Historical Events In December - 17

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

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

0942  On December - 17 william Longsword   

1187  On December - 17 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 rumi (b.1207)   

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

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 17.   

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

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

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  On December - 17 chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer   

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

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  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  On December - 17 birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)   

1554  On this day in history 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  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 December - 17.   

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword   

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

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

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

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

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.