Historical Events In December - 05

0663  On this day in history fourth Council of Toledo takes place.   

0749  On this day in history saint John of Damascus, theologian   

0771  Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman on December - 05.   

1082  On December - 05 ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated.   

1082  On December - 05 ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona   

1212  On December - 05 derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies   

1244  On December - 05 johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies   

1301  On this day in history pope Boniface VIII's degree Ausculta fili (only nominee)   

1349  Jews are massacred at Nuremberg in Black death riots on this day in history.   

1349  500 Jews of Nuremberg massacre during Black Death riots on this day in history.   

1355  On December - 05 jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies   

1360  The French Franc is created on this day in history.   

1408  On this day in history emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.   

1448  On this day in history bishop Jona of Moscow chosen as metropolitan of Kiev/Intoxication   

1456  On December - 05 earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die   

1492  On December - 05 columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola) (Haiti)   

1492  Columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola/Haiti) on this day in history.   

1496  On December - 05 jews are expelled from Portugal by order of King Manuel I   

1545  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet on this day in history.   

1547  On December - 05 ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian   

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on this day in history.   

1590  Niccolo Sfondrati chosen Pope Gregory XIV on December - 05.   

1594  Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 on December - 05.   

1602  On December - 05 giulio Caccini's "Euridice," premieres in Florence   

1654  On this day in history jean François Sarrazin, French writer   

1661  On December - 05 robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)   

1663  Severo Bonini, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1666  On December - 05 francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer   

1675  On this day in history john Lightfoot, English theologist (Horae Hebraicae), dies at 73   

1687  Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer on December - 05.   

1697  Carlo Arrigoni, composer on December - 05.   

1724  On December - 05 joseph Friebert, composer   

1741  -6] Russian princess Elisabeth Petrovna grabs powers on December - 05.   

1745  Christoph Forster, composer, dies at 52 on December - 05.   

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1377  Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) was born on December - 05.   

1443  On December - 05 birth of pope Julius II (d. 1513)   

1495  Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on December - 05.   

1537  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)   

1539  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On December - 05 birth of janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet   

1547  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on December - 05.   

1661  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on this day in history.   

0749  On December - 05 death of saint John of Damascus, theologian   

1082  On December - 05 death of ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona   

1212  On this day in history derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies   

1244  On this day in history johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies   

1355  On this day in history jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies   

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on this day in history.   

1570  Death of Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494) on this day in history.   

1594  Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 on December - 05.