This day in History - December 12

413 Historic Events for December 12
627 Event Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen
884 Death Carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies
1098 Event 1st Crusaders capture and plunder Mara Syria
1112 Death Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies
1204 Death Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69
1263 Death Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies
1474 Event Isabella crowns herself queen of Castili‰ and Aragon
1479 Event Jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III
1524 Event Pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome
1527 Event Composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice
1560 Birth Maximilien de B‚thune, duke of Sully/baron of Rosny/PM of France
1574 Birth Anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II
1579 Birth Heinrich Steuccius, composer
1600 Death John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies
1630 Birth Olof Rudbeck, composer
1653 Event Barebone-parliament ends
1660 Birth Peter Rabus, poet/translator (Liberated Britanje)
1673 Birth Ahmed III, 23rd sultan (Turkey, 1703-30)
1677 Event Brandenburgs army occupies Stettin
1677 Death Jacob Binckes/Benckes, Dutch admiral (Chatham), dies in battle
1685 Birth Lodovico Giustini, composer
1700 Event Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar
1712 Birth Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen
1715 Birth Gennaro Manna, composer
1715 Event Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund [NS=12/23]