Historical Events In December - 17
Thursday, 28 September 2023
0283 St Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 17.
0546 Gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison on December - 17.
0695 On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]
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 December - 17 sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur.
1471 Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.
1493 Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) on December - 17.
1526 On December - 17 ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia
1531 Pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal on this day in history.
1538 Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII on December - 17.
1554 On this day in history ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne
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 Emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan on this day in history.
1587 Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands on December - 17.
1600 Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici on December - 17.
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 On this day in history french/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine
1638 On December - 17 johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer
1651 On this day in history wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81
1679 Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies on this day in history.
1706 Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer on December - 17.
1711 On this day in history arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies
1718 England declares war on Spain on December - 17.
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 this day in history.
1745 On this day in history bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland
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