Historical Events In December - 11
Friday, 26 July 2024
0359 On December - 11 honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office.
0384 On this day in history st Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0384 Pope Damasus I on this day in history.
0711 Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on December - 11.
1282 On December - 11 llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies
1419 On this day in history heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence
1475 On December - 11 leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)
1477 Duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie on this day in history.
1524 On December - 11 henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake
1566 On this day in history manuel Cardoso, composer
1572 On this day in history spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem
1573 Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged on this day in history.
1582 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75 on December - 11.
1595 On this day in history philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69
1602 On this day in history a surprise attack by forces under the command of the Duke of Savoy and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. Commemorations/celebrations on Fête de l'Escalade are usually held on December 11 or the closest weekend.
1610 Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32 on December - 11.
1618 On December - 11 russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino
1620 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS) on this day in history.
1665 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna on this day in history.
1676 Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer on December - 11.
1686 Louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65 on December - 11.
1688 On this day in history king James II arrested
1710 Battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers) on this day in history.
1712 On December - 11 francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)
1718 Battle at Frederikshall Norway on December - 11.
1718 On this day in history charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead
1719 First recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England) on this day in history.
1719 On December - 11 1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)
1730 Voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris on this day in history.
1748 Ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55 on this day in history.
1756 On December - 11 theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies
1757 Charles Wesley, composer on this day in history.
1758 Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer on December - 11.
1781 David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope) on December - 11.