Historical Events In December - 10

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.   

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1394  On this day in history birth of king James I of Scotland (d. 1437)   

1452  On December - 10 birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)   

1538  On December - 10 birth of giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)   

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

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

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

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

1750  On December - 10 birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)   

0949  On December - 10 death of herman I, Duke of Swabia   

0969  On December - 10 death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered   

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 December - 10 antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

1508  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on this day in history.   

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

1572  Death of Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on this day in history.