Historical Events In December - 17
Saturday, 27 July 2024
0283 St Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 17.
0546 On December - 17 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 December - 17.
0920 Romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII on December - 17.
0942 Assassination of William I of Normandy on this day in history.
0942 William Longsword on this day in history.
1187 Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.
1195 On this day in history boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies
1213 Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on this day in history.
1273 Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.
1398 On this day in history 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 Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) on this day in history.
1526 Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia on this day in history.
1531 On December - 17 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 Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82 on this day in history.
1572 On this day in history spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands
1586 On December - 17 emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan.
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer on this day in history.
1711 Arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies on December - 17.
1718 On this day in history england declares war on Spain
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 William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.
1745 Bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland on December - 17.
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