Historical Events In December - 18

0468  Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on this day in history.   

0821  Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on December - 18.   

1118  Aragon's Alfonso the Battler takes Saragossa December 18 from the Almoravid king Ali ibn-Yusuf, whose father defeated Castile's Alfonso VI in 1086 on this day in history.   

1118  On this day in history alfonso van Aragon occupies Saragossa on Almoraviden   

1133  Hildebert, French writer on this day in history.   

1271  Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (å…ƒ yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of China on December - 18.   

1352  On this day in history etienne Aubert elected as Pope Innocentius VI   

1406  Anton van Bourgondies becomes duke of Brabant on December - 18.   

1505  John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on this day in history.   

1562  On this day in history philipp Dulichius, composer   

1565  On December - 18 benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62   

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer on this day in history.   

1577  Anna, duchess of Saxon/wife of prince Willem of Orange, dies at 32 on December - 18.   

1597  Barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1603  Admiral Steven van der Haghens fleet departs to East-Indies on this day in history.   

1610  On this day in history charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist   

1621  On this day in history english parliament accept unanimously, Protestation   

1633  On December - 18 adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised   

1633  On this day in history theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, buried at 62   

1635  On December - 18 antonius Matthaeus, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1638  Le Pere Joseph, French mystic, dies on this day in history.   

1651  On December - 18 francisco the Melo, Portuguese/Spanish earl of Assumar, dies at 54   

1661  The "S.S.Elizabeth" of Burntisland lost off the English coast with the Scottish records aboard, being returned from London to which they had been taken by Oliver Cromwell on December - 18.   

1667  Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer on December - 18.   

1707  Charles Wesley, co-founder (Methodist movement) on December - 18.   

1709  On December - 18 elizabeth, empress of Russia (to Peter the Great & Catherine I)   

1710  Peter Codde, apostile vicar (1688-1704), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1719  On this day in history thomas Fleet publishes "Mother Goose's Melodies For Children"   

1732  On this day in history johann Valentin Eckelt, composer, dies at 59   

1734  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Rey, composer   

1737  On this day in history antonio Stradivari, world-famous violin maker, dies in Cremona, Italy.   

1737  On this day in history antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker, dies in Cremona Italy at 93   

1745  On this day in history skirmish at Clifton where retreating Jacobite forces under Lord George Murray, defeated General Bland's Hanoverian troops. The last battle to be fought on English soil.   

1751  On December - 18 kilian I von Dientzenhofer, builder (Nepomukkerk, Prague), dies at 62   

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1507  On December - 18 birth of ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)   

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer   

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on December - 18.   

1610  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist was born on December - 18.   

1620  On December - 18 birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)   

1633  On December - 18 birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised   

1633  On December - 18 birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

0468  Death of Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on this day in history.   

0821  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on December - 18.   

1133  Death of Hildebert, French writer on December - 18.   

1290  On this day in history death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)   

1442  Death of Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371) on December - 18.   

1495  On this day in history death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)   

1505  On this day in history death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed   

1565  On this day in history benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62