Historical Events In December - 17
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0283 On December - 17 st Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0546 On this day in history gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison.
0695 Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on December - 17.
0920 Romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII on December - 17.
0942 Assassination of William I of Normandy on December - 17.
0942 William Longsword on this day in history.
1187 On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies
1195 On December - 17 boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies
1213 Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.
1273 On this day in history rumi (b.1207)
1398 Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur on this day in history.
1471 Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.
1493 Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) on this day in history.
1526 Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia on this day in history.
1531 Pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal on December - 17.
1538 On this day in history pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII
1554 Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne on this day in history.
1562 Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82 on this day in history.
1572 Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands on December - 17.
1586 On December - 17 emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan.
1587 Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands on this day in history.
1600 Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici on this day in history.
1619 Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician on this day in history.
1637 Shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shiro rise against daimyo Matsukura Shigeharu on December - 17.
1638 French/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine on December - 17.
1638 On this day in history johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer
1651 Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81 on December - 17.
1679 Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies on this day in history.
1706 On December - 17 chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer
1711 Arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies on December - 17.
1718 On December - 17 england declares war on Spain
1728 Congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue on this day in history.
1734 William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.
1745 Bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland on December - 17.
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