Historical Events In December - 14
Friday, 17 October 2025
0644 On this day in history osman ibn Affan appointed 3rd kalief of islam
0867 On this day in history adrian II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0872 John VIII begins his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 14.
0872 On this day in history john VIII elected as Catholic Pope
0872 On this day in history adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80
1077 On December - 14 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 December - 14.
1363 John Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist on December - 14.
1417 On December - 14 john Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned
1490 On this day in history anna van Bretagne marries a proxy Maximilian of Austria
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 this day in history.
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 December - 14.
1546 Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) on this day in history.
1553 On December - 14 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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.
1702 The Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of ÅŒishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master on December - 14.
1708 On this day in history prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris
1730 Capel Bond, composer on this day in history.
1732 Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1734 On this day in history noel-Nicolas Coypel, French painter/cartoonist, dies at 44
1738 Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer on this day in history.
1754 On December - 14 mahmud I, sultan of Turkey, dies at 58
1760 On this day in history kacic Miosic, Croatian poet (Razgovar Ugodni Naroda Slovinskoga), dies
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