Historical Events In December - 11

0359  On this day in history honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office.   

0384  On December - 11 st Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0384  On this day in history pope Damasus I   

0711  On December - 11 justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on December - 11.   

1419  On this day in history heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence   

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

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

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

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer on December - 11.   

1572  Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem on this day in history.   

1573  On December - 11 alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged   

1582  On December - 11 fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75   

1595  Philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69 on December - 11.   

1602  On this day in history 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.   

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

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 December - 11 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna   

1676  On December - 11 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  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 this day in history battle at Frederikshall Norway   

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

1719  First recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England) on December - 11.   

1719  1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England) on December - 11.   

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

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  On December - 11 birth of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489)   

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

1475  On this day in history birth of pope Leo X (d. 1521)   

1566  On this day in history birth of manuel Cardoso, composer   

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer was born on December - 11.   

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 December - 11.   

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on this day in history.   

0711  On December - 11 justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

1121  Death of Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066) on this day in history.   

1226  On this day in history death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)   

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on December - 11.   

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 December - 11.   

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