Historical Events In December - 21

0072  Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.  

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

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

1163  Hurricane hits villages in Holland/Friesland, causing floods on this day in history.  

1295  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  On this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies  

1401  On this day in history the birth of Masaccio, 'Florentine' painter  

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

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

1561  Archbishop Granvelle installed on this day in history.  

1579  Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.  

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

1597  Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1598  On this day in history 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  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer on December - 21.  

1620  The Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts on December - 21.  

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

1628  On this day in history samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer  

1639  Jean Racin, writer on December - 21.  

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

1674  On December - 21 rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66  

1688  Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham on December - 21.  

1728  On this day in history hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer  

1734  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1736  On this day in history alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45  

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

1756  Thomas Anton Kunz, composer on this day in history.  

1762  James Cook marries Elizabeth Batts on this day in history.  

1784  On December - 21 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 December - 21 the Middlesex Canal opens to connect the Merrimack River with Boston Harbor  

1804  On this day in history the birth of Benjamin Disraeli, British politician  

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1117  On December - 21 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 this day in history.  

1537  On December - 21 birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)  

1596  On December - 21 birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)  

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  On this day in history birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer  

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.  

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 December - 21.  

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies  

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

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 December - 21.  

1579  On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter