Historical Events In December - 10

0741  On this day in history zacharias becomes Pope   

0949  Herman I, Duke of Swabia on December - 10.   

0969  On this day in history nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered   

1041  Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V on December - 10.   

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1294  Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th) on this day in history.   

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on this day in history.   

1508  On December - 10 league of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice)   

1520  Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant on December - 10.   

1524  Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

1538  On December - 10 giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)   

1572  Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on December - 10.   

1582  France begins use of Gregorian calendar on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59   

1603  On this day in history william Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59   

1616  On this day in history diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74   

1618  Giulio Caccini, Italian composer on this day in history.   

1638  On December - 10 ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49   

1652  On this day in history sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet   

1665  On this day in history tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies   

1672  On this day in history new York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston   

1672  On this day in history nY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston   

1679  On this day in history willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders   

1684  Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmund Halley on this day in history.   

1688  On December - 10 king James II flees London   

1690  On this day in history mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money   

1690  On this day in history mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money   

1691  On this day in history cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) on December - 10.   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester on December - 10.   

1749  Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on December - 10.   

1764  On this day in history louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer   

1765  On this day in history [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot   

1770  Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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1394  On this day in history birth of king James I of Scotland (d. 1437)   

1452  On December - 10 birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)   

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on December - 10.   

1588  On December - 10 birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)   

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on December - 10.   

1691  On this day in history birth of cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

1741  On this day in history birth of agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)   

1750  Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

0949  On this day in history death of herman I, Duke of Swabia   

0969  On this day in history death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered   

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on December - 10.   

1198  On December - 10 death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)   

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on this day in history.   

1508  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on this day in history.   

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

1572  On December - 10 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72