Historical Events In December - 21

0072  Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.  

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

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

1163  On this day in history 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  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 December - 21.  

1401  The birth of Masaccio, 'Florentine' painter on this day in history.  

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.  

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1561  On this day in history archbishop Granvelle installed  

1579  On this day in history vicente Masip, Spanish painter  

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

1597  On December - 21 petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76  

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 December - 21 the Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts  

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

1628  On December - 21 samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer  

1639  Jean Racin, writer on December - 21.  

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

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

1688  On this day in history 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 December - 21.  

1755  Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1756  Thomas Anton Kunz, composer on December - 21.  

1762  On this day in history james Cook marries Elizabeth Batts  

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  Barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876 on this day in history.  

1803  On December - 21 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  On this day in history birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury  

1401  On December - 21 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 December - 21.  

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.  

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on December - 21.  

1616  On December - 21 birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer  

1628  On this day in history birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer  

0072  On December - 21 death of thomas the Apostle  

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

1295  On this day in history death of 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 December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies  

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on this day in history.  

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

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