Historical Events In December - 19

0324  On this day in history licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor.  

0401  St Anastasius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 19.  

0401  On this day in history anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies  

1036  On December - 19 su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher  

1055  On this day in history seldjuken under Toghril Beg occupy Baghdad  

1075  Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England on this day in history.  

1154  Henry II becomes King of England on this day in history.  

1154  On December - 19 king Henry II of England crowned  

1327  On December - 19 agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy  

1370  Urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies on this day in history.  

1498  Andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist on this day in history.  

1551  Dutch west coast hit by hurricane on this day in history.  

1562  On this day in history battle at Dreux: Anne de Montmorency & huguenots under Condé captured  

1614  Melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67 on December - 19.  

1676  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist on December - 19.  

1683  Philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46) on this day in history.  

1686  Robinson Crusoe leaves his island after 28 years (as per Defoe) on December - 19.  

1688  King James II's wife & son flee to France on this day in history.  

1696  Jean-Francois Regnard's "Le Joueur," premieres in Paris on December - 19.  

1723  Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother on this day in history.  

1732  Benjamin Franklin begins publication of "Poor Richard's Almanack" on this day in history.  

1732  Benjamin Franklin under the name Richard Saunders begins publication of "Poor Richard's Almanack" on this day in history.  

1741  On December - 19 vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies  

1744  On this day in history jacobus J Cramer, priest of Holland/Zealand/West-Friesland  

1749  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1753  On December - 19 john Taylor, Virginia, philosopher (Jeffersonian Democracy)  

1776  On this day in history thomas Paine publishes his first "American Crisis" essay  

1776  On December - 19 thomas Paine published his 1st "American Crisis" essay, in which he wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls"  

1777  Washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pa for the winter on this day in history.  

1777  On December - 19 washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pa for winter  

1779  On December - 19 auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, Paris France, engraver  

1783  English govt of Pitt Jr forms on December - 19.  

1783  Charles-Julien Brianchon, France, mathematician (Brianchon's theorem) on this day in history.  

1788  Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam on this day in history.  

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1036  On this day in history birth of su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher  

1498  On December - 19 birth of andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist  

1554  Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618) was born on December - 19.  

1676  On this day in history birth of louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist  

1683  On December - 19 birth of philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)  

1699  William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777) was born on this day in history.  

1714  John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.  

1723  Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother was born on this day in history.  

0401  On this day in history anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies  

1075  On this day in history death of edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England  

1327  Death of Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy on this day in history.  

1370  On December - 19 urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies  

1614  Melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1737  Death of James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667) on this day in history.  

1741  On this day in history vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies  

1749  On December - 19 francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76