Historical Events In December - 11

0359  Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office on December - 11.   

0384  St Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0384  On December - 11 pope Damasus I   

0711  Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on December - 11.   

1282  On this day in history llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies   

1419  On December - 11 heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence   

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) on December - 11.   

1477  On December - 11 duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie   

1524  On December - 11 henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1566  On December - 11 manuel Cardoso, composer   

1572  Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem on December - 11.   

1573  On this day in history alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged   

1582  On this day in history fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75   

1595  On December - 11 philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69   

1602  A surprise attack by forces under the command of the Duke of Savoy and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. Commemorations/celebrations on Fête de l'Escalade are usually held on December 11 or the closest weekend on this day in history.   

1610  On December - 11 adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32   

1618  Russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino on this day in history.   

1620  103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS) on this day in history.   

1665  "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

1686  Louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1688  King James II arrested on this day in history.   

1710  Battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers) on this day in history.   

1712  On December - 11 francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)   

1718  On this day in history battle at Frederikshall Norway   

1718  On this day in history charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead   

1719  On December - 11 first recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)   

1719  1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England) on this day in history.   

1730  On December - 11 voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris   

1748  Ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55 on December - 11.   

1756  Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies on this day in history.   

1757  Charles Wesley, composer on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history carl Friedrich Zelter, composer   

1781  On this day in history david Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope)   

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1465  Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489) was born on December - 11.   

1475  On December - 11 birth of leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)   

1475  On December - 11 birth of pope Leo X (d. 1521)   

1566  On December - 11 birth of manuel Cardoso, composer   

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer was born on this day in history.   

1709  Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) was born on December - 11.   

1725  George Mason, American statesman (d. 1792) was born on December - 11.   

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on December - 11.   

0711  Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on this day in history.   

1121  Death of Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066) on December - 11.   

1226  Death of Robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177) on December - 11.   

1282  On this day in history llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies   

1282  Death of Llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales on this day in history.   

1524  Death of Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1532  On December - 11 death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)