Historical Events In December - 25

1261  On this day in history john IV Lascaris of the restored Eastern Roman Empire is deposed and blinded by orders of his co-ruler Michael VIII Palaeologus.   

1492  On December - 25 columbus' ship Santa Maria docks at Dominican Republic   

1513  On December - 25 johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70   

1522  On this day in history turkish troops occupy Rhodos   

1530  Babur, emperor of Delhi, dies on December - 25.   

1535  On this day in history french explorer Jacques Cartier and his crew celebrate Canada's first recorded Christmas at Stadacona.   

1553  Battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeats the Spanish conquistadors and exetutes the governor of Chile Pedro de Valdivia on this day in history.   

1582  On December - 25 zealand/Brabant adopts Gregorian calendar, yesterday was Dec 14th   

1583  Orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized on December - 25.   

1599  The city of Natal, Brazil is founded on this day in history.   

1601  On this day in history jose Ximenez, composer   

1613  On December - 25 johan Sigismund of Brandenburg becomes protestant   

1621  Gov William Bradford forbids game playing on this day on December - 25.   

1621  Gov William Bradford of Plymouth forbids game playing on Christmas on this day in history.   

1624  Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust) on this day in history.   

1628  On December - 25 noel Coypel, French painter   

1635  On this day in history samuel de Champlain c1567-1635 dies at Quebec on Christmas Day, age 68, after stroke paralyzed him in October;   

1640  On this day in history pierre de Fermat writes to Marin Mersenne about Fermat's church thesis   

1641  On this day in history emperor Ferdinand III makes appointments with Sweden & France   

1642  The birth of Isacc Newton, English scientist on this day in history.   

1643  Christmas Island founded and named by Captain William Mynors of the East India Ship Company vessel, the Royal Mary on December - 25.   

1646  On this day in history harald Vallerius, composer   

1651  On December - 25 massachusetts General Court ordered a fine (five shillings) for "observing any such day as Christmas"   

1683  On December - 25 english Whig-leader duke of Monmouth flees to Holland   

1683  Kara Mustapha, Turkish grand-vizier (1676-83), executed on this day in history.   

1686  Giovanni Battista Somis, composer on December - 25.   

1688  On December - 25 english king James II lands in Ambleteuse, France   

1698  On this day in history jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator   

1711  Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer on December - 25.   

1717  Floods ravage Dutch coast provinces, 1000s killed on December - 25.   

1717  Pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italy, Pope (1775-99) on this day in history.   

1721  On this day in history william Collins, Chichester England, (Mayor-Chichester)/poet   

1728  On this day in history johann Adam Hiller, composer   

1741  Astronomer Anders Celcius introduces Centigrade temperature scale on this day in history.   

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1250  On December - 25 birth of john IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305)   

1461  Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized   

1587  On this day in history birth of margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)   

1601  Jose Ximenez, composer was born on December - 25.   

1624  On this day in history birth of angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust)   

1628  Noel Coypel, French painter was born on December - 25.   

1646  On this day in history birth of harald Vallerius, composer   

0795  Adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies on this day in history.   

0820  On this day in history death of leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered   

1156  Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1249  On this day in history peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies   

1513  Johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1530  Babur, emperor of Delhi, dies on December - 25.   

1635  Death of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567) on this day in history.   

1676  Death of Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609) on December - 25.