Page 2: Historical Events In December - 25

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

1492  Columbus' ship Santa Maria docks at Dominican Republic on December - 25.   

1513  On December - 25 johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70   

1522  Turkish troops occupy Rhodos on December - 25.   

1530  On this day in history babur, emperor of Delhi, dies   

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

1553  On December - 25 battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeats the Spanish conquistadors and exetutes the governor of Chile Pedro de Valdivia.   

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

1583  On this day in history orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized   

1599  The city of Natal, Brazil is founded on this day in history.   

1601  On this day in history jose Ximenez, composer   

1613  Johan Sigismund of Brandenburg becomes protestant on this day in history.   

1621  Gov William Bradford forbids game playing on this day on this day in history.   

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

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

1628  On December - 25 noel Coypel, French painter   

1635  Samuel de Champlain c1567-1635 dies at Quebec on Christmas Day, age 68, after stroke paralyzed him in October; on December - 25.   

1640  On December - 25 pierre de Fermat writes to Marin Mersenne about Fermat's church thesis   

1641  On this day in history emperor Ferdinand III makes appointments with Sweden & France   

1642  On this day in history the birth of Isacc Newton, English scientist   

1643  Christmas Island founded and named by Captain William Mynors of the East India Ship Company vessel, the Royal Mary on December - 25.   

1646  Harald Vallerius, composer on December - 25.   

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  On December - 25 kara Mustapha, Turkish grand-vizier (1676-83), executed   

1686  Giovanni Battista Somis, composer on this day in history.   

1688  English king James II lands in Ambleteuse, France on December - 25.   

1698  On December - 25 jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator   

1711  Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer on this day in history.   

1717  Floods ravage Dutch coast provinces, 1000s killed on December - 25.   

1717  On December - 25 pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italy, Pope (1775-99)   

1721  On this day in history william Collins, Chichester England, (Mayor-Chichester)/poet   

1728  On this day in history johann Adam Hiller, composer   

1741  Astronomer Anders Celcius introduces Centigrade temperature scale on December - 25.   

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1250  On this day in history birth of john IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305)   

1461  On this day in history birth of christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521)   

1583  On this day in history birth of orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized   

1587  On December - 25 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  Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust) was born on December - 25.   

1628  On this day in history birth of noel Coypel, French painter   

1646  Harald Vallerius, composer was born on December - 25.   

0795  On this day in history adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies   

0820  On December - 25 death of leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered   

1156  Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 on December - 25.   

1249  Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies on this day in history.   

1513  On December - 25 johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70   

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

1635  Death of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567) on December - 25.   

1676  Death of Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609) on this day in history.