Historical Events In December - 17
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
0283 On December - 17 st Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0546 On December - 17 gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison.
0695 Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on this day in history.
0920 On this day in history romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII.
0942 On December - 17 assassination of William I of Normandy.
0942 On this day in history william Longsword
1187 Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on December - 17.
1195 Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on this day in history.
1213 On December - 17 jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53
1273 On this day in history rumi (b.1207)
1398 Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur on this day in history.
1471 On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies
1493 On December - 17 philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)
1526 Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia on this day in history.
1531 Pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal on this day in history.
1538 On December - 17 pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII
1554 Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne on this day in history.
1562 On this day in history adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82
1572 On December - 17 spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands
1586 Emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan on this day in history.
1587 Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands on December - 17.
1600 On December - 17 marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.
1619 On this day in history ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician
1637 On this day in history shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shiro rise against daimyo Matsukura Shigeharu.
1638 On this day in history french/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine
1638 On this day in history johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer
1651 Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1679 Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies on this day in history.
1706 Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer on December - 17.
1711 On this day in history arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies
1718 On this day in history england declares war on Spain
1728 Congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue on December - 17.
1734 On December - 17 william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1745 Bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland on this day in history.
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