Historical Events In December - 10

0741  Zacharias becomes Pope on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1041  On December - 10 michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies   

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

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on December - 10.   

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

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 December - 10.   

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  On December - 10 france begins use of Gregorian calendar   

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  On this day in history diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74   

1618  Giulio Caccini, Italian composer on December - 10.   

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  Tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies on December - 10.   

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 December - 10.   

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

1684  On December - 10 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.   

1688  King James II flees London on this day in history.   

1690  Mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money on this day in history.   

1690  Mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money on this day in history.   

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

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

1745  On December - 10 bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester   

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

1764  On this day in history louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer   

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  On December - 10 birth of king James I of Scotland (d. 1437)   

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

1538  On December - 10 birth of giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)   

1588  On December - 10 birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)   

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on December - 10.   

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

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

0969  On December - 10 death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered   

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

1198  On December - 10 death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)   

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

1508  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on this day in history.   

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on December - 10.   

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