Historical Events In December - 17

0283  St Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

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

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0920  On December - 17 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  On this day in history william Longsword   

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

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 this day in history.   

1273  On December - 17 rumi (b.1207)   

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

1471  On December - 17 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  On this day in history pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal.   

1538  Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII on this day in history.   

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne on this day in history.   

1562  On this day in history adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82   

1572  Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands on December - 17.   

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

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  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician on December - 17.   

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

1638  French/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine on this day in history.   

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

1651  On December - 17 wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81   

1679  On this day in history don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies   

1706  Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer on this day in history.   

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

1718  England declares war on Spain on December - 17.   

1728  Congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue on December - 17.   

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 December - 17.   

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

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

1554  On December - 17 birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne   

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

1619  On December - 17 birth of prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)   

1632  Anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695) was born on December - 17.   

1638  On December - 17 birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

0535  On December - 17 death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

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

0942  On this day in history death of william Longsword   

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

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

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