Historical Events In December - 11

0359  On December - 11 honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office.   

0384  On this day in history st Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0384  Pope Damasus I on this day in history.   

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  Heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence on December - 11.   

1475  On this day in history leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)   

1477  On this day in history duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie   

1524  Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on December - 11.   

1566  On this day in history manuel Cardoso, composer   

1572  On this day in history spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem   

1573  Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged on this day in history.   

1582  On December - 11 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  Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32 on December - 11.   

1618  Russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino on December - 11.   

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

1665  On this day in history "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna   

1676  On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

1686  On this day in history louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65   

1688  On December - 11 king James II arrested   

1710  On December - 11 battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers)   

1712  On this day in history francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)   

1718  On December - 11 battle at Frederikshall Norway   

1718  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead on December - 11.   

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

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

1730  Voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris on December - 11.   

1748  Ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1756  On December - 11 theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies   

1757  On December - 11 charles Wesley, composer   

1758  On December - 11 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 this day in history.   

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  Manuel Cardoso, composer was born on December - 11.   

1676  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

1709  On this day in history birth of louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742)   

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

1725  George Mason, American statesman (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.   

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on December - 11.   

0711  On this day in history justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

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

1226  On December - 11 death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)   

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

1282  On December - 11 death of llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.   

1524  On this day in history death of henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake   

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