Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Dec 4, 1110 |
Syrian harbor city Saida (Sidon) surrenders to Crusaders |
Dec 4, 1154 |
Adrian IV elected Pope. The only Englishman to become pontiff, Nicholas Breakspear was a member of the family which until recent years brewed beer in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. |
Dec 4, 1197 |
Crusaders wound Rabbi Elezar ben Judah |
Dec 4, 1259 |
Treaty of Paris: English King Henry III & French King Louis IX |
Dec 4, 1489 |
Battle of Baza - Spanish army captures Baza from Moors |
Dec 4, 1534 |
Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Baghdad |
Dec 4, 1563 |
Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years |
Dec 4, 1619 |
38 colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God. Considered by many as the first Thanksgiving in the Americas. |
Dec 4, 1644 |
1st European peace congress opens in Munster |
Dec 4, 1655 |
Middelburg Neth forbids building of synagogue |
Dec 4, 1665 |
Jean Racine's "Alexandre le Grand" premieres in Paris |
Dec 4, 1674 |
Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago |
Dec 4, 1676 |
Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V of Denmark engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt. |
Dec 4, 1680 |
Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th |
Dec 4, 1682 |
1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) |
Dec 4, 1688 |
General John Churchill (later 1st Duke of Marlborough) changes allegiance from James II to William of Orange |
Dec 4, 1691 |
Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania |
Dec 4, 1691 |
Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II viceroy of S Netherlands |
Dec 4, 1745 |
Bonnie Prince Charles reaches Derby |
Dec 4, 1783 |
Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC |
Dec 4, 1791 |
Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in the world, 1st published |
Dec 4, 1798 |
Rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt |
Dec 4, 1812 |
Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pa patents a horse-drawn mower |
Dec 4, 1816 |
James Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King |
Dec 4, 1829 |
Britain abolishes "suttee" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre) |
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