Historical Events In December - 25

1261  On December - 25 john IV Lascaris of the restored Eastern Roman Empire is deposed and blinded by orders of his co-ruler Michael VIII Palaeologus.  

1492  On December - 25 columbus' ship Santa Maria docks at Dominican Republic  

1513  Johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70 on December - 25.  

1522  Turkish troops occupy Rhodos on this day in history.  

1530  Babur, emperor of Delhi, dies on December - 25.  

1535  French explorer Jacques Cartier and his crew celebrate Canada's first recorded Christmas at Stadacona on this day in history.  

1553  Battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeats the Spanish conquistadors and exetutes the governor of Chile Pedro de Valdivia on this day in history.  

1582  Zealand/Brabant adopts Gregorian calendar, yesterday was Dec 14th on December - 25.  

1583  Orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized on this day in history.  

1599  The city of Natal, Brazil is founded on December - 25.  

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1601  Jose Ximenez, composer on this day in history.  

1613  Johan Sigismund of Brandenburg becomes protestant on December - 25.  

1621  Gov William Bradford forbids game playing on this day on December - 25.  

1621  On December - 25 gov William Bradford of Plymouth forbids game playing on Christmas  

1624  Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust) on December - 25.  

1628  On this day in history noel Coypel, French painter  

1635  On this day in history samuel de Champlain c1567-1635 dies at Quebec on Christmas Day, age 68, after stroke paralyzed him in October;  

1640  Pierre de Fermat writes to Marin Mersenne about Fermat's church thesis on this day in history.  

1641  On December - 25 emperor Ferdinand III makes appointments with Sweden & France  

1642  On December - 25 the birth of Isacc Newton, English scientist  

1643  On this day in history christmas Island founded and named by Captain William Mynors of the East India Ship Company vessel, the Royal Mary.  

1646  On this day in history harald Vallerius, composer  

1651  Massachusetts General Court ordered a fine (five shillings) for "observing any such day as Christmas" on this day in history.  

1683  On December - 25 english Whig-leader duke of Monmouth flees to Holland  

1683  Kara Mustapha, Turkish grand-vizier (1676-83), executed on this day in history.  

1686  Giovanni Battista Somis, composer on December - 25.  

1688  On December - 25 english king James II lands in Ambleteuse, France  

1698  Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator on December - 25.  

1711  On December - 25 jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer  

1717  Floods ravage Dutch coast provinces, 1000s killed on this day in history.  

1717  Pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italy, Pope (1775-99) on this day in history.  

1721  William Collins, Chichester England, (Mayor-Chichester)/poet on this day in history.  

1728  Johann Adam Hiller, composer on December - 25.  

1741  Astronomer Anders Celcius introduces Centigrade temperature scale on this day in history.  

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1250  On December - 25 birth of john IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305)  

1461  Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.  

1583  Orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized was born on December - 25.  

1587  On this day in history birth of margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)  

1601  Jose Ximenez, composer was born on this day in history.  

1624  On this day in history birth of angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust)  

1628  Noel Coypel, French painter was born on December - 25.  

1646  On this day in history birth of harald Vallerius, composer  

0795  Adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies on this day in history.  

0820  Death of Leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered on December - 25.  

1156  Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 on this day in history.  

1249  On December - 25 peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies  

1513  On this day in history johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70  

1530  On December - 25 babur, emperor of Delhi, dies  

1635  On December - 25 death of samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567)  

1676  On December - 25 death of matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609)