Historical Events In December - 05

0663  Fourth Council of Toledo takes place on December - 05.  

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

0771  On December - 05 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1349  500 Jews of Nuremberg massacre during Black Death riots on December - 05.  

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

1360  The French Franc is created on December - 05.  

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  Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die on this day in history.  

1492  Columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola) (Haiti) on December - 05.  

1492  Columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola/Haiti) on December - 05.  

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 December - 05.  

1547  On this day in history ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian  

1560  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1602  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1663  On this day in history severo Bonini, composer, dies at 80  

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 this day in history francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer  

1697  Carlo Arrigoni, composer on this day in history.  

1724  Joseph Friebert, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

1495  On this day in history birth of nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542)  

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

0749  Death of Saint John of Damascus, theologian on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1570  On December - 05 death of johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494)  

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