Historical Events In December - 06

0343  On this day in history saint Nicholas   

0963  On this day in history leo VIII elected Pope   

1060  Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary on December - 06.   

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 December - 06.   

1196  Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood" on December - 06.   

1240  On this day in history mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev   

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) on December - 06.   

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  On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti   

1492  On December - 06 haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas   

1527  On this day in history pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto   

1531  John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

1534  Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1550  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on December - 06.   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland on December - 06.   

1631  On December - 06 the first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed   

1631  1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on December - 06.   

1640  On December - 06 matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75   

1641  On December - 06 don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands   

1648  Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament on this day in history.   

1651  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1658  On this day in history gracian, writer, dies   

1723  Emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution on this day in history.   

1731  S von Laroche, writer on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC   

1732  Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84) on this day in history.   

1743  On this day in history franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer   

1745  Charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England on December - 06.   

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on this day in history.   

1285  On December - 06 birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

1421  On this day in history birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1478  On December - 06 birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on December - 06.   

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on December - 06.   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on December - 06.   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on December - 06.   

0343  On this day in history death of saint Nicholas   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on December - 06.   

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.   

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on this day in history.