Historical Events In December - 12

0627  On this day in history battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen   

0884  On December - 12 france's Carloman dies while hunting and is succeeded as king of the West Franks by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles III (the Fat), son of the late Louis the German   

0884  Carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies on this day in history.   

1098  1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara Syria on December - 12.   

1112  On December - 12 tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies   

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on December - 12.   

1212  Geoffrey, Archbishop of York on December - 12.   

1263  On December - 12 hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies   

1408  On December - 12 order of the Dragon: The Order of the Dragon was first created on December 12, 1408 by Emperor Sigismund, then King of Hungary, and his wife Queen Barbara of Celje following the battle for possession of Bosnia.   

1474  Isabella crowns herself queen of Castile & Aragon on December - 12.   

1479  On December - 12 jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III   

1524  Pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome on December - 12.   

1527  On December - 12 composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice   

1574  On December - 12 anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II   

1579  Heinrich Steuccius, composer on this day in history.   

1600  On December - 12 john Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies   

1630  On this day in history olof Rudbeck, composer   

1653  Barebone-parliament ends on December - 12.   

1660  Peter Rabus, poet/translator (Liberated Britanje) on this day in history.   

1673  On December - 12 ahmed III, 23rd sultan (Turkey, 1703-30)   

1677  On this day in history brandenburgs army occupies Stettin   

1677  On December - 12 jacob Binckes/Benckes, Dutch admiral (Chatham), dies in battle   

1685  Lodovico Giustini, composer on December - 12.   

1700  On this day in history utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar   

1712  Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen on December - 12.   

1715  Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund [NS=12/23] on December - 12.   

1715  Gennaro Manna, composer on this day in history.   

1745  John Jay, diplomat/governor (NY) on December - 12.   

1769  On this day in history pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee   

1772  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1777  Rev Benjamin Russen executed at Tyburn, England for rape on this day in history.   

1777  On December - 12 albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69   

1787  On this day in history pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution   

1788  On December - 12 joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88   

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1298  On December - 12 birth of albert II of Austria (d. 1358)   

1418  On December - 12 birth of albert VI of Austria (d. 1463)   

1574  On December - 12 birth of anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II   

1574  On December - 12 birth of anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619)   

1579  On this day in history birth of heinrich Steuccius, composer   

1610  Saint Vasilije (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.   

1630  On this day in history birth of olof Rudbeck, composer   

1659  Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739) was born on this day in history.   

0884  On December - 12 carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies   

1112  On this day in history tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies   

1204  On December - 12 maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69   

1212  Death of Geoffrey, Archbishop of York on this day in history.   

1263  On this day in history hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies   

1574  On this day in history death of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)   

1586  On this day in history death of stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533)   

1600  On December - 12 john Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies