Historical Events In December - 06

0343  On December - 06 saint Nicholas   

0963  Leo VIII elected Pope on this day in history.   

1060  On December - 06 béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary   

1160  Jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras on this day in history.   

1185  On this day in history afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1196  On this day in history northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood"   

1240  On December - 06 mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev   

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) on December - 06.   

1424  On December - 06 don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews   

1491  On this day in history king Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne   

1492  Christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti on December - 06.   

1492  On this day in history haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas   

1527  On December - 06 pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto   

1531  On this day in history john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1534  On December - 06 quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer on December - 06.   

1550  On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  On December - 06 jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland on December - 06.   

1631  The first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on December - 06.   

1631  On this day in history 1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed   

1640  On December - 06 matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75   

1641  Don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands on December - 06.   

1648  Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament on this day in history.   

1651  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68 on December - 06.   

1658  Gracian, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution   

1731  On December - 06 s von Laroche, writer   

1732  On December - 06 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC   

1732  On December - 06 warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84)   

1743  On December - 06 franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer   

1745  Charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England on December - 06.   

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on December - 06.   

1285  On December - 06 birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on December - 06.   

1478  On this day in history birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  On this day in history birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on December - 06.   

1608  On December - 06 birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on December - 06.   

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  On December - 06 death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1550  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on December - 06.