Historical Events In December - 17

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

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 December - 17.   

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

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

0942  William Longsword on December - 17.   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on December - 17.   

1195  On December - 17 boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies   

1213  On this day in history jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53   

1273  On this day in history rumi (b.1207)   

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

1526  On this day in history ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia   

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

1586  Emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan on December - 17.   

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  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  On this day in history johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1718  On this day in history england declares war on Spain   

1728  On this day in history 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  Bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland on this day in history.   

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1239  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)   

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on December - 17.   

1493  On this day in history 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 December - 17.   

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

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword   

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

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