Historical Events In December - 21

0072  Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1537  On December - 21 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  On this day in history flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583   

1597  Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 December - 21.   

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  Jean Racin, writer on this day in history.   

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 December - 21.   

1688  Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1756  Thomas Anton Kunz, composer on this day in history.   

1762  On this day in history james Cook marries Elizabeth Batts   

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  On this day in history barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876   

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

1804  On this day in history 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  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 December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on December - 21.   

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

0072  On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter