Historical Events In December - 17

0283  St Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 17.  

0546  Gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison on December - 17.  

0695  On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]  

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 this day in history.  

0942  William Longsword on this day in history.  

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.  

1195  On this day in history boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies  

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1273  Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.  

1398  On December - 17 sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur.  

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.  

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) on December - 17.  

1526  On December - 17 ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia  

1531  Pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal on this day in history.  

1538  Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII on December - 17.  

1554  On this day in history ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne  

1562  Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82 on this day in history.  

1572  On this day in history spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands  

1586  Emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan on this day in history.  

1587  Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands on December - 17.  

1600  Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici on December - 17.  

1619  On December - 17 ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician  

1637  On this day in history shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shiro rise against daimyo Matsukura Shigeharu.  

1638  On this day in history french/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine  

1638  On December - 17 johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer  

1651  On this day in history wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81  

1679  Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies on this day in history.  

1706  Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer on December - 17.  

1711  On this day in history arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies  

1718  England declares war on Spain on December - 17.  

1728  On this day in history congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue  

1734  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.  

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland  

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1239  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)  

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on this day in history.  

1493  On this day in history birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)  

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on December - 17.  

1619  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician  

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.  

1632  Anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.  

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on this day in history.  

0535  On this day in history death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)  

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on December - 17.  

0942  Death of William Longsword on December - 17.  

1187  On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies  

1195  Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on this day in history.  

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.  

1273  On this day in history death of rumi (b.1207)  

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.