Historical Events In December - 14

0644  On December - 14 osman ibn Affan appointed 3rd kalief of islam   

0867  Adrian II begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0872  John VIII begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0872  On December - 14 john VIII elected as Catholic Pope   

0872  On this day in history adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80   

1077  Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies on December - 14.   

1124  Theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses) on December - 14.   

1136  Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered on December - 14.   

1287  Zuider Zee seawall collapses with loss of 50,000 lives on this day in history.   

1363  On this day in history john Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist   

1417  On this day in history john Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned   

1490  On this day in history anna van Bretagne marries a proxy Maximilian of Austria   

1503  On December - 14 nostradamus (Michael de Notredame) was born   

1503  The birth of Nostradamus, French astrologer who published his prophecies in 1555 on this day in history.   

1503  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet on this day in history.   

1542  Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland on this day in history.   

1542  James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1546  On December - 14 tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose)   

1553  Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1591  On December - 14 juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies   

1600  On December - 14 olivier van Noort sinks Sp galleon San Diego at Bay of Manila, 350 die   

1640  (baptism date) on this day in history.   

1656  Artificial pearls first manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales on this day in history.   

1656  On this day in history artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales   

1702  On December - 14 the Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of ÅŒishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master.   

1708  Prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1730  Capel Bond, composer on December - 14.   

1732  On this day in history johann Philipp Fortsch, composer, dies at 80   

1734  Noel-Nicolas Coypel, French painter/cartoonist, dies at 44 on December - 14.   

1738  On this day in history johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer   

1754  On December - 14 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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1009  Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045) was born on December - 14.   

1363  John Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist was born on December - 14.   

1503  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet was born on this day in history.   

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) was born on December - 14.   

1553  Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France was born on this day in history.   

1625  On December - 14 birth of barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695)   

1631  Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.   

1640  (baptism date) was born on December - 14.   

0872  Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 on this day in history.   

1077  On December - 14 agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies   

1136  Death of Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered on December - 14.   

1417  On December - 14 death of john Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned   

1460  Death of Guarino da Verona (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1476  Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) on this day in history.   

1510  On this day in history death of friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)   

1542  On December - 14 james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30