Historical Events In December - 01
Friday, 21 February 2025
0660 Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.
0772 Pope Adrian I elected on this day in history.
0800 On this day in history charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican.
1135 On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies
1167 On this day in history northern Italian towns form Lombardi League
1374 Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on December - 01.
1417 Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on December - 01.
1420 On December - 01 henry V of England enters Paris.
1455 On this day in history lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77
1521 On this day in history leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45
1530 Margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51 on December - 01.
1549 Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) on this day in history.
1566 Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva on this day in history.
1566 On December - 01 philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen
1573 Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile on this day in history.
1580 Edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42 on this day in history.
1605 Juan de Padilla, composer on December - 01.
1623 On December - 01 thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47
1626 On December - 01 pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out
1633 Isabella of Austria, infante of Spain/governess in Holland, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1634 On December - 01 john-Erasmus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish painter
1635 Melchior Teschner, composer, dies at 51 on December - 01.
1640 On December - 01 portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule
1641 Mass becomes first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery on this day in history.
1641 Mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery on this day in history.
1651 On this day in history cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65
1653 On this day in history an athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans to London in less than 90 minutes
1656 On December - 01 germany promises Poland aid against Sweden
1671 On this day in history keill, mathematician
1700 On this day in history willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53
1707 On December - 01 jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies
1708 Great Alliance occupies Brussels on this day in history.
1709 On this day in history franz Xaver Richter, composer
1709 On this day in history a Sancta Clara, writer, dies
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