Historical Events In December - 12

0627  Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen   

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   

0884  Carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies.   

1098  1st Crusaders capture and plunder Mara Syria   

1112  Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies   

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

1212  Geoffrey, Archbishop of York.   

1263  Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies   

1408  Order of the Dragon: The Order of the Dragon was inaugural 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 and Aragon   

1479  Jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III.   

1524  Pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome.   

1527  Composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice.   

1574  Anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II   

1579  Heinrich Steuccius, composer   

1600  John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies   

1630  Olof Rudbeck, composer   

1653  Barebone-parliament ends   

1660  Peter Rabus, poet/translator (Liberated Britanje)   

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

1677  Brandenburgs army occupies Stettin.   

1677  Jacob Binckes/Benckes, Dutch admiral (Chatham), dies in battle   

1685  Lodovico Giustini, composer.   

1700  Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar.   

1712  Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen   

1715  Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund [NS=12/23].   

1715  Gennaro Manna, composer.   

1745  John Jay, diplomat/governor (NY).   

1769  Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee   

1772  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41   

1777  Rev Benjamin Russen executed at Tyburn, England for rape   

1777  Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69   

1787  Pennsylvania is recorded as becoming 2nd state to ratify US constitution.   

1788  Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88   

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

1418  On December - 12 birth of albert VI of Austria (d. 1463)   

1574  Anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619)   

1579  Heinrich Steuccius, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1659  Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739) was born on December - 12.   

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 this day in history maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69   

1212  Death of Geoffrey, Archbishop of York on this day in history.   

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

1574  On this day in history death of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)   

1586  On this day in history death of stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533)   

1600  John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies on this day in history.