Historical Events In December - 17

0283  St Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 17.   

0546  On this day in history 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  On this day in history romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII.   

0942  On this day in history assassination of William I of Normandy.   

0942  William Longsword on December - 17.   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on December - 17.   

1195  Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on December - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.   

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) on this day in history.   

1526  Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia on this day in history.   

1531  Pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal on this day in history.   

1538  Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII on this day in history.   

1554  On December - 17 ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne   

1562  Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82 on December - 17.   

1572  Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands on December - 17.   

1586  Emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan on December - 17.   

1587  On December - 17 earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands   

1600  On this day in history marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.   

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician on December - 17.   

1637  On December - 17 shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shiro rise against daimyo Matsukura Shigeharu.   

1638  French/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

1651  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1679  On December - 17 don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies   

1706  On this day in history chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer   

1711  On December - 17 arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies   

1718  England declares war on Spain on this day in history.   

1728  Congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue on this day in history.   

1734  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence) on December - 17.   

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland   

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1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.   

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on December - 17.   

1493  On December - 17 birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)   

1554  On this day in history birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne   

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician was born on December - 17.   

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on December - 17.   

1632  On this day in history birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)   

1638  On December - 17 birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

0535  On this day in history death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on December - 17.   

0942  Death of 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  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.   

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies