History Home
Events     Birthdays     Deaths     Years

Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy!

Brabant


1989 Mausoleum of Beatrice of Brabant (1288) discovered in Kortrijk Belgium

1986 South Africa emergency crisis in Brabant and Limburg ends

1977 Fire in hotel Duc de Brabant Brussels, kills 19

1944 German troops blow-up Heusden North Brabant city hall, 134 die

1940 French troops arrive in Zealand/Brabant Netherlands

1909 Luc van Brabant, Flemish writer/erotic poet

1868 Jacques Offenbach's opera "Genevieve de Brabant," premieres in New York City

1654 Francois van Kinschot, treasurer-gen/chancellor of Brabant, dies at 77

1583 Brabant: duke of Parma beats French mercenaries

1582 Zealand/Brabant adopts Gregorian calendar, yesterday was Dec 14th

1582 Zealand/Brabant Netherlands adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 12/25

1582 Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant

1568 Willem of Oranges army occupies Brabant

1556 Francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant

1452 Jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer

1430 Philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26

1427 Jan IV, duke of Brabant/Limburg/wife of Jacoba van Bayern, dies

1427 John IV, duke of Brabant, dies

1425 Duke John VI van Brabant pledges Holland/Zealand to Philip the Good

1418 Jacoba van Bayern marries her cousin John IV van Brabant

1415 John IV van Bourgondy becomes duke of Brabant/Limburg

1406 Anton van Bourgondies becomes duke of Brabant

1406 Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry), dies at 84

1404 Philips van Saint-Pol, Duke of Brabant

1403 Jan IV, Duke of Brabant/Limburg

1396 Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count

1385 John without Fear marries Margaretha of Brabant

1383 Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies

1355 Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies

1349 Duke of Brabant orders execution of all Jews in Brussels, accusing them of poisoning the wells

1322 Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg, Joyful Entry

1312 Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies

1312 Duke John II of Brabant ends Charter of Kortenberg

1294 John II becomes duke of Brabant/Limburg

1294 Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies

1288 Beatrice van Kortrok/Brabant, Belgian wife of king Henry, dies at 63

1261 Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies

1248 Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies

1235 Henry I, duke of Brabant, dies

1213 Battle at Steppes-Bishop Pierrepont and Louis II beat Henry I of Brabant

1190 Godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies

1142 Godfried II, duke of Brabant/Netherlands-Lotharingen, dies

1139 Godfried II the Young becomes duke of Brabant

1139 Godfried I, with the Beard, duke of Brabant/earl of Leuven, dies


History Home    Copyright 2009 BrainyMedia.com