Historical Events In December - 17

0283  St Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0546  Gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1187  On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies   

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  On December - 17 rumi (b.1207)   

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

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  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  Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII on December - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan.   

1587  On December - 17 earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands   

1600  Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1706  On this day in history chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer   

1711  On December - 17 arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies   

1718  England declares war on Spain on this day in history.   

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 this day in history william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

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  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on December - 17.   

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  On December - 17 birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)   

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

0535  On December - 17 death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

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

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword   

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  On this day in history jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53   

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

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