Historical Events In December - 17

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

0546  On this day in history gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison.   

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0920  Romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII on this day in history.   

0942  On this day in history assassination of William I of Normandy.   

0942  On December - 17 william Longsword   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.   

1195  On this day in history boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies   

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.   

1273  Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.   

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

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

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

1526  On December - 17 ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia   

1531  Pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal on this day in history.   

1538  Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII on December - 17.   

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

1562  On this day in history adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82   

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

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

1587  Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands on December - 17.   

1600  On this day in history marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.   

1619  On December - 17 ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician   

1637  On this day in history shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shiro rise against daimyo Matsukura Shigeharu.   

1638  On this day in history french/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine   

1638  On this day in history johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

1651  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1706  Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer on December - 17.   

1711  On this day in history 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 December - 17.   

1734  On this day in history william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland on December - 17.   

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1239  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)   

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

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

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on December - 17.   

1619  On December - 17 birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician   

1619  On this day in history birth of prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)   

1632  On December - 17 birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)   

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on December - 17.   

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

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on December - 17.   

0942  On this day in history death of william Longsword   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.   

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

1213  On this day in history jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53   

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.   

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.