Historical Events In December - 21

0072  Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.   

0918  On this day in history conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1117  On December - 21 thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

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

1401  On this day in history the birth of Masaccio, 'Florentine' painter   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician on December - 21.   

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

1561  On December - 21 archbishop Granvelle installed   

1579  Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.   

1582  On this day in history flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583   

1597  On this day in history 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  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer on this day in history.   

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

1620  103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock [OS=Dec 11] on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1674  On this day in history rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66   

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 this day in history.   

1736  Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45 on December - 21.   

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

1756  Thomas Anton Kunz, composer on December - 21.   

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

1800  On December - 21 barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876   

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

1804  The birth of Benjamin Disraeli, British politician on this day in history.   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on December - 21.   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1596  On December - 21 birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on this day in history.   

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

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on December - 21.   

0072  On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  On this day in history conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1295  On December - 21 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  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.   

1504  On this day in history 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  On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter