Historical Events In December - 11

0359  On this day in history 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 December - 11.   

0711  On this day in history justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on this day in history.   

1419  On December - 11 heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence   

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) on this day in history.   

1477  Duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie on this day in history.   

1524  Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on December - 11.   

1566  On December - 11 manuel Cardoso, composer   

1572  Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem on December - 11.   

1573  On December - 11 alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged   

1582  On December - 11 fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75   

1595  On December - 11 philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69   

1602  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 on this day in history.   

1610  On December - 11 adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32   

1618  On this day in history russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino   

1620  On this day in history 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS)   

1665  On December - 11 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna   

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer on December - 11.   

1686  Louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1688  On December - 11 king James II arrested   

1710  Battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers) on this day in history.   

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) on December - 11.   

1718  On this day in history battle at Frederikshall Norway   

1718  On this day in history charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead   

1719  On December - 11 first recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)   

1719  On December - 11 1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)   

1730  On this day in history voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris   

1748  Ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55 on December - 11.   

1756  On December - 11 theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies   

1757  Charles Wesley, composer on December - 11.   

1758  Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer on this day in history.   

1781  On December - 11 david Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope)   

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1465  On December - 11 birth of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489)   

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) was born on December - 11.   

1475  Pope Leo X (d. 1521) was born on December - 11.   

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer was born on December - 11.   

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer was born on December - 11.   

1709  On this day in history birth of louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742)   

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) was born on December - 11.   

1725  George Mason, American statesman (d. 1792) was born on December - 11.   

0384  On this day in history death of pope Damasus I   

0711  On December - 11 justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

1121  On this day in history death of al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066)   

1226  On this day in history death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)   

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on this day in history.   

1282  Death of Llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales on this day in history.   

1524  Death of Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1532  On December - 11 death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)