Historical Events In December - 23

0245  On this day in history zenobia, Queen of Palmyra   

0558  On this day in history childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62   

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

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

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

0913  On this day in history conrad of Franconia   

0918  Conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies on December - 23.   

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 December - 23.   

1116  On this day in history ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies   

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

1230  On this day in history berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England   

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

1482  Peace of Atrecht on December - 23.   

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

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 December - 23.   

1548  On this day in history pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)   

1568  On December - 23 roger Ascham, tutor of Elizabeth I of England   

1569  St Philip of Moscow martyred by Ivan the Terrible on December - 23.   

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

1582  Severo Bonini, composer on December - 23.   

1588  On December - 23 hendrik de Guise, French leader of Catholic League, murdered at 37   

1597  Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" on December - 23.   

1619  Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia, dies at 47 on December - 23.   

1620  On December - 23 construction on the Plymouth Settlement Begins   

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

1644  Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer on this day in history.   

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

1672  On this day in history giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn   

1688  English king Jacob II flees to France on December - 23.   

1688  On this day in history jean-Louis Lully, composer, dies at 21   

1689  On this day in history joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer   

1690  On December - 23 john Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it's undiscovered   

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

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1173  On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)   

1174  On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach   

1513  On December - 23 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 December - 23.   

1582  Severo Bonini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1597  On this day in history birth of martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"   

0558  On December - 23 childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62   

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

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

0913  On December - 23 death of conrad of Franconia   

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

1116  Ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

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