Historical Events In December - 21
Friday, 26 July 2024
0072 On this day in history thomas the Apostle
0918 Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.
1117 On December - 21 thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury
1163 On this day in history hurricane hits villages in Holland/Friesland, causing floods
1295 On December - 21 marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)
1308 On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies
1375 On December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies
1401 The birth of Masaccio, 'Florentine' painter on this day in history.
1518 Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician on this day in history.
1537 On December - 21 johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)
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 Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on December - 21.
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 this day in history.
1620 On this day in history the Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts
1620 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock [OS=Dec 11] on December - 21.
1628 Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer on this day in history.
1639 Jean Racin, writer on December - 21.
1650 On this day in history johan de Witt installed as Dutch pension advisor of Dordrecht
1674 Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 on December - 21.
1688 On December - 21 pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham
1728 Hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer on December - 21.
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 this day in history.
1756 Thomas Anton Kunz, composer on this day in history.
1762 James Cook marries Elizabeth Batts on December - 21.
1784 John Jay becomes 1st US secretary of state (foreign affairs) on this day in history.
1788 On this day in history hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam
1800 On this day in history barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876
1803 The Middlesex Canal opens to connect the Merrimack River with Boston Harbor on this day in history.
1804 On this day in history the birth of Benjamin Disraeli, British politician