Historical Events In December - 05

0663  On December - 05 fourth Council of Toledo takes place.  

0749  On December - 05 saint John of Damascus, theologian  

0771  On this day in history charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman.  

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

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

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

1244  Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies on this day in history.  

1301  On December - 05 pope Boniface VIII's degree Ausculta fili (only nominee)  

1349  Jews are massacred at Nuremberg in Black death riots on December - 05.  

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

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

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

1408  On December - 05 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  Columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola) (Haiti) on this day in history.  

1492  On this day in history columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola/Haiti)  

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

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

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

1560  On this day in history francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16  

1590  On this day in history niccolo Sfondrati chosen Pope Gregory XIV  

1594  On this day in history gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82  

1602  On this day in history giulio Caccini's "Euridice," premieres in Florence  

1654  Jean François Sarrazin, French writer on this day in history.  

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

1663  Severo Bonini, composer, dies at 80 on December - 05.  

1666  On this day in history francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer  

1675  John Lightfoot, English theologist (Horae Hebraicae), dies at 73 on December - 05.  

1687  On December - 05 francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer  

1697  On this day in history carlo Arrigoni, composer  

1724  On this day in history joseph Friebert, composer  

1741  On this day in history -6] Russian princess Elisabeth Petrovna grabs powers  

1745  On December - 05 christoph Forster, composer, dies at 52  

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1377  On this day in history birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)  

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

1495  Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.  

1537  Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1661  On this day in history birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)  

0749  Death of Saint John of Damascus, theologian on December - 05.  

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

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  

1355  On December - 05 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 December - 05.  

1594  On this day in history gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82