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

0942  William Longsword on this day in history.   

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

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

1213  On December - 17 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 December - 17.   

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

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) on this day in history.   

1526  On December - 17 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  On December - 17 pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII   

1554  On December - 17 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 December - 17 spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands   

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

1587  On December - 17 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  On December - 17 french/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine   

1638  On December - 17 johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

1651  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81 on December - 17.   

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

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

1711  On December - 17 arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies   

1718  On December - 17 england declares war on Spain   

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  On December - 17 william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1638  On this day in history birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

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 this day in history.   

0942  Death of William Longsword on December - 17.   

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

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

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