Historical Events In December - 06

0343  Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

0963  Leo VIII elected Pope on December - 06.   

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 December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1196  Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood" on December - 06.   

1240  On this day in history mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev   

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

1421  On this day in history henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1424  On this day in history don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews   

1491  On December - 06 king Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne   

1492  On December - 06 christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti   

1492  On December - 06 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  Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish on December - 06.   

1550  On December - 06 orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.   

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

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on December - 06.   

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

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

1631  1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on December - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

1648  Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament on December - 06.   

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

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

1723  Emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution on December - 06.   

1731  On this day in history s von Laroche, writer   

1732  On this day in history 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC   

1732  Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84) on this day in history.   

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

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

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0846  On this day in history birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)   

1285  On this day in history birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

1421  On this day in history birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on December - 06.   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

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

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  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on this day in history.   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history 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   

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)