Historical Events In December - 11

0359  Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office on this day in history.   

0384  On this day in history st Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0384  Pope Damasus I on this day in history.   

0711  On December - 11 justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

1282  On this day in history llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies   

1419  Heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence on this day in history.   

1475  On this day in history leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)   

1477  On December - 11 duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie   

1524  Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on December - 11.   

1566  On this day in history manuel Cardoso, composer   

1572  On December - 11 spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem   

1573  Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged on this day in history.   

1582  On December - 11 fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75   

1595  Philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69 on December - 11.   

1602  On December - 11 a surprise attack by forces under the command of the Duke of Savoy and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. Commemorations/celebrations on Fête de l'Escalade are usually held on December 11 or the closest weekend.   

1610  On this day in history adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32   

1618  On December - 11 russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino   

1620  103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS) on this day in history.   

1665  On December - 11 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna   

1676  On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

1686  Louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1688  On December - 11 king James II arrested   

1710  Battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers) on December - 11.   

1712  On this day in history francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)   

1718  On this day in history battle at Frederikshall Norway   

1718  On this day in history charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead   

1719  First recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England) on December - 11.   

1719  On December - 11 1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)   

1730  On this day in history voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris   

1748  On this day in history ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55   

1756  On this day in history theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies   

1757  On December - 11 charles Wesley, composer   

1758  Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer on December - 11.   

1781  David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope) on December - 11.   

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1465  On December - 11 birth of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489)   

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) was born on December - 11.   

1475  On December - 11 birth of pope Leo X (d. 1521)   

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer was born on December - 11.   

1676  On December - 11 birth of johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

1709  On December - 11 birth of louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742)   

1712  On this day in history birth of francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)   

1725  On this day in history birth of george Mason, American statesman (d. 1792)   

0384  On December - 11 death of pope Damasus I   

0711  Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on December - 11.   

1121  On December - 11 death of al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066)   

1226  On this day in history death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)   

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on this day in history.   

1282  Death of Llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales on this day in history.   

1524  On this day in history death of henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1532  On this day in history death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)