Historical Events In December - 10
Saturday, 15 March 2025
0741 Zacharias becomes Pope on December - 10.
0949 Herman I, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.
0969 Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on December - 10.
1041 Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V on this day in history.
1041 Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.
1294 Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th) on December - 10.
1490 Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on December - 10.
1508 League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice) on this day in history.
1520 On December - 10 martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant
1524 Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on December - 10.
1538 On this day in history giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)
1572 Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on December - 10.
1582 France begins use of Gregorian calendar on December - 10.
1595 Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59 on December - 10.
1603 On December - 10 william Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59
1616 Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 on December - 10.
1618 On this day in history giulio Caccini, Italian composer
1638 Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49 on December - 10.
1652 On December - 10 sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet
1665 Tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies on this day in history.
1672 New York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston on December - 10.
1672 NY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston on December - 10.
1679 Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders on this day in history.
1684 Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmund Halley on December - 10.
1688 On this day in history king James II flees London
1690 On December - 10 mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money
1690 On December - 10 mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money
1691 On this day in history cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist
1741 Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) on this day in history.
1745 Bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester on December - 10.
1749 Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on this day in history.
1764 On this day in history louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer
1765 On December - 10 [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot
1770 Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80 on December - 10.