Historical Events In December - 17

0283  On this day in history st Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

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 December - 17.  

0942  William Longsword on December - 17.  

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  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

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

1471  On this day in history 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 December - 17.  

1531  Pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal on this day in history.  

1538  On December - 17 pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII  

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

1562  Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82 on December - 17.  

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  Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands on December - 17.  

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

1619  On this day in history ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician  

1637  Shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shiro rise against daimyo Matsukura Shigeharu on this day in history.  

1638  On December - 17 french/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine  

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

1651  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81 on December - 17.  

1679  Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies on this day in history.  

1706  Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer on this day in history.  

1711  On this day in history arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies  

1718  On December - 17 england declares war on Spain  

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  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland  

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1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on this day in history.  

1619  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician  

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on December - 17.  

1632  Anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695) was born on December - 17.  

1638  On December - 17 birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer  

0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on December - 17.  

0695  On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]  

0942  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.  

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 December - 17.  

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

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies