Historical Events In December - 12

0627  On December - 12 battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen  

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

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

1112  Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies on December - 12.  

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1212  On this day in history geoffrey, Archbishop of York  

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  On this day in history isabella crowns herself queen of Castile & Aragon  

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

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  On December - 12 olof Rudbeck, composer  

1653  On December - 12 barebone-parliament ends  

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

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

1677  On this day in history brandenburgs army occupies Stettin  

1677  On December - 12 jacob Binckes/Benckes, Dutch admiral (Chatham), dies in battle  

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

1715  On December - 12 gennaro Manna, composer  

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

1769  Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee on this day in history.  

1772  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1777  On this day in history 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 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  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  On December - 12 birth of saint Vasilije (d. 1671)  

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

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

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

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

1574  On this day in history 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 this day in history john Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies