Historical Events In December - 10

0741  On this day in history zacharias becomes Pope   

0949  Herman I, Duke of Swabia on December - 10.   

0969  Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on December - 10.   

1041  Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V on this day in history.   

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on December - 10.   

1294  Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th) on December - 10.   

1490  On this day in history antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

1508  League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice) on December - 10.   

1520  Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant on December - 10.   

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

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

1572  On this day in history cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72   

1582  France begins use of Gregorian calendar on this day in history.   

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

1603  On December - 10 william Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59   

1616  Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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  On December - 10 sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet   

1665  Tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1672  New York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston on this day in history.   

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

1679  On December - 10 willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders   

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 this day in history mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money   

1691  On December - 10 cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) on this day in history.   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester on this day in history.   

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 December - 10.   

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1394  On this day in history birth of king James I of Scotland (d. 1437)   

1452  On December - 10 birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)   

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on December - 10.   

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history birth of willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders   

1691  On December - 10 birth of cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

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

1750  Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on December - 10.   

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.   

0969  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on December - 10.   

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

1572  On December - 10 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72