Historical Events In December - 21

0072  Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.   

1117  On December - 21 thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

1163  On December - 21 hurricane hits villages in Holland/Friesland, causing floods   

1295  On this day in history marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.   

1401  The birth of Masaccio, 'Florentine' painter on December - 21.   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1561  On December - 21 archbishop Granvelle installed   

1579  Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

1582  On December - 21 flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583   

1597  On December - 21 petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76   

1598  On December - 21 battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelentaru, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile; all Spanish cities south of the Biobio river are eventually taken by the Mapuches, and all conquest of Mapuche territories by Europeans practically ceases, until the 1870s "Pacification of Araucania".   

1616  On December - 21 pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1620  The Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts on this day in history.   

1620  103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock [OS=Dec 11] on December - 21.   

1628  On this day in history samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer   

1639  On December - 21 jean Racin, writer   

1650  Johan de Witt installed as Dutch pension advisor of Dordrecht on December - 21.   

1674  Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham   

1728  Hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer on this day in history.   

1734  On this day in history philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54   

1736  On December - 21 alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45   

1755  On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47   

1756  On this day in history thomas Anton Kunz, composer   

1762  On this day in history james Cook marries Elizabeth Batts   

1784  John Jay becomes 1st US secretary of state (foreign affairs) on December - 21.   

1788  On this day in history hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam   

1800  Barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876 on this day in history.   

1803  The Middlesex Canal opens to connect the Merrimack River with Boston Harbor on December - 21.   

1804  The birth of Benjamin Disraeli, British politician on December - 21.   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on December - 21.   

1518  On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  On December - 21 birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on December - 21.   

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on this day in history.   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on this day in history.   

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.   

1295  On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  On this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  On this day in history death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on December - 21.   

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.