Historical Events In December - 12

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history geoffrey, Archbishop of York   

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

1408  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1527  Composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice on December - 12.   

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

1579  On December - 12 heinrich Steuccius, composer   

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 December - 12.   

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

1673  On this day in history ahmed III, 23rd sultan (Turkey, 1703-30)   

1677  Brandenburgs army occupies Stettin on December - 12.   

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

1685  Lodovico Giustini, composer on this day in history.   

1700  On December - 12 utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar   

1712  On December - 12 charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen   

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

1715  Gennaro Manna, composer on this day in history.   

1745  John Jay, diplomat/governor (NY) on December - 12.   

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

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  Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution on December - 12.   

1788  Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88 on December - 12.   

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1298  Albert II of Austria (d. 1358) was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 12 birth of anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619)   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1204  On this day in history maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69   

1212  On December - 12 death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York   

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

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

1586  On this day in history death of stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533)   

1600  On December - 12 john Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies