Historical Events In December - 21

0072  On December - 21 thomas the Apostle   

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

1117  On this day in history thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

1163  On this day in history hurricane hits villages in Holland/Friesland, causing floods   

1295  On December - 21 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 December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

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

1518  On December - 21 mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) on this day in history.   

1561  On this day in history archbishop Granvelle installed   

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

1582  Flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583 on December - 21.   

1597  On this day in history petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76   

1598  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" on this day in history.   

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

1620  On this day in history the Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts   

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

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

1639  On this day in history jean Racin, writer   

1650  On December - 21 johan de Witt installed as Dutch pension advisor of Dordrecht   

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 this day in history.   

1728  On December - 21 hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer   

1734  On December - 21 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  Thomas Anton Kunz, composer on December - 21.   

1762  James Cook marries Elizabeth Batts on December - 21.   

1784  On December - 21 john Jay becomes 1st US secretary of state (foreign affairs)   

1788  Hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam on December - 21.   

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  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  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on December - 21.   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  On this day in history birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

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

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

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  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on this day in history.   

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

1504  On December - 21 death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

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