Hisdates•Com
Historical Events In December - 14
Monday, 20 January 2020
0644 On this day in history osman ibn Affan appointed 3rd kalief of islam 
0867 On December - 14 adrian II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0872 John VIII begins his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 14.
0872 On December - 14 john VIII elected as Catholic Pope
0872 Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 on this day in history.
1077 Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies on December - 14.
1124 Theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses) on December - 14.
1136 On December - 14 harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered
1287 On December - 14 zuider Zee seawall collapses with loss of 50,000 lives
1363 On December - 14 john Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist
1417 John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned on December - 14.
1490 On December - 14 anna van Bretagne marries a proxy Maximilian of Austria
1503 Nostradamus (Michael de Notredame) was born on December - 14.
1503 The birth of Nostradamus, French astrologer who published his prophecies in 1555 on this day in history.
1503 On December - 14 nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet
1542 Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland on December - 14.
1542 On this day in history james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30
1546 Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) on this day in history.
1553 Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France on this day in history.
1575 Polish Parliament selects Istvan Bathory as king of Poland on December - 14.
1582 Zealand/Brabant Neth adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 12/25 on this day in history.
1591 Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies on this day in history.
1600 On this day in history olivier van Noort sinks Sp galleon San Diego at Bay of Manila, 350 die
1640 On this day in history (baptism date)
1656 On December - 14 artificial pearls first manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales
1656 Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales on December - 14.
1702 The Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of ĹŚishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master on December - 14.
1708 On this day in history prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris
1730 On this day in history capel Bond, composer
1732 On this day in history johann Philipp Fortsch, composer, dies at 80
1734 On December - 14 noel-Nicolas Coypel, French painter/cartoonist, dies at 44
1738 On December - 14 johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer
1754 Mahmud I, sultan of Turkey, dies at 58 on this day in history.
1760 On this day in history kacic Miosic, Croatian poet (Razgovar Ugodni Naroda Slovinskoga), dies