Historical Events In December - 11

0359  Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office on this day in history.   

0384  On December - 11 st Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0384  On December - 11 pope Damasus I   

0711  On December - 11 justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

1282  On December - 11 llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies   

1419  On December - 11 heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence   

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) on December - 11.   

1477  On December - 11 duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie   

1524  Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer on this day in history.   

1572  On December - 11 spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem   

1573  Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged on December - 11.   

1582  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75 on December - 11.   

1595  On December - 11 philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69   

1602  On December - 11 a surprise attack by forces under the command of the Duke of Savoy and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. Commemorations/celebrations on Fête de l'Escalade are usually held on December 11 or the closest weekend.   

1610  On this day in history adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32   

1618  On this day in history russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino   

1620  103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS) on December - 11.   

1665  On this day in history "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna   

1676  On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

1686  Louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65 on December - 11.   

1688  King James II arrested on this day in history.   

1710  Battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers) on this day in history.   

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) on December - 11.   

1718  On this day in history battle at Frederikshall Norway   

1718  On this day in history charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead   

1719  On December - 11 first recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)   

1719  On December - 11 1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)   

1730  Voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1748  On December - 11 ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55   

1756  Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies on December - 11.   

1757  On this day in history charles Wesley, composer   

1758  On this day in history carl Friedrich Zelter, composer   

1781  David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope) on December - 11.   

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1465  Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489) was born on December - 11.   

1475  On this day in history birth of leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)   

1475  On this day in history birth of pope Leo X (d. 1521)   

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

1709  On this day in history birth of louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742)   

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) was born on this day in history.   

1725  On December - 11 birth of george Mason, American statesman (d. 1792)   

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on December - 11.   

0711  On December - 11 justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

1121  On December - 11 death of al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066)   

1226  Death of Robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177) on December - 11.   

1282  On this day in history llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies   

1282  Death of Llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales on December - 11.   

1524  On December - 11 death of henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1532  Death of Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455) on this day in history.