Historical Events In December - 14
Friday, 21 February 2025
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 this day in history john VIII elected as Catholic Pope
0872 On December - 14 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 this day in history.
1124 Theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses) on December - 14.
1136 On December - 14 harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered
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 John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned on this day in history.
1490 Anna van Bretagne marries a proxy Maximilian of Austria on December - 14.
1503 On this day in history nostradamus (Michael de Notredame) was born
1503 The birth of Nostradamus, French astrologer who published his prophecies in 1555 on December - 14.
1503 Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet on December - 14.
1542 Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland on December - 14.
1542 James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on December - 14.
1546 Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) on December - 14.
1553 Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France on this day in history.
1575 On December - 14 polish Parliament selects Istvan Bathory as king of Poland
1582 On this day in history zealand/Brabant Neth adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 12/25
1591 Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies on December - 14.
1600 On December - 14 olivier van Noort sinks Sp galleon San Diego at Bay of Manila, 350 die
1640 On December - 14 (baptism date)
1656 On December - 14 artificial pearls first manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales
1656 On December - 14 artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales
1702 On this day in history the Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of ÅŒishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master.
1708 On this day in history prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris
1730 On this day in history capel Bond, composer
1732 On December - 14 johann Philipp Fortsch, composer, dies at 80
1734 Noel-Nicolas Coypel, French painter/cartoonist, dies at 44 on this day in history.
1738 On December - 14 johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer
1754 Mahmud I, sultan of Turkey, dies at 58 on December - 14.
1760 Kacic Miosic, Croatian poet (Razgovar Ugodni Naroda Slovinskoga), dies on December - 14.
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