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  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 this day in history.   

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

1520  Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant on this day in history.   

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 December - 10.   

1582  On December - 10 france begins use of Gregorian calendar   

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

1603  William Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1618  On December - 10 giulio Caccini, Italian composer   

1638  On this day in history ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49   

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

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 December - 10.   

1672  On this day in history nY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston   

1679  On December - 10 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 December - 10.   

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

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

1749  Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on December - 10.   

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

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

1770  On this day in history 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 December - 10.   

1452  On this day in history birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)   

1538  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)   

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

1679  On December - 10 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  On December - 10 birth of agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)   

1750  Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on December - 10.   

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  On this day in history death of henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death   

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