Historical Events In December - 10

0741  Zacharias becomes Pope on December - 10.   

0949  On this day in history herman I, Duke of Swabia   

0969  Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on this day in history.   

1041  On December - 10 empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V.   

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1294  On this day in history pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th)   

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on this day in history.   

1508  On December - 10 league of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice)   

1520  On this day in history martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant   

1524  On December - 10 henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death   

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) on this day in history.   

1572  Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on this day in history.   

1582  France begins use of Gregorian calendar on December - 10.   

1595  Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59 on December - 10.   

1603  On this day in history william Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59   

1616  On December - 10 diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74   

1618  On this day in history giulio Caccini, Italian composer   

1638  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49 on December - 10.   

1652  Sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet on this day in history.   

1665  On December - 10 tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies   

1672  On December - 10 new York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston   

1672  NY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston on this day in history.   

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders on this day in history.   

1684  Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmund Halley on this day in history.   

1688  On December - 10 king James II flees London   

1690  Mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money on December - 10.   

1690  On December - 10 mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money   

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist on December - 10.   

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) on December - 10.   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester on December - 10.   

1749  On December - 10 gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42   

1764  Louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer on December - 10.   

1765  On December - 10 [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot   

1770  Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on December - 10.   

1452  Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531) was born on December - 10.   

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on this day in history.   

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on December - 10.   

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on this day in history.   

1691  On this day in history birth of cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

1741  On this day in history birth of agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)   

1750  On December - 10 birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)   

0949  On this day in history death of herman I, Duke of Swabia   

0969  On this day in history death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered   

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on this day in history.   

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on this day in history.   

1508  On December - 10 death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)   

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on December - 10.