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

1082  Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.  

1212  Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies on this day in history.  

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

1301  Pope Boniface VIII's degree Ausculta fili (only nominee) on December - 05.  

1349  On this day in history jews are massacred at Nuremberg in Black death riots  

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

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1355  Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies on December - 05.  

1360  On December - 05 the French Franc is created.  

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

1448  Bishop Jona of Moscow chosen as metropolitan of Kiev/Intoxication on this day in history.  

1456  Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die on December - 05.  

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

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

1496  On this day in history jews are expelled from Portugal by order of King Manuel I  

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

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

1560  On December - 05 francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16  

1590  On December - 05 niccolo Sfondrati chosen Pope Gregory XIV  

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 December - 05 jean François Sarrazin, French writer  

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

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

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

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

1687  On December - 05 francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer  

1697  On December - 05 carlo Arrigoni, composer  

1724  Joseph Friebert, composer on December - 05.  

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

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

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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 December - 05.  

1495  On December - 05 birth of nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542)  

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 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 December - 05 death of saint John of Damascus, theologian  

1082  Death of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.  

1212  Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies on this day in history.  

1244  Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies on December - 05.  

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

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