Historical Events In December - 17
Friday, 24 January 2025
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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