Historical Events In December - 06
Thursday, 10 July 2025
0343 On December - 06 saint Nicholas
0963 Leo VIII elected Pope on this day in history.
1060 Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary on December - 06.
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 December - 06.
1240 On December - 06 mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev
1352 Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.
1421 Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) on December - 06.
1424 Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews on this day in history.
1491 On December - 06 king Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne
1492 On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti
1492 On this day in history haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas
1527 On this day in history pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto
1531 On December - 06 john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded
1534 Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish on this day in history.
1550 On this day in history orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer
1550 On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48
1562 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1631 The first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on December - 06.
1631 1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on this day in history.
1640 Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1651 On December - 06 anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68
1658 On December - 06 gracian, writer, dies
1723 Emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution on this day in history.
1731 On December - 06 s von Laroche, writer
1732 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC on December - 06.
1732 On this day in history warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84)
1743 On this day in history franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer
1745 On this day in history charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England.
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