Historical Events In December - 21

0072  Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.  

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  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  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician on this day in history.  

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

1561  On December - 21 archbishop Granvelle installed  

1579  On this day in history vicente Masip, Spanish painter  

1582  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1620  On December - 21 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  On December - 21 jean Racin, writer  

1650  Johan de Witt installed as Dutch pension advisor of Dordrecht on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1736  Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45 on December - 21.  

1755  On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47  

1756  On this day in history thomas Anton Kunz, composer  

1762  On December - 21 james Cook marries Elizabeth Batts  

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  On this day in history barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876  

1803  On December - 21 the Middlesex Canal opens to connect the Merrimack River with Boston Harbor  

1804  The birth of Benjamin Disraeli, British politician on this day in history.  

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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 December - 21 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  On this day in history birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer  

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

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

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

1295  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter