Historical Events In December - 10

0741  On December - 10 zacharias becomes Pope   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1520  On December - 10 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  On December - 10 cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72   

1582  On December - 10 france begins use of Gregorian calendar   

1595  On December - 10 reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59   

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  Giulio Caccini, Italian composer on December - 10.   

1638  On December - 10 ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49   

1652  On this day in history sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet   

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  On this day in history nY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston   

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

1684  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

1741  On December - 10 agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)   

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester   

1749  Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1764  Louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer on this day in history.   

1765  On this day in history [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot   

1770  On December - 10 theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80   

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1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.   

1452  On this day in history 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 December - 10.   

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

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1741  On December - 10 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 December - 10.   

0969  On December - 10 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  On this day in history death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)   

1490  On December - 10 antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

1508  On this day in history 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.