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  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on this day in history.  

0920  On this day in history romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII.  

0942  Assassination of William I of Normandy on this day in history.  

0942  William Longsword on December - 17.  

1187  On December - 17 gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies  

1195  On December - 17 boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies  

1213  On December - 17 jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53  

1273  Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.  

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1398  Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur on this day in history.  

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies  

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

1526  On this day in history 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  On December - 17 pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII  

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

1562  On December - 17 adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82  

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

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

1587  On this day in history earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands  

1600  Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici on this day in history.  

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

1637  Shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shiro rise against daimyo Matsukura Shigeharu on December - 17.  

1638  On December - 17 french/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine  

1638  On this day in history johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer  

1651  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

1706  On this day in history chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer  

1711  Arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies on December - 17.  

1718  On this day in history england declares war on Spain  

1728  On December - 17 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 December - 17.  

1745  Bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland on December - 17.  

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1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.  

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on December - 17.  

1493  On December - 17 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 December - 17 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 December - 17.  

1632  On this day in history birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)  

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on December - 17.  

0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on December - 17.  

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on this day in history.  

0942  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.  

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on December - 17.  

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 December - 17.  

1273  On December - 17 death of rumi (b.1207)  

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