Historical Events In December - 17
Friday, 18 July 2025
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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