Historical Events In December - 09
Wednesday, 05 November 2025
0536 Byzantines Libya occupies Rome on Ostrogoten on this day in history. 

0656 On December - 09 battle of Kameel: Kalief Al ibn Abu Talib beats rebellion 

1165 On this day in history malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24 

1212 On this day in history frederik II crowns himself Roman Catholic king 

1292 On December - 09 sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies 

1315 Swiss Woudsteden renews Eternal Covenant (Oath Society) on this day in history. 

1392 On this day in history peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria) 

1425 Pope Martinus V forms University of Leuven on December - 09. 

1437 On December - 09 sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70 

1561 On this day in history edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony 

1565 Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66 on this day in history. 

1570 On this day in history geuzen under Herman de Ruyter occupies Loevestein 

1571 Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect on December - 09. 

1581 On this day in history emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange 

1594 Gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power (1611-32) on this day in history. 

1608 John Milton, London, poet/puritan (Paradise Lost) on December - 09. 

1625 Netherlands & England sign military treaty on this day in history. 

1625 Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78 on this day in history. 

1636 On December - 09 giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90 

1640 On this day in history settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin 

1640 Pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565) on December - 09. 

1641 Anthonie "Antoon" van Dyck, Flemish painter, dies at 42 on December - 09. 

1658 Dutch troops occupy harbor city Quilon (Coilan) India on December - 09. 

1669 Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Ital Pope (1667-69), dies on this day in history. 

1674 On this day in history edward Hyde 1st earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67), dies at 65 

1688 King James II's wife & son flee England for France on this day in history. 

1692 On this day in history william Mountfort, English actor and dramatist 

1706 Pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58 on December - 09. 

1715 On December - 09 georg Gottfried Petri, composer 

1717 On this day in history johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art) 

1724 On December - 09 colley Cibber's "Caesar in Aegypt," premieres in London 

1728 On December - 09 pietro Alessandro Guglieli, composer 

1738 Jews are expelled from Breslau Silesia on this day in history. 

1742 Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid) on this day in history. 

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