Events & Holidays In December - 13

National Day (St. Lucia)

Republic Day (Malta)

St. Lucy's Day (Sweden)

1521  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on this day in history.   

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1662  On this day in history birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

1678  On this day in history birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)   

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  On this day in history callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies   

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  On this day in history frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55   

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.