Historical Events In December - 23

0245  On December - 23 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  On this day in history dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered   

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

0913  Conrad of Franconia on December - 23.   

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 December - 23 louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach   

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

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

1482  On December - 23 peace of Atrecht   

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

1502  Margaretha, English princess of Burgundy, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1544  Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71) on December - 23.   

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

1568  Roger Ascham, tutor of Elizabeth I of England on this day in history.   

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

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

1582  Severo Bonini, composer on December - 23.   

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

1620  On this day in history construction on the Plymouth Settlement Begins   

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

1644  On December - 23 tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer   

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

1672  On this day in history giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn   

1688  English king Jacob II flees to France on this day in history.   

1688  Jean-Louis Lully, composer, dies at 21 on December - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

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1173  Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231) was born on December - 23.   

1174  Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach was born on December - 23.   

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  Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71) was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 23.   

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

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

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

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

0918  Conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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