Historical Events In December - 10

0741  On December - 10 zacharias becomes Pope   

0949  On December - 10 herman I, Duke of Swabia   

0969  Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on this day in history.   

1041  On December - 10 empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V.   

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on December - 10.   

1294  Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th) on this day in history.   

1490  On this day in history antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

1508  League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice) on this day in history.   

1520  Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant on December - 10.   

1524  On this day in history henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death   

1538  On this day in history giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)   

1572  On December - 10 cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72   

1582  On this day in history france begins use of Gregorian calendar   

1595  On this day in history reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59   

1603  On December - 10 william Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59   

1616  On this day in history diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74   

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  On December - 10 tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies   

1672  New York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston on this day in history.   

1672  On December - 10 nY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston   

1679  On this day in history willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders   

1684  On December - 10 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.   

1688  On December - 10 king James II flees London   

1690  Mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money on December - 10.   

1690  Mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money on this day in history.   

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 December - 10.   

1764  Louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer on this day in history.   

1765  [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot on this day in history.   

1770  On this day in history theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80   

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1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.   

1452  Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on this day in history.   

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on December - 10.   

1679  On this day in history birth of willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders   

1691  On December - 10 birth of cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on December - 10.   

1750  On this day in history birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)   

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on December - 10.   

0969  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on December - 10.   

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1198  On this day in history death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)   

1490  On this day in history antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

1508  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on December - 10.   

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on December - 10.   

1572  On December - 10 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72