Historical Events In December - 17

0283  St Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

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  On December - 17 william Longsword   

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 this day in history.   

1273  On December - 17 rumi (b.1207)   

1398  Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur on December - 17.   

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.   

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia   

1531  On this day in history 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  Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82 on this day in history.   

1572  On December - 17 spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands   

1586  On December - 17 emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan.   

1587  On December - 17 earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands   

1600  On this day in history marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.   

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician on this day in history.   

1637  Shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shiro rise against daimyo Matsukura Shigeharu on December - 17.   

1638  On December - 17 french/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine   

1638  On December - 17 johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

1651  On December - 17 wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81   

1679  Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies on this day in history.   

1706  On this day in history chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer   

1711  On December - 17 arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies   

1718  England declares war on Spain on this day in history.   

1728  Congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue on this day in history.   

1734  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.   

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

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1239  On December - 17 birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)   

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 17.   

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

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On December - 17 birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)   

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  On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0942  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.   

1187  On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies   

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

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.