Historical Events In December - 01

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0772  Pope Adrian I elected on December - 01.   

0800  Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican on this day in history.   

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on December - 01.   

1167  On December - 01 northern Italian towns form Lombardi League   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on December - 01.   

1417  On this day in history walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies   

1420  Henry V of England enters Paris on December - 01.   

1455  On this day in history lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77   

1521  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1530  Margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51 on December - 01.   

1549  On December - 01 johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)   

1566  On this day in history spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen on December - 01.   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile on December - 01.   

1580  Edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42 on December - 01.   

1605  Juan de Padilla, composer on December - 01.   

1623  On this day in history thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47   

1626  On this day in history pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out   

1633  Isabella of Austria, infante of Spain/governess in Holland, dies at 67 on December - 01.   

1634  On December - 01 john-Erasmus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish painter   

1635  On this day in history melchior Teschner, composer, dies at 51   

1640  Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule on December - 01.   

1641  On December - 01 mass becomes first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery   

1641  Mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery on December - 01.   

1651  Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1653  An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans to London in less than 90 minutes on December - 01.   

1656  On this day in history germany promises Poland aid against Sweden   

1671  Keill, mathematician on December - 01.   

1700  Willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53 on December - 01.   

1707  On this day in history jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies   

1708  On this day in history great Alliance occupies Brussels   

1709  On December - 01 franz Xaver Richter, composer   

1709  A Sancta Clara, writer, dies on December - 01.   

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on this day in history.   

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on this day in history.   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1525  On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on this day in history.   

1573  On December - 01 birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile   

1580  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)   

0660  On December - 01 eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies   

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies   

1241  On this day in history death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on December - 01.   

1417  On this day in history walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies   

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on December - 01.   

1455  On this day in history lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77