Historical Events In December - 21

0072  On this day in history thomas the Apostle   

0918  On December - 21 conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

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

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

1295  Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on December - 21.   

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.   

1375  On December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1401  On December - 21 the birth of Masaccio, 'Florentine' painter   

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

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

1561  On December - 21 archbishop Granvelle installed   

1579  On this day in history vicente Masip, Spanish painter   

1582  Flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583 on this day in history.   

1597  Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on December - 21.   

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  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer on this day in history.   

1620  The Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts on December - 21.   

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

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  Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham on December - 21.   

1728  Hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer on December - 21.   

1734  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 54 on December - 21.   

1736  On this day in history alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45   

1755  Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on December - 21.   

1756  On December - 21 thomas Anton Kunz, composer   

1762  On this day in history james Cook marries Elizabeth Batts   

1784  On this day in history john Jay becomes 1st US secretary of state (foreign affairs)   

1788  On December - 21 hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam   

1800  Barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876 on December - 21.   

1803  On this day in history the Middlesex Canal opens to connect the Merrimack River with Boston Harbor   

1804  On December - 21 the birth of Benjamin Disraeli, British politician   

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

1401  On this day in history birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

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

1537  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1616  On December - 21 birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  On this day in history birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer   

0072  On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on December - 21.   

1295  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on this day in history.   

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on December - 21.   

1504  On December - 21 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 this day in history.   

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