Historical Events In December - 06

0343  On December - 06 saint Nicholas   

0963  On December - 06 leo VIII elected Pope   

1060  On December - 06 béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary   

1160  On December - 06 jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras   

1185  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1196  Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood" on this day in history.   

1240  On this day in history mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev   

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) on this day in history.   

1424  On December - 06 don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews   

1491  On this day in history king Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne   

1492  On December - 06 christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti   

1492  On this day in history haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas   

1527  Pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto on December - 06.   

1531  On December - 06 john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1534  On this day in history quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer on this day in history.   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland on December - 06.   

1631  The first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on December - 06.   

1631  1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on December - 06.   

1640  On this day in history matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75   

1641  Don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands on this day in history.   

1648  Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament on December - 06.   

1651  On December - 06 anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68   

1658  Gracian, writer, dies on December - 06.   

1723  On this day in history emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution   

1731  S von Laroche, writer on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC   

1732  Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84) on December - 06.   

1743  Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer on December - 06.   

1745  On December - 06 charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England.   

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0846  On December - 06 birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)   

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.   

1421  On December - 06 birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on December - 06.   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  On this day in history birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on December - 06.   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

1185  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

1550  On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  On this day in history jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)