Historical Events In December - 17

0283  St Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 17.   

0546  Gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison on December - 17.   

0695  On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0920  Romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII on December - 17.   

0942  Assassination of William I of Normandy on December - 17.   

0942  On December - 17 william Longsword   

1187  On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies   

1195  On December - 17 boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies   

1213  On December - 17 jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53   

1273  Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.   

1398  Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur on this day in history.   

1471  On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies   

1493  On this day in history philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)   

1526  Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia on December - 17.   

1531  On December - 17 pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal.   

1538  Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII on December - 17.   

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne on this day in history.   

1562  On December - 17 adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82   

1572  Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands on this day in history.   

1586  On December - 17 emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan.   

1587  Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands on this day in history.   

1600  Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici on this day in history.   

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician on December - 17.   

1637  On December - 17 shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shiro rise against daimyo Matsukura Shigeharu.   

1638  On this day in history french/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine   

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer on December - 17.   

1651  On this day in history wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81   

1679  On December - 17 don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies   

1706  Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer on December - 17.   

1711  On this day in history arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies   

1718  England declares war on Spain on this day in history.   

1728  On December - 17 congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue   

1734  On December - 17 william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1745  On December - 17 bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland   

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1239  On December - 17 birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)   

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on this day in history.   

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on December - 17.   

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on December - 17.   

1619  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician   

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)   

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on this day in history.   

0535  On this day in history death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0942  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.   

1187  On December - 17 gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies   

1195  Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on December - 17.   

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.   

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies