Historical Events In December - 17
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0283 St Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0546 On December - 17 gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison.
0695 Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on December - 17.
0920 Romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII on December - 17.
0942 On this day in history assassination of William I of Normandy.
0942 William Longsword on December - 17.
1187 On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies
1195 On December - 17 boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies
1213 Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.
1273 On December - 17 rumi (b.1207)
1398 Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur on December - 17.
1471 Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.
1493 On December - 17 philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)
1526 On this day in history ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia
1531 On December - 17 pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal.
1538 On December - 17 pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII
1554 Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne on December - 17.
1562 On this day in history adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82
1572 Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands on December - 17.
1586 Emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan on this day in history.
1587 On December - 17 earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands
1600 On December - 17 marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.
1619 On December - 17 ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician
1637 Shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shiro rise against daimyo Matsukura Shigeharu on this day in history.
1638 On this day in history french/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine
1638 On this day in history johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer
1651 On this day in history wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81
1679 On this day in history don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies
1706 Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer on December - 17.
1711 Arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies on this day in history.
1718 England declares war on Spain on December - 17.
1728 Congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue on December - 17.
1734 On December - 17 william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1745 Bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland on December - 17.
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