Historical Events In December - 17

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

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 this day in history.  

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

0942  On this day in history assassination of William I of Normandy.  

0942  William Longsword on December - 17.  

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  On this day in history jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53  

1273  On December - 17 rumi (b.1207)  

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

1471  On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  On December - 17 marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.  

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 this day in history.  

1638  French/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine on December - 17.  

1638  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1711  Arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies on this day in history.  

1718  England declares war on Spain on December - 17.  

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  On this day in history william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)  

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

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1239  On December - 17 birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)  

1267  On December - 17 birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)  

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 this day in history.  

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician was born on this day in history.  

1619  On this day in history birth of prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)  

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

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

0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on this day in history.  

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

0942  Death of William Longsword on December - 17.  

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

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

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