January 3, 2012

Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus  (Roman Catholic)

Tenth Day of Christmas  (Christianity)

ROYAL BIRTHDAY

Princess Carla of Bulgaria, Princess of Panagyurishte   {1969} [wife of Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria, Prince of Panagyurishte, Duke of Saxony (son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria)]

ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand & Soamsawali Kitiyakara  {1977} [divorced Aug. 12, 1991]









HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

1521   Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.

1919   At the Paris Peace Conference, Emir Faisal of Iraq [the future King of Syria Mar.11-July 25, 1920; King of Iraq 1921-1933] signs an agreement with Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann on the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East.

1962   Pope John XXIII excommunicates Prime Minister Fidel Castro of Cuba.


HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTH

1196   Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d.1231)


DEATHS

235   Pope Saint Anterus

323   Emperor Yuan (Sima Rui/Jingwen) of Jin China

1322   King Philippe V "the Tall" of France, King of Navarre (as the II), Count of Champagne

1437   Princess Catherine of Valois-France, Queen consort of England

1571   Joachim II Hector, Prince-Elector of Brandenburg

1701   Prince Louis I of Monaco, Duke of Valentinois

1981   Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone [Princess Alice of Albany (1883-1904), Princess of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha (1883-1917), Duchess of Saxony (1883-1917), Princess Alexander of Teck (1904-1917)]