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1377  Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.  

1443  Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.  

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

1537  Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) was born on December - 05.  

1539  On December - 05 birth of fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)  

1545  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet was born on December - 05.  

1547  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on this day in history.  

1661  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on December - 05.  

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

1082  Death of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on December - 05.  

1212  Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies on December - 05.  

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

1355  Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies on this day in history.  

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on December - 05.  

1570  On this day in history death of johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494)  

1594  On December - 05 gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82