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  On this day in history romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII.  

0942  On this day in history assassination of William I of Normandy.  

0942  William Longsword on December - 17.  

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  On December - 17 jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53  

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

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

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

1493  On this day in history philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)  

1526  On December - 17 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  On December - 17 pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII  

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

1619  On December - 17 ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician  

1637  On this day in history 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  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer on this day in history.  

1651  On December - 17 wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81  

1679  Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies on December - 17.  

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

1267  On December - 17 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  On this day in history birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne  

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician was born on December - 17.  

1619  On December - 17 birth of prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)  

1632  On December - 17 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  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.  

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.  

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 death of rumi (b.1207)  

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