Historical Events In December - 06

0343  Saint Nicholas on this day in history.   

0963  Leo VIII elected Pope on December - 06.   

1060  On this day in history béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary   

1160  On this day in history jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras   

1185  On this day in history afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1196  Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood" on December - 06.   

1240  On December - 06 mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev   

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.   

1421  On this day in history henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1424  Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews on this day in history.   

1491  King Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne on December - 06.   

1492  Christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti on this day in history.   

1492  On this day in history haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas   

1527  Pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto on this day in history.   

1531  On December - 06 john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1534  On December - 06 quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer on December - 06.   

1550  On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on December - 06.   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history the first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed   

1631  1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on this day in history.   

1640  On this day in history matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75   

1641  Don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament   

1651  On December - 06 anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68   

1658  On this day in history gracian, writer, dies   

1723  Emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution on December - 06.   

1731  On December - 06 s von Laroche, writer   

1732  On this day in history 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC   

1732  On this day in history warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84)   

1743  Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer on December - 06.   

1745  On December - 06 charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England.   

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0846  On December - 06 birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)   

1285  On this day in history birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on this day in history.   

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on this day in history.   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on December - 06.   

1586  On December - 06 birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  On this day in history birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  On December - 06 birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on this day in history.   

1185  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  On this day in history death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1550  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.   

1598  On December - 06 elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)