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

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

0942  On December - 17 assassination of William I of Normandy.  

0942  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1273  On December - 17 rumi (b.1207)  

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

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

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

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 December - 17.  

1538  Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII on this day in history.  

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

1562  On December - 17 adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82  

1572  On this day in history spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands  

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

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 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 this day in history.  

1638  On this day in history johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer  

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 December - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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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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 December - 17 birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)  

1554  On this day in history birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne  

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 December - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

0942  On December - 17 death of 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  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.  

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