Historical Events In December - 17

0283  St Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 17.  

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

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

0942  William Longsword on December - 17.  

1187  On this day in history 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  Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.  

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

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne on December - 17.  

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 December - 17 emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan.  

1587  Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands on this day in history.  

1600  On this day in history marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.  

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 December - 17.  

1638  French/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine on this day in history.  

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer on December - 17.  

1651  On this day in history wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81  

1679  On this day in history don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies  

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

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

1718  England declares war on Spain on December - 17.  

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  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1267  On December - 17 birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)  

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  On December - 17 birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician  

1619  On this day in history 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  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  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 this day in history.  

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.  

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.  

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