Historical Events In December - 19

0324  Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor on this day in history.   

0401  On December - 19 st Anastasius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

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

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

1055  Seldjuken under Toghril Beg occupy Baghdad on this day in history.   

1075  Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England on December - 19.   

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

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

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 December - 19.   

1551  Dutch west coast hit by hurricane on December - 19.   

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

1614  On this day in history melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67   

1676  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist on this day in history.   

1683  Philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46) on December - 19.   

1686  On December - 19 robinson Crusoe leaves his island after 28 years (as per Defoe)   

1688  On this day in history king James II's wife & son flee to France   

1696  On December - 19 jean-Francois Regnard's "Le Joueur," premieres in Paris   

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  Vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies on December - 19.   

1744  On December - 19 jacobus J Cramer, priest of Holland/Zealand/West-Friesland   

1749  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 on December - 19.   

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

1776  Thomas Paine publishes his first "American Crisis" essay on December - 19.   

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

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

1777  On this day in history washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pa for winter   

1779  Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, Paris France, engraver on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam   

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1036  Su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher was born on this day in history.   

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

1554  On December - 19 birth of philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)   

1676  On December - 19 birth of louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist   

1683  On this day in history birth of philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)   

1699  On this day in history birth of william Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777)   

1714  On this day in history birth of john Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)   

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

0401  On December - 19 anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies   

1075  On December - 19 death of edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England   

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

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  Vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies on December - 19.   

1749  On this day in history francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76