Historical Events In December - 14
Saturday, 08 February 2025
0644 On this day in history osman ibn Affan appointed 3rd kalief of islam
0867 On this day in history adrian II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0872 On this day in history john VIII begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0872 John VIII elected as Catholic Pope on December - 14.
0872 On this day in history adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80
1077 On December - 14 agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies
1124 On this day in history theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses)
1136 Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered on this day in history.
1287 On this day in history zuider Zee seawall collapses with loss of 50,000 lives
1363 On this day in history john Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist
1417 On December - 14 john Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned
1490 Anna van Bretagne marries a proxy Maximilian of Austria on this day in history.
1503 On December - 14 nostradamus (Michael de Notredame) was born
1503 On this day in history the birth of Nostradamus, French astrologer who published his prophecies in 1555
1503 On December - 14 nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet
1542 Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland on this day in history.
1542 On December - 14 james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30
1546 Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) on this day in history.
1553 On this day in history henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France
1575 Polish Parliament selects Istvan Bathory as king of Poland on December - 14.
1582 Zealand/Brabant Neth adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 12/25 on December - 14.
1591 Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies on December - 14.
1600 Olivier van Noort sinks Sp galleon San Diego at Bay of Manila, 350 die on this day in history.
1640 On December - 14 (baptism date)
1656 Artificial pearls first manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales on December - 14.
1656 On December - 14 artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales
1702 The Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of ÅŒishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master on December - 14.
1708 On December - 14 prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris
1730 On this day in history capel Bond, composer
1732 Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer, dies at 80 on December - 14.
1734 On this day in history noel-Nicolas Coypel, French painter/cartoonist, dies at 44
1738 Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer on December - 14.
1754 On this day in history mahmud I, sultan of Turkey, dies at 58
1760 On this day in history kacic Miosic, Croatian poet (Razgovar Ugodni Naroda Slovinskoga), dies
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