December 27 175 BCE (Tevet 3585): This day marked the completion of the Septuagint translation of the Bible into the Greek language. According to a letter from Aristeas to Philocrates, 72 sages, (six from each Israelite tribe) were brought to by Ptole... »
December 24 1166: King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine gave birth King John of England, the brother of Richard the Lionheart whom he followed to the throne in 1199 and who was such a rapacious monarch that the English nobles banne... »
December 21 69: The Senate acknowledged Vespasian as emperor. This marked the end of the so-called The Year of the Four Emperors during which four individuals - Galba, Otho, Vitellius and Vespasian – held the position of imperial leadership. &nbs... »
December 17 520 BCE (24th of Kislev): “The foundation-stone of the Temple was laid” (As reported by Jewish Encyclopedia) http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/4902-darius-i 630: Modestus of Jerusalem who replaced Zacharias as Greek Orthodox Pat... »
December 16 1316: Öljaitü, the eighth Ilkhanid dynasty ruler in Tabriz, Iran, whom the former vizer Rashid-al-Din Hamadani the Jewish convert to Islam was found of guilty of trying to poison, passed away today. 1431: King Henry VI of England named Ki... »