December 25 0337(14th of Tevet, 4098): Earliest possible date on which Christmas was reported to have been celebrated on December 25th. 496: Baptism of Clovis I, the Frankish ruler who united all the tribes of Gaul (France) under one ruler. Hi... »
December 24 3 BCE: Birthdate if of Servus Sulpicius Galba one the emperors who ruled Rome, for a short period of time during the Jewish Revolt that ended with the destruction of the Second Temple 1166: King Henry II of England and Duchess Elean... »
December 23 800: Today, Leo III, the Pope whose aggressive plan to crown Charlemagne gave the Jews of the Rhineland a comparatively benign ruler “took an oath of purgation concerning the charges of adultery and perjury brought against him, and his opp... »
December 18 1118: Alfonso the Battler conquered Zaragoza. 1271: Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of China. Reportedly, Marco Polo found several influential Jews at the court of Kub... »
December 13 522 BCE: Darius I, the Persian monarch who allowed the Jewish people to re-build the Temple at Jerusalem strengthened his hold on his kingdom when he defeated Nebuchadnezzar III in a battle at the Tigris and that at the Euphrates. 519 BCE... »