Sunday, December 18, 2011

December 16

Posadas Navidenas/Las Posadas  (Roman Catholic/Mexico + other Latin American countries such as Guatemala, & parts of the Southwestern USA)


Advent Embertide  (Roman Catholic, Anglican, some Lutheran + Episcopal)


Independence Day in Kazakhstan  (1991)


Day of Reconciliation in South Africa  (1994)


National Day in Bahrain  (1971)


National Sports Day in Thailand  (1986)


Victory Day in Bangladesh  (1971)


Victory Day/Vijay Diwas in India  (1971)





ROYAL BIRTHDAY

Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Croatia + Bohemia, Duke of Modena   {1955} [husband of Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (daughter of King Albert II of the Belgians)]



ROYAL ENGAGEMENT ANNIVERSARY

Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg & Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst   {2000}











ROYAL CHRISTENING

Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg   {1996} [daughter of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein (son of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein)]






HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENT

1431   King Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris, France.


HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

1614   Eberhard III, Duke of Wurttemberg (d.1674)


1790   King Leopold I of the Belgians, Prince of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha, Duke of Saxony (d.1865)


1888   King Alexander I "the Unifier" of Yugoslavia {Dec. 16 is the New Style date, Dec. 4 is the Old Style date} [previously King of Serbs, Croats + Slovenes] (d.1934)



DEATHS

705   Empress Wu Zetian of Zhao China, Sacred and Divine Empress Regnant [previously Tian Hou/Empress consort Wu of Tang China]


866   Eberhard[/Everard/Evrard/Erhard/Eberard/Everardus/Eberardus/Eberhardus/Ewrardus], Duke of Friuli

1325   Charles I, Count of Valois, son of King Philip III "the Bold" of France

1378   Secondotto/Otho/Ottone/Otto II/III Palaeologus, Marquess/Margrave of Montferrat

1470   John II of Anjou, Duke of Lorraine, Duke of Calabria, Prince of Girona

1751   Leopold II Maximilian, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

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