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  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on this day in history.  

0920  On December - 17 romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII.  

0942  Assassination of William I of Normandy on this day in history.  

0942  William Longsword on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.  

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) on this day in history.  

1526  On this day in history 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  Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands on December - 17.  

1586  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1651  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1679  On December - 17 don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies  

1706  Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer on December - 17.  

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  Congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue on December - 17.  

1734  On December - 17 william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)  

1745  Bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland on this day in history.  

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

1267  On this day in history 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  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on December - 17.  

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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