Historical Events In December - 23

0245  On December - 23 zenobia, Queen of Palmyra   

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

0619  On December - 23 boniface V begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0679  Dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered on December - 23.   

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

0913  On this day in history conrad of Franconia   

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

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

1116  On this day in history ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies   

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

1230  On this day in history berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England   

1236  Philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies on this day in history.   

1482  On December - 23 peace of Atrecht   

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

1502  On December - 23 margaretha, English princess of Burgundy, dies at 57   

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 this day in history.   

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

1569  St Philip of Moscow martyred by Ivan the Terrible on this day in history.   

1569  On this day in history st Philip, metropolitan of Moscow, martyred by Ivan the Terrible   

1582  On December - 23 severo Bonini, composer   

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

1597  Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" on this day in history.   

1619  Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia, dies at 47 on December - 23.   

1620  Construction on the Plymouth Settlement Begins on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history french huguenots declare war on King Louis XIII   

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

1652  John Cotton, Mass Bay Puritan preacher, dies at 68 on December - 23.   

1672  Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn on December - 23.   

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

1688  On December - 23 jean-Louis Lully, composer, dies at 21   

1689  On this day in history joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer   

1690  On this day in history john Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it's undiscovered   

1696  Johann David Mayer, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

1174  On December - 23 birth of louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach   

1513  On December - 23 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  Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71) was born on December - 23.   

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

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

1597  Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0910  Death of Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar on this day in history.   

0913  On this day in history death of conrad of Franconia   

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 this day in history.   

1230  On this day in history death of berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England   

1236  Philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies on this day in history.