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Monday, December 6, 2010

Today In History

Historical Moments for December 06

In events:
December 6th 0963   Leo VIII elected Pope
December 6th 1160   Jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras
December 6th 1196   Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood"
December 6th 1240   Mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev
December 6th 1424   Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews
December 6th 1491   King Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne
December 6th 1492   Haiti discovered by Columbus, at M“le Saint Nicolas
December 6th 1527   Pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto
December 6th 1534   Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish
December 6th 1631   1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed
December 6th 1641   Don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands
December 6th 1648   Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament
December 6th 1723   Emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution
December 6th 1732   1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC
December 6th 1745   Bonnie Prince Charlies army retreats to Scotland

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