, Archbishop of York  

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 December - 12.  

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

1524  Pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome on December - 12.  

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

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

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  On this day in history olof Rudbeck, composer  

1653  Barebone-parliament ends on this day in history.  

1660  Peter Rabus, poet/translator (Liberated Britanje) on this day in history.  

1673  Ahmed III, 23rd sultan (Turkey, 1703-30) on this day in history.  

1677  Brandenburgs army occupies Stettin on this day in history.  

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  On December - 12 charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen  

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

1715  On this day in history 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  Rev Benjamin Russen executed at Tyburn, England for rape on December - 12.  

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

1787  On this day in history pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution  

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

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 December - 12.  

1610  On this day in history birth of saint Vasilije (d. 1671)  

1630  On December - 12 birth of olof Rudbeck, composer  

1659  Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739) was born on December - 12.  

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

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

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

1574  On this day in history death of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)  

1586  On December - 12 death of stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533)  

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