Historical Events In December - 17

0283  On December - 17 st Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

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

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 December - 17.  

0942  William Longsword on December - 17.  

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

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

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  Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia on December - 17.  

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

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

1572  On December - 17 spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands  

1586  Emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan on December - 17.  

1587  On this day in history earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands  

1600  Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici on December - 17.  

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 December - 17.  

1638  On December - 17 johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer  

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

1679  On December - 17 don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies  

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

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

1718  On December - 17 england declares war on Spain  

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

1734  On this day in history william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)  

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

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

1267  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)  

1493  On this day in history 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  On December - 17 birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician  

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  On this day in history death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)  

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

0942  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.  

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

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  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.  

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