Historical Events In December - 06
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0343 Saint Nicholas on this day in history.
0963 On this day in history leo VIII elected Pope
1060 On December - 06 béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary
1160 On this day in history jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras
1185 Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.
1196 Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood" on this day in history.
1240 On December - 06 mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev
1352 Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.
1421 On December - 06 henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)
1424 On December - 06 don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews
1491 On December - 06 king Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti on this day in history.
1492 Haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas on December - 06.
1527 Pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto on December - 06.
1531 John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.
1534 Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish on December - 06.
1550 Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer on December - 06.
1550 On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48
1562 On this day in history jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies
1598 On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78
1608 On December - 06 george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland
1631 The first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on December - 06.
1631 1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on this day in history.
1640 Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 on December - 06.
1641 Don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands on this day in history.
1648 Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament on December - 06.
1651 On this day in history anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68
1658 On December - 06 gracian, writer, dies
1723 Emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution on December - 06.
1731 S von Laroche, writer on this day in history.
1732 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC on this day in history.
1732 On December - 06 warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84)
1743 Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer on December - 06.
1745 On December - 06 charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England.
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