Historical Events In December - 30

0039  Titus, 10th Roman emperor (79-81), conqueror of Jerusalem.   

0273  Felix I, Italian Bishop of Rome, dies (or 274)   

0274  St Felix I ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0987  French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king   

1317  Pontifical degree "Sancta Romania" against spiritualists   

1460  Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield.   

1525  Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66   

1566  Alessandro Piccinini, composer.   

1569  Georg Quitschreiber, composer.   

1572  Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60   

1591  Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72.   

1621  English king James I cracks Protestation of Parliament.   

1644  Philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral   

1665  "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi departs to Constantinople.   

1666  Abraham Crijnssen departs to Suriname.   

1672  Baron Karl Rabenhaupt occupies Coevorden Neth   

1678  William Croft, composer.   

1685  Don Francisco de Agurto installed as land guardian of S Netherlands   

1689  Henry Purcell and Tates opera "Dido and Aeneas," premieres in Chesea   

1703  Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37000 die   

1731  1st US music concert (Peter Pelham's great room in Boston)   

1741  Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer   

1756  Pavel Vranicky, composer.   

1774  Pieter G Witsen Geysbeek, Dutch historian/literary [or Dec 31]   

1775  Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer   

1777  Maximilian III Jozef, elector of Bayern (1745-77), dies at 50.   

1784  Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven.   

1788  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86   

1794  French troops conquer Grave Neth   

1796  Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer, dies at 45.   

1809  Wearing masks at balls forbidden in Boston.   

1813  Danzig surrenders to allied armies   

1816  The Treaty of St. Louis is proclaimed.   

1817  inaugural coffee planted in Hawaii.   

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1204  Abû 'uthmân sa'îd hakam al qurashi: Ruler of minorca   

1552  Simon forman: English occultist and astrologer   

1566  Alessandro piccinini: Composer   

1569  Georg quitschreiber: Composer   

1642  Vincenzo da filicaja: Italian poet   

1644  Philips van almonde: Dutch zeeuws lt-admiral   

1673  Ahmed iii: Ottoman sultan   

1678  William croft: Composer   

0273  Felix i: Italian bishop of rome,   

1218  Richard de clare: 4th earl of hertford, english politician (b. 1162)   

1460  Richard plantagenet: 3rd duke of york, claimant to the english throne (killed in battle) (b. 1411)   

1525  Jacob fugger: German banker/merchant,   

1572  Death of Galeazzo alessi: Italian architect (palazza marino, milan),   

1573  Death of Giovanni battista giraldi: Italian writer (b. 1504)   

1591  Innocent ix: [giovanni facchinetti], pope, (1591 62 days),   

1621  Saint job of maniava: Ukrainian orthodox saint (b. 1550)