Historical Events In December - 12

0627  On this day in history battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen  

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 this day in history.  

1212  Geoffrey, Archbishop of York on December - 12.  

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

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  

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1479  Jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1579  On this day in history heinrich Steuccius, composer  

1600  John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies on December - 12.  

1630  Olof Rudbeck, composer on this day in history.  

1653  On this day in history barebone-parliament ends  

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 this day in history brandenburgs army occupies Stettin  

1677  Jacob Binckes/Benckes, Dutch admiral (Chatham), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1685  On December - 12 lodovico Giustini, composer  

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

1712  On this day in history charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen  

1715  On this day in history russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund [NS=12/23]  

1715  Gennaro Manna, composer on this day in history.  

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

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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1298  On this day in history birth of albert II of Austria (d. 1358)  

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

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

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

1579  Heinrich Steuccius, composer was born on December - 12.  

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

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

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

0884  Carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies on December - 12.  

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  On December - 12 death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York  

1263  On this day in history hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies  

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

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 December - 12.