Historical Events In December - 23

0245  Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra on December - 23.  

0558  Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62 on December - 23.  

0619  On this day in history boniface V begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0679  On this day in history dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered  

0910  On this day in history naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar  

0913  Conrad of Franconia on December - 23.  

0918  Conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies on this day in history.  

0962  Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city of Aleppo, recovering the tattered tunic of John the Baptist on this day in history.  

1116  On December - 23 ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies  

1174  Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach on December - 23.  

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1230  Berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England on December - 23.  

1236  Philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies on this day in history.  

1482  Peace of Atrecht on December - 23.  

1493  On this day in history georg Alt's German translation of Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle is published.  

1502  Margaretha, English princess of Burgundy, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1544  Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71) on this day in history.  

1548  Pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae) on this day in history.  

1568  Roger Ascham, tutor of Elizabeth I of England on this day in history.  

1569  St Philip of Moscow martyred by Ivan the Terrible on this day in history.  

1569  On December - 23 st Philip, metropolitan of Moscow, martyred by Ivan the Terrible  

1582  On December - 23 severo Bonini, composer  

1588  Hendrik de Guise, French leader of Catholic League, murdered at 37 on December - 23.  

1597  Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" on this day in history.  

1619  On this day in history johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia, dies at 47  

1620  On December - 23 construction on the Plymouth Settlement Begins  

1620  On December - 23 french huguenots declare war on King Louis XIII  

1644  On December - 23 tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer  

1652  John Cotton, Mass Bay Puritan preacher, dies at 68 on December - 23.  

1672  Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn on December - 23.  

1688  On December - 23 english king Jacob II flees to France  

1688  Jean-Louis Lully, composer, dies at 21 on December - 23.  

1689  Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer on this day in history.  

1690  John Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it's undiscovered on December - 23.  

1696  Johann David Mayer, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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1173  Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231) was born on December - 23.  

1174  Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach was born on this day in history.  

1513  On this day in history birth of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577)  

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.  

1544  On December - 23 birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)  

1548  Pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae) was born on this day in history.  

1582  On December - 23 birth of severo Bonini, composer  

1597  On December - 23 birth of martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"  

0558  Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62 on December - 23.  

0679  Death of Dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered on December - 23.  

0910  On December - 23 death of naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar  

0913  On this day in history death of conrad of Franconia  

0918  On this day in history conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies  

1116  On December - 23 ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies  

1230  On December - 23 death of berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England  

1236  On December - 23 philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies