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 December - 14.  

0872  On this day in history john VIII begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0872  On this day in history john VIII elected as Catholic Pope  

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  

1124  Theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses) on December - 14.  

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

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  On December - 14 john Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned  

1490  Anna van Bretagne marries a proxy Maximilian of Austria on this day in history.  

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  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet on this day in history.  

1542  Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland on this day in history.  

1542  On this day in history james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30  

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  On December - 14 zealand/Brabant Neth adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 12/25  

1591  Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1600  On December - 14 olivier van Noort sinks Sp galleon San Diego at Bay of Manila, 350 die  

1640  On December - 14 (baptism date)  

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

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

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

1708  On this day in history prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris  

1730  Capel Bond, composer on this day in history.  

1732  On December - 14 johann Philipp Fortsch, composer, dies at 80  

1734  On this day in history 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  Kacic Miosic, Croatian poet (Razgovar Ugodni Naroda Slovinskoga), dies on this day in history.  

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1009  On December - 14 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  On December - 14 birth of nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet  

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1631  On December - 14 birth of anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)  

1640  (baptism date) was born on December - 14.  

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

1077  Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies on December - 14.  

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

1417  Death of John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned on December - 14.  

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

1476  Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) on December - 14.  

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

1542  On this day in history james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30