Historical Events In December - 17

0283  On December - 17 st Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0546  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1526  Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1572  Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands on this day in history.  

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

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  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 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 this day in history.  

1711  On December - 17 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 December - 17.  

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland  

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

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

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

1554  On December - 17 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  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  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on December - 17.  

0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on this day in history.  

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

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword  

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

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 this day in history.