Historical Events In December - 10

0741  On this day in history zacharias becomes Pope   

0949  Herman I, Duke of Swabia on December - 10.   

0969  Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on this day in history.   

1041  Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V on this day in history.   

1041  On December - 10 michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies   

1294  On December - 10 pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th)   

1490  On this day in history antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

1508  League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice) on December - 10.   

1520  On December - 10 martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant   

1524  On this day in history henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death   

1538  On this day in history giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)   

1572  On December - 10 cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72   

1582  On this day in history france begins use of Gregorian calendar   

1595  On this day in history reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59   

1603  On this day in history william Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59   

1616  On December - 10 diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74   

1618  On this day in history giulio Caccini, Italian composer   

1638  On December - 10 ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49   

1652  Sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet on this day in history.   

1665  Tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies on December - 10.   

1672  New York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history nY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston   

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders on December - 10.   

1684  On December - 10 isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmund Halley.   

1688  King James II flees London on December - 10.   

1690  Mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money on this day in history.   

1690  On this day in history mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money   

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist on December - 10.   

1741  On December - 10 agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)   

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester   

1749  Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1764  Louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer on December - 10.   

1765  On December - 10 [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot   

1770  On December - 10 theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80   

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1394  On December - 10 birth of king James I of Scotland (d. 1437)   

1452  Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531) was born on December - 10.   

1538  On December - 10 birth of giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)   

1588  On this day in history birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)   

1679  On this day in history birth of willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders   

1691  On this day in history birth of cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on this day in history.   

1750  Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on December - 10.   

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.   

0969  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on this day in history.   

1041  On December - 10 michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies   

1198  On December - 10 death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)   

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on December - 10.   

1508  On December - 10 death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)   

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

1572  On December - 10 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72