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  On this day in history marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

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  The birth of Masaccio, 'Florentine' painter on this day in history.   

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

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

1561  On this day in history archbishop Granvelle installed   

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

1582  Flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583 on December - 21.   

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  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer on December - 21.   

1620  On December - 21 the Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts   

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

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

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 December - 21.   

1728  On December - 21 hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer   

1734  On December - 21 philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54   

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

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

1756  On December - 21 thomas Anton Kunz, composer   

1762  James Cook marries Elizabeth Batts on December - 21.   

1784  On December - 21 john Jay becomes 1st US secretary of state (foreign affairs)   

1788  On this day in history hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam   

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

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  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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1295  On December - 21 death of 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 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 this day in history 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.