Historical Events In December - 12
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
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 this day in history carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies
1098 1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara Syria on this day in history.
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 December - 12.
1263 Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies on December - 12.
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 Jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III on this day in history.
1524 On December - 12 pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome
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 December - 12 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 On December - 12 barebone-parliament ends
1660 Peter Rabus, poet/translator (Liberated Britanje) on this day in history.
1673 On December - 12 ahmed III, 23rd sultan (Turkey, 1703-30)
1677 Brandenburgs army occupies Stettin on this day in history.
1677 Jacob Binckes/Benckes, Dutch admiral (Chatham), dies in battle on this day in history.
1685 Lodovico Giustini, composer on December - 12.
1700 On this day in history utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar
1712 On this day in history charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen
1715 On December - 12 russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund [NS=12/23]
1715 On December - 12 gennaro Manna, composer
1745 On this day in history john Jay, diplomat/governor (NY)
1769 Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee on December - 12.
1772 Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.
1777 Rev Benjamin Russen executed at Tyburn, England for rape on this day in history.
1777 On this day in history 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 Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88 on December - 12.
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