Events & Holidays In December - 13
Thursday, 03 April 2025
National Day (St. Lucia)
Republic Day (Malta)
St. Lucy's Day (Sweden)
National Day (St. Lucia)
Republic Day (Malta)
St. Lucy's Day (Sweden)
1521 Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on this day in history.
1533 On this day in history birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)
1553 On this day in history birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)
1585 On this day in history birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)
1640 On this day in history birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)
1662 On this day in history birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)
1678 Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.
1720 Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.
0838 On this day in history pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies
1048 On this day in history al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74
1124 Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on this day in history.
1126 On this day in history hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies
1204 On this day in history maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69
1250 Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on this day in history.
1404 Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1466 Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on this day in history.