Historical Events In December - 21

0072  On this day in history thomas the Apostle   

0918  On December - 21 conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1163  Hurricane hits villages in Holland/Friesland, causing floods on December - 21.   

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

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.   

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

1518  On this day in history mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) on this day in history.   

1561  Archbishop Granvelle installed on December - 21.   

1579  On this day in history vicente Masip, Spanish painter   

1582  On December - 21 flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583   

1597  On this day in history petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76   

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  On December - 21 the Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts   

1620  On this day in history 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock [OS=Dec 11]   

1628  On this day in history samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer   

1639  On this day in history jean Racin, writer   

1650  Johan de Witt installed as Dutch pension advisor of Dordrecht on December - 21.   

1674  Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

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

1728  Hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer on this day in history.   

1734  On this day in history philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54   

1736  Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1755  Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on December - 21.   

1756  On December - 21 thomas Anton Kunz, composer   

1762  James Cook marries Elizabeth Batts on December - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1803  The Middlesex Canal opens to connect the Merrimack River with Boston Harbor on December - 21.   

1804  The birth of Benjamin Disraeli, British politician on December - 21.   

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1117  On this day in history birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

1401  On this day in history birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

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

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on this day in history.   

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

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on this day in history.   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on this day in history.   

1628  On December - 21 birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer   

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.   

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

1295  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on this day in history.   

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.   

1504  On December - 21 death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

1579  On this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter