Historical Events In December - 21

0072  Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.   

1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1163  On December - 21 hurricane hits villages in Holland/Friesland, causing floods   

1295  On this day in history marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on December - 21.   

1401  The birth of Masaccio, 'Florentine' painter on this day in history.   

1518  On December - 21 mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  On December - 21 johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1561  Archbishop Granvelle installed on this day in history.   

1579  On December - 21 vicente Masip, Spanish painter   

1582  On this day in history flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583   

1597  On this day in history petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76   

1598  Battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelentaru, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile; all Spanish cities south of the Biobio river are eventually taken by the Mapuches, and all conquest of Mapuche territories by Europeans practically ceases, until the 1870s "Pacification of Araucania" on December - 21.   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer on December - 21.   

1620  The Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts on this day in history.   

1620  103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock [OS=Dec 11] on December - 21.   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer on this day in history.   

1639  Jean Racin, writer on this day in history.   

1650  On this day in history johan de Witt installed as Dutch pension advisor of Dordrecht   

1674  On December - 21 rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66   

1688  Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham on this day in history.   

1728  On December - 21 hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer   

1734  On December - 21 philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54   

1736  On this day in history alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45   

1755  Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on December - 21.   

1756  On this day in history thomas Anton Kunz, composer   

1762  On December - 21 james Cook marries Elizabeth Batts   

1784  On this day in history john Jay becomes 1st US secretary of state (foreign affairs)   

1788  On this day in history hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam   

1800  On December - 21 barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876   

1803  On December - 21 the Middlesex Canal opens to connect the Merrimack River with Boston Harbor   

1804  On December - 21 the birth of Benjamin Disraeli, British politician   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

1518  On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on December - 21.   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  On this day in history birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on this day in history.   

0072  On December - 21 death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on December - 21.   

1295  On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  On December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  On December - 21 death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter