Historical Events In December - 17

0283  On this day in history st Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0546  Gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison on December - 17.   

0695  On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0920  On December - 17 romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII.   

0942  Assassination of William I of Normandy on this day in history.   

0942  On December - 17 william Longsword   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on December - 17.   

1195  On December - 17 boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies   

1213  On December - 17 jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53   

1273  On December - 17 rumi (b.1207)   

1398  Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur on December - 17.   

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.   

1493  On this day in history philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)   

1526  Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia on this day in history.   

1531  On December - 17 pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal.   

1538  On this day in history pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII   

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne on this day in history.   

1562  Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82 on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands   

1586  On this day in history emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan.   

1587  Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands on this day in history.   

1600  Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici on December - 17.   

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician on December - 17.   

1637  Shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shiro rise against daimyo Matsukura Shigeharu on December - 17.   

1638  French/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine on December - 17.   

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer on this day in history.   

1651  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81 on December - 17.   

1679  Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies on December - 17.   

1706  On December - 17 chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer   

1711  On December - 17 arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies   

1718  On December - 17 england declares war on Spain   

1728  Congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue on this day in history.   

1734  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence) on December - 17.   

1745  On December - 17 bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland   

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1239  On December - 17 birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)   

1267  On December - 17 birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)   

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on December - 17.   

1554  On December - 17 birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne   

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician was born on this day in history.   

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on December - 17.   

1632  Anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695) was born on December - 17.   

1638  On this day in history birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on December - 17.   

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on this day in history.   

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on December - 17.   

1195  On December - 17 boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies   

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1273  On this day in history death of rumi (b.1207)   

1471  On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies