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

1098  1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara Syria on this day in history.  

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

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  

1479  On this day in history 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  On December - 12 anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II  

1579  On this day in history heinrich Steuccius, composer  

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

1630  On December - 12 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 December - 12.  

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

1715  On this day in history gennaro Manna, composer  

1745  John Jay, diplomat/governor (NY) on this day in history.  

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

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  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  Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

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

1418  On December - 12 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1659  On this day in history birth of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739)  

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  On December - 12 maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69  

1212  On this day in history death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York  

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

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

1586  Death of Stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533) on this day in history.  

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