Historical Events In December - 23

0245  On this day in history zenobia, Queen of Palmyra   

0558  Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

0619  Boniface V begins his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 23.   

0679  Dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered on this day in history.   

0910  Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar on December - 23.   

0913  Conrad of Franconia on this day in history.   

0918  On December - 23 conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies   

0962  On this day in history byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city of Aleppo, recovering the tattered tunic of John the Baptist.   

1116  Ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies on December - 23.   

1174  On this day in history louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach   

1230  Berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England on this day in history.   

1236  On this day in history philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies   

1482  Peace of Atrecht on this day in history.   

1493  Georg Alt's German translation of Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle is published on this day in history.   

1502  Margaretha, English princess of Burgundy, dies at 57 on December - 23.   

1544  On this day in history anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)   

1548  Pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae) on December - 23.   

1568  On December - 23 roger Ascham, tutor of Elizabeth I of England   

1569  St Philip of Moscow martyred by Ivan the Terrible on December - 23.   

1569  On December - 23 st Philip, metropolitan of Moscow, martyred by Ivan the Terrible   

1582  Severo Bonini, composer on December - 23.   

1588  Hendrik de Guise, French leader of Catholic League, murdered at 37 on December - 23.   

1597  On this day in history martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"   

1619  On this day in history johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia, dies at 47   

1620  Construction on the Plymouth Settlement Begins on December - 23.   

1620  French huguenots declare war on King Louis XIII on December - 23.   

1644  Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer on December - 23.   

1652  On December - 23 john Cotton, Mass Bay Puritan preacher, dies at 68   

1672  On December - 23 giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn   

1688  On this day in history english king Jacob II flees to France   

1688  Jean-Louis Lully, composer, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

1689  On December - 23 joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer   

1690  John Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it's undiscovered on December - 23.   

1696  Johann David Mayer, composer, dies at 60 on December - 23.   

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1173  On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)   

1174  Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach was born on this day in history.   

1513  On this day in history birth of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577)   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.   

1544  On December - 23 birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)   

1548  Pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae) was born on this day in history.   

1582  Severo Bonini, composer was born on December - 23.   

1597  On this day in history birth of martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"   

0558  On this day in history childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62   

0679  On this day in history death of dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered   

0910  On this day in history death of naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar   

0913  Death of Conrad of Franconia on this day in history.   

0918  On this day in history conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies   

1116  Ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies on December - 23.   

1230  On December - 23 death of berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England   

1236  Philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies on December - 23.