Historical Events In December - 01

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0772  On December - 01 pope Adrian I elected   

0800  On this day in history charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican.   

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies   

1167  Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League on December - 01.   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1420  Henry V of England enters Paris on this day in history.   

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1521  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45 on December - 01.   

1530  Margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51 on December - 01.   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) on December - 01.   

1566  Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva on December - 01.   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen on December - 01.   

1573  On this day in history philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile   

1580  On this day in history edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42   

1605  Juan de Padilla, composer on December - 01.   

1623  Thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1626  Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out on this day in history.   

1633  On December - 01 isabella of Austria, infante of Spain/governess in Holland, dies at 67   

1634  John-Erasmus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish painter on December - 01.   

1635  On December - 01 melchior Teschner, composer, dies at 51   

1640  On this day in history portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule   

1641  On this day in history mass becomes first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery   

1641  Mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery on this day in history.   

1651  Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65 on December - 01.   

1653  An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans to London in less than 90 minutes on December - 01.   

1656  Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden on this day in history.   

1671  Keill, mathematician on December - 01.   

1700  Willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53 on this day in history.   

1707  Jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1708  On December - 01 great Alliance occupies Brussels   

1709  Franz Xaver Richter, composer on December - 01.   

1709  A Sancta Clara, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on December - 01.   

1521  On this day in history birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)   

1525  On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on December - 01.   

1566  On December - 01 birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on December - 01.   

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies   

1241  On December - 01 death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on December - 01.   

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on December - 01.   

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on December - 01.   

1433  On December - 01 death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)   

1455  On December - 01 lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77