Historical Events In December - 17

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1187  On this day in history 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  On December - 17 jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53  

1273  On this day in history rumi (b.1207)  

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1398  Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur on December - 17.  

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  On December - 17 ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia  

1531  On December - 17 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  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne on December - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

1586  On December - 17 emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan.  

1587  Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands on December - 17.  

1600  On December - 17 marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.  

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 December - 17.  

1638  On this day in history 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  Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies on this day in history.  

1706  On December - 17 chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer  

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

1718  On this day in history 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  On December - 17 bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland  

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1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on December - 17.  

1267  On December - 17 birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)  

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on December - 17.  

1554  On December - 17 birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne  

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 this day in history.  

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on this day in history.  

0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on this day in history.  

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

0942  On this day in history death of 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 December - 17.  

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

1273  On December - 17 death of rumi (b.1207)  

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