Historical Events In December - 17

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 this day in history.   

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0920  Romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII on this day in history.   

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

0942  On December - 17 william Longsword   

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 December - 17.   

1213  On December - 17 jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53   

1273  On December - 17 rumi (b.1207)   

1398  On this day in history sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur.   

1471  On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies   

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

1526  Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia on December - 17.   

1531  On December - 17 pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal.   

1538  Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII on December - 17.   

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 December - 17.   

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  On this day in history 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 December - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1706  On December - 17 chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer   

1711  Arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies on this day in history.   

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

1728  On December - 17 congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue   

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

1745  On December - 17 bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland   

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1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on December - 17.   

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on this day in history.   

1493  On December - 17 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 December - 17.   

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 this day in history birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

0535  On this day in history death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on December - 17.   

0942  Death of 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 this day in history death of rumi (b.1207)   

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