Historical Events In December - 14

0644  Osman ibn Affan appointed 3rd kalief of islam on this day in history.  

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

0872  On this day in history 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  On this day in history theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses)  

1136  Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered on December - 14.  

1287  Zuider Zee seawall collapses with loss of 50,000 lives on this day in history.  

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

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

1490  Anna van Bretagne marries a proxy Maximilian of Austria on December - 14.  

1503  On this day in history nostradamus (Michael de Notredame) was born  

1503  The birth of Nostradamus, French astrologer who published his prophecies in 1555 on December - 14.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1575  On December - 14 polish Parliament selects Istvan Bathory as king of Poland  

1582  Zealand/Brabant Neth adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 12/25 on December - 14.  

1591  Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies on December - 14.  

1600  On this day in history olivier van Noort sinks Sp galleon San Diego at Bay of Manila, 350 die  

1640  (baptism date) on this day in history.  

1656  Artificial pearls first manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales on this day in history.  

1656  On this day in history artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales  

1702  The Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master on this day in history.  

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

1730  On this day in history capel Bond, composer  

1732  Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer, dies at 80 on December - 14.  

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

1738  On December - 14 johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer  

1754  On this day in history mahmud I, sultan of Turkey, dies at 58  

1760  Kacic Miosic, Croatian poet (Razgovar Ugodni Naroda Slovinskoga), dies on December - 14.  

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1009  Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045) was born on December - 14.  

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  On December - 14 birth of tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose)  

1553  Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France was born on this day in history.  

1625  On this day in history birth of barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695)  

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

1640  (baptism date) was born on this day in history.  

0872  On December - 14 adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80  

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

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

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

1460  On this day in history death of guarino da Verona (b. 1370)  

1476  Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) on this day in history.  

1510  On this day in history death of friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)  

1542  James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on December - 14.