Historical Events In December - 21

0072  On this day in history thomas the Apostle   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on December - 21.   

1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury on December - 21.   

1163  On December - 21 hurricane hits villages in Holland/Friesland, causing floods   

1295  Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on December - 21.   

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.   

1375  On this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1401  The birth of Masaccio, 'Florentine' painter on December - 21.   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician on December - 21.   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) on December - 21.   

1561  On this day in history archbishop Granvelle installed   

1579  Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.   

1582  Flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583 on this day in history.   

1597  Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on December - 21.   

1598  On December - 21 battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelentaru, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile; all Spanish cities south of the Biobio river are eventually taken by the Mapuches, and all conquest of Mapuche territories by Europeans practically ceases, until the 1870s "Pacification of Araucania".   

1616  On December - 21 pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1620  The Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts on this day in history.   

1620  On December - 21 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock [OS=Dec 11]   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer on this day in history.   

1639  On this day in history jean Racin, writer   

1650  On this day in history johan de Witt installed as Dutch pension advisor of Dordrecht   

1674  On this day in history rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66   

1688  Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham on this day in history.   

1728  On December - 21 hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer   

1734  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on December - 21.   

1736  On December - 21 alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45   

1755  On December - 21 caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47   

1756  On this day in history thomas Anton Kunz, composer   

1762  On this day in history james Cook marries Elizabeth Batts   

1784  On this day in history john Jay becomes 1st US secretary of state (foreign affairs)   

1788  Hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam on December - 21.   

1800  Barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876 on December - 21.   

1803  On this day in history the Middlesex Canal opens to connect the Merrimack River with Boston Harbor   

1804  On December - 21 the birth of Benjamin Disraeli, British politician   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on December - 21.   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

1518  On December - 21 birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  On this day in history birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on December - 21.   

1603  On this day in history birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on December - 21.   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on December - 21.   

0072  On December - 21 death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.   

1295  On December - 21 death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.   

1375  On this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  On this day in history death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on this day in history.