Historical Events In December - 01
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
0660 Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on December - 01.
0772 On this day in history pope Adrian I elected
0800 On December - 01 charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican.
1135 Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on this day in history.
1167 Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League on December - 01.
1374 On this day in history magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies
1417 On this day in history walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies
1420 On December - 01 henry V of England enters Paris.
1455 On December - 01 lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77
1521 Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45 on this day in history.
1530 Margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51 on this day in history.
1549 Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) on December - 01.
1566 Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva on this day in history.
1566 Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen on this day in history.
1573 Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile on this day in history.
1580 On December - 01 edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42
1605 On this day in history juan de Padilla, composer
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 this day in history.
1640 Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule on December - 01.
1641 On this day in history mass becomes first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery
1641 On December - 01 mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery
1651 On December - 01 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 this day in history 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 this day in history jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies
1708 Great Alliance occupies Brussels on December - 01.
1709 On this day in history franz Xaver Richter, composer
1709 On December - 01 a Sancta Clara, writer, dies
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