Historical Events In December - 21

0072  On December - 21 thomas the Apostle   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.   

1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1163  On December - 21 hurricane hits villages in Holland/Friesland, causing floods   

1295  Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on this day in history.   

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  On December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1401  On this day in history the birth of Masaccio, 'Florentine' painter   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician on December - 21.   

1537  On this day in history johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1561  Archbishop Granvelle installed on this day in history.   

1579  Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.   

1582  Flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583 on December - 21.   

1597  On December - 21 petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76   

1598  On this day in history battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelentaru, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile; all Spanish cities south of the Biobio river are eventually taken by the Mapuches, and all conquest of Mapuche territories by Europeans practically ceases, until the 1870s "Pacification of Araucania".   

1616  On this day in history pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1620  The Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts on this day in history.   

1620  103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock [OS=Dec 11] on this day in history.   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer on December - 21.   

1639  On this day in history jean Racin, writer   

1650  On December - 21 johan de Witt installed as Dutch pension advisor of Dordrecht   

1674  Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 on December - 21.   

1688  On this day in history pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham   

1728  On this day in history hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer   

1734  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1736  On this day in history alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45   

1755  On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47   

1756  Thomas Anton Kunz, composer on this day in history.   

1762  On this day in history james Cook marries Elizabeth Batts   

1784  John Jay becomes 1st US secretary of state (foreign affairs) on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam   

1800  Barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876 on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history the Middlesex Canal opens to connect the Merrimack River with Boston Harbor   

1804  On this day in history the birth of Benjamin Disraeli, British politician   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on December - 21.   

1401  On this day in history birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on December - 21.   

1596  On December - 21 birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on December - 21.   

1616  On December - 21 birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on this day in history.   

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.   

1295  On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  On December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  On this day in history death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.