Historical Events In December - 12

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

0884  On this day in history 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  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  Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies on December - 12.   

1204  On this day in history maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69   

1212  Geoffrey, Archbishop of York on December - 12.   

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

1408  On December - 12 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 this day in history.   

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

1524  Pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice   

1574  On December - 12 anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II   

1579  On this day in history heinrich Steuccius, composer   

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

1630  On December - 12 olof Rudbeck, composer   

1653  On December - 12 barebone-parliament ends   

1660  On this day in history peter Rabus, poet/translator (Liberated Britanje)   

1673  Ahmed III, 23rd sultan (Turkey, 1703-30) on this day in history.   

1677  Brandenburgs army occupies Stettin on December - 12.   

1677  On December - 12 jacob Binckes/Benckes, Dutch admiral (Chatham), dies in battle   

1685  Lodovico Giustini, composer on this day in history.   

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

1712  On December - 12 charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen   

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

1715  On December - 12 gennaro Manna, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1777  On December - 12 rev Benjamin Russen executed at Tyburn, England for rape   

1777  Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69 on December - 12.   

1787  Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution on December - 12.   

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

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1298  Albert II of Austria (d. 1358) was born on December - 12.   

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 December - 12.   

1574  Anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619) was born on December - 12.   

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

1610  On this day in history birth of saint Vasilije (d. 1671)   

1630  Olof Rudbeck, composer was born on December - 12.   

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

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

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

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

1263  On this day in history 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 December - 12.