Historical Events In December - 14

0644  Osman ibn Affan appointed 3rd kalief of islam on December - 14.  

0867  Adrian II begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0872  On December - 14 john VIII begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0872  John VIII elected as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0872  Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 on this day in history.  

1077  On this day in history agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies  

1124  Theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses) on this day in history.  

1136  Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered on this day in history.  

1287  Zuider Zee seawall collapses with loss of 50,000 lives on December - 14.  

1363  John Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist on December - 14.  

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1417  John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned on this day in history.  

1490  On this day in history anna van Bretagne marries a proxy Maximilian of Austria  

1503  Nostradamus (Michael de Notredame) was born on this day in history.  

1503  On December - 14 the birth of Nostradamus, French astrologer who published his prophecies in 1555  

1503  On this day in history nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet  

1542  On December - 14 princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland.  

1542  James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on this day in history.  

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) on December - 14.  

1553  On this day in history henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France  

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 December - 14.  

1600  Olivier van Noort sinks Sp galleon San Diego at Bay of Manila, 350 die on this day in history.  

1640  On this day in history (baptism date)  

1656  Artificial pearls first manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales on December - 14.  

1656  Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales on December - 14.  

1702  On December - 14 the Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of ÅŒishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master.  

1708  On December - 14 prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris  

1730  Capel Bond, composer on December - 14.  

1732  On this day in history johann Philipp Fortsch, composer, dies at 80  

1734  Noel-Nicolas Coypel, French painter/cartoonist, dies at 44 on December - 14.  

1738  On December - 14 johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer  

1754  Mahmud I, sultan of Turkey, dies at 58 on December - 14.  

1760  On this day in history kacic Miosic, Croatian poet (Razgovar Ugodni Naroda Slovinskoga), dies  

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1009  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045)  

1363  On this day in history birth of john Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist  

1503  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet was born on December - 14.  

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) was born on December - 14.  

1553  On December - 14 birth of henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France  

1625  Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695) was born on December - 14.  

1631  On this day in history birth of anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)  

1640  On this day in history birth of (baptism date)  

0872  Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 on this day in history.  

1077  On this day in history agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies  

1136  On this day in history death of harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered  

1417  On this day in history death of john Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned  

1460  On December - 14 death of guarino da Verona (b. 1370)  

1476  On December - 14 death of vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431)  

1510  Death of Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473) on this day in history.  

1542  On December - 14 james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30