Historical Events In December - 18

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

0821  On this day in history theodulf, Bishop of Orléans  

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 December - 18.  

1118  Alfonso van Aragon occupies Saragossa on Almoraviden on this day in history.  

1133  Hildebert, French writer on December - 18.  

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  On this day in history anton van Bourgondies becomes duke of Brabant  

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

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer on December - 18.  

1565  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1569  On December - 18 jakob Hassler, composer  

1577  On December - 18 anna, duchess of Saxon/wife of prince Willem of Orange, dies at 32  

1597  Barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67 on December - 18.  

1603  On this day in history admiral Steven van der Haghens fleet departs to East-Indies  

1610  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist on this day in history.  

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

1633  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised on December - 18.  

1633  Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, buried at 62 on December - 18.  

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

1638  On this day in history le Pere Joseph, French mystic, dies  

1651  Francisco the Melo, Portuguese/Spanish earl of Assumar, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1661  On this day in history 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.  

1667  Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer on this day in history.  

1707  On this day in history charles Wesley, co-founder (Methodist movement)  

1709  Elizabeth, empress of Russia (to Peter the Great & Catherine I) on this day in history.  

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  On December - 18 johann Valentin Eckelt, composer, dies at 59  

1734  Jean-Baptiste Rey, composer on this day in history.  

1737  Antonio Stradivari, world-famous violin maker, dies in Cremona, Italy on this day in history.  

1737  Antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker, dies in Cremona Italy at 93 on this day in history.  

1745  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 on December - 18.  

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

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1507  On December - 18 birth of ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)  

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer  

1569  On December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer  

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on December - 18.  

1610  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist was born on this day in history.  

1620  On this day in history birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)  

1633  On this day in history birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised  

1633  Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on this day in history.  

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

0821  On December - 18 death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans  

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

1290  Death of King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240) on December - 18.  

1442  Death of Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371) on this day in history.  

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on this day in history.  

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

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