Historical Events In December - 21

0072  Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.   

0918  On this day in history conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury on December - 21.   

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  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on this day in history.   

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 December - 21 vicente Masip, Spanish painter   

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

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

1598  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" on this day in history.   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer on December - 21.   

1620  On this day in history the Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts   

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

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer on December - 21.   

1639  On this day in history jean Racin, writer   

1650  On December - 21 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  Hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer on December - 21.   

1734  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on December - 21.   

1736  On December - 21 alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45   

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

1756  On this day in history 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  Hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam on this day in history.   

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

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

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on December - 21.   

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

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  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  On this day in history birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

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

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.   

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  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on December - 21.   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on December - 21.   

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