Historical Events In December - 12

0627  Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen on this day in history.   

0884  France's Carloman dies while hunting and is succeeded as king of the West Franks by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles III (the Fat), son of the late Louis the German on December - 12.   

0884  On this day in history carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies   

1098  1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara Syria on December - 12.   

1112  On this day in history tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies   

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on December - 12.   

1212  On December - 12 geoffrey, Archbishop of York   

1263  Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies on this day in history.   

1408  On this day in history order of the Dragon: The Order of the Dragon was first created on December 12, 1408 by Emperor Sigismund, then King of Hungary, and his wife Queen Barbara of Celje following the battle for possession of Bosnia.   

1474  Isabella crowns herself queen of Castile & Aragon on December - 12.   

1479  Jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III on this day in history.   

1524  On December - 12 pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome   

1527  Composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II   

1579  On this day in history heinrich Steuccius, composer   

1600  On December - 12 john Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies   

1630  Olof Rudbeck, composer on December - 12.   

1653  On December - 12 barebone-parliament ends   

1660  On December - 12 peter Rabus, poet/translator (Liberated Britanje)   

1673  Ahmed III, 23rd sultan (Turkey, 1703-30) on December - 12.   

1677  On this day in history brandenburgs army occupies Stettin   

1677  Jacob Binckes/Benckes, Dutch admiral (Chatham), dies in battle on December - 12.   

1685  On December - 12 lodovico Giustini, composer   

1700  On this day in history utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar   

1712  Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen on December - 12.   

1715  On December - 12 russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund [NS=12/23]   

1715  Gennaro Manna, composer on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history john Jay, diplomat/governor (NY)   

1769  On December - 12 pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee   

1772  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41 on December - 12.   

1777  Rev Benjamin Russen executed at Tyburn, England for rape on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69   

1787  Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution on this day in history.   

1788  Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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1298  On December - 12 birth of albert II of Austria (d. 1358)   

1418  Albert VI of Austria (d. 1463) was born on December - 12.   

1574  Anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II was born on December - 12.   

1574  Anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.   

1579  On this day in history birth of heinrich Steuccius, composer   

1610  Saint Vasilije (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.   

1630  On this day in history birth of olof Rudbeck, composer   

1659  On December - 12 birth of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739)   

0884  Carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies on this day in history.   

1112  On December - 12 tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies   

1204  On December - 12 maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69   

1212  Death of Geoffrey, Archbishop of York on December - 12.   

1263  On December - 12 hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies   

1574  On December - 12 death of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)   

1586  On December - 12 death of stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533)   

1600  John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies on December - 12.