Historical Events In December - 17

0283  On December - 17 st Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0546  Gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison on December - 17.   

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0920  Romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII on this day in history.   

0942  On December - 17 assassination of William I of Normandy.   

0942  William Longsword on this day in history.   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.   

1195  On this day in history boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies   

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.   

1273  On December - 17 rumi (b.1207)   

1398  On this day in history sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur.   

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.   

1493  On December - 17 philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)   

1526  On December - 17 ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia   

1531  On December - 17 pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal.   

1538  On this day in history pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII   

1554  On this day in history ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne   

1562  On this day in history adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82   

1572  Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands on this day in history.   

1586  Emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan on this day in history.   

1587  Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands on this day in history.   

1600  Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici on December - 17.   

1619  On December - 17 ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician   

1637  On December - 17 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  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer on this day in history.   

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  On December - 17 chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer   

1711  Arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies on December - 17.   

1718  England declares war on Spain on December - 17.   

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  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence) on December - 17.   

1745  On December - 17 bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland   

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1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.   

1267  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)   

1493  On this day in history birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)   

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on this day in history.   

1619  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician   

1619  On December - 17 birth of prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)   

1632  Anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695) was born on December - 17.   

1638  On December - 17 birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

0535  On this day in history death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on December - 17.   

0942  On this day in history death of william Longsword   

1187  On December - 17 gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies   

1195  Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on this day in history.   

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.   

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.   

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies