Historical Events In December - 06

0343  Saint Nicholas on this day in history.   

0963  Leo VIII elected Pope on December - 06.   

1060  On this day in history béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary   

1160  On December - 06 jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras   

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

1196  Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood" on this day in history.   

1240  Mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev on December - 06.   

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

1421  On December - 06 henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

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  On December - 06 christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti   

1492  Haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas on December - 06.   

1527  Pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto on this day in history.   

1531  John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

1534  On December - 06 quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish   

1550  On this day in history orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

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.   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history the first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed   

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

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  On December - 06 pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament   

1651  On December - 06 anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68   

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 this day in history 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC   

1732  On this day in history warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84)   

1743  Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer on this day in history.   

1745  Charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England on this day in history.   

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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  On December - 06 birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1478  On December - 06 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 this day in history birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  On this day in history birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)   

0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas   

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  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

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

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.   

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

1618  On this day in history death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)