Historical Events In December - 10

0741  On this day in history zacharias becomes Pope   

0949  On December - 10 herman I, Duke of Swabia   

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

1041  On this day in history 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 December - 10.   

1294  Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th) on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 10.   

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  On December - 10 giulio Caccini, Italian composer   

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

1652  On December - 10 sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet   

1665  On this day in history tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies   

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

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  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  On December - 10 mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money   

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

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 this day in history.   

1749  On this day in history 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  On December - 10 theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1750  On this day in history birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)   

0949  On December - 10 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  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  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on December - 10.   

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

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