Historical Events In December - 18

0468  On December - 18 huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita  

0821  Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on this day in history.  

1118  Aragon's Alfonso the Battler takes Saragossa December 18 from the Almoravid king Ali ibn-Yusuf, whose father defeated Castile's Alfonso VI in 1086 on this day in history.  

1118  On this day in history alfonso van Aragon occupies Saragossa on Almoraviden  

1133  On this day in history hildebert, French writer  

1271  Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (å…ƒ yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of China on this day in history.  

1352  On December - 18 etienne Aubert elected as Pope Innocentius VI  

1406  Anton van Bourgondies becomes duke of Brabant on this day in history.  

1505  John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on this day in history.  

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer on this day in history.  

1565  On this day in history benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62  

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer on December - 18.  

1577  Anna, duchess of Saxon/wife of prince Willem of Orange, dies at 32 on December - 18.  

1597  On December - 18 barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67  

1603  Admiral Steven van der Haghens fleet departs to East-Indies on this day in history.  

1610  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist on December - 18.  

1621  English parliament accept unanimously, Protestation on this day in history.  

1633  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised on this day in history.  

1633  On December - 18 theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, buried at 62  

1635  On this day in history antonius Matthaeus, Dutch lawyer/historian  

1638  On December - 18 le Pere Joseph, French mystic, dies  

1651  On this day in history francisco the Melo, Portuguese/Spanish earl of Assumar, dies at 54  

1661  The "S.S.Elizabeth" of Burntisland lost off the English coast with the Scottish records aboard, being returned from London to which they had been taken by Oliver Cromwell on this day in history.  

1667  Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer on December - 18.  

1707  Charles Wesley, co-founder (Methodist movement) on December - 18.  

1709  On December - 18 elizabeth, empress of Russia (to Peter the Great & Catherine I)  

1710  On this day in history peter Codde, apostile vicar (1688-1704), dies at 62  

1719  Thomas Fleet publishes "Mother Goose's Melodies For Children" on December - 18.  

1732  Johann Valentin Eckelt, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1734  Jean-Baptiste Rey, composer on December - 18.  

1737  On December - 18 antonio Stradivari, world-famous violin maker, dies in Cremona, Italy.  

1737  On this day in history antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker, dies in Cremona Italy at 93  

1745  On December - 18 skirmish at Clifton where retreating Jacobite forces under Lord George Murray, defeated General Bland's Hanoverian troops. The last battle to be fought on English soil.  

1751  On this day in history kilian I von Dientzenhofer, builder (Nepomukkerk, Prague), dies at 62  

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1507  ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on this day in history.  

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer  

1569  On December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer  

1602  On this day in history birth of simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)  

1610  On December - 18 birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist  

1620  On December - 18 birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)  

1633  On December - 18 birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised  

1633  On December - 18 birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised  

0468  On this day in history death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita  

0821  On this day in history death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans  

1133  Death of Hildebert, French writer on this day in history.  

1290  On December - 18 death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)  

1442  On December - 18 death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)  

1495  On this day in history death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)  

1505  On this day in history death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed  

1565  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on December - 18.