Historical Events In December - 05

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

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

0771  On December - 05 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  On this day in history ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona  

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1360  The French Franc is created on December - 05.  

1408  Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow on this day in history.  

1448  On December - 05 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 December - 05.  

1496  Jews are expelled from Portugal by order of King Manuel I on December - 05.  

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

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  On December - 05 niccolo Sfondrati chosen Pope Gregory XIV  

1594  Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1602  Giulio Caccini's "Euridice," premieres in Florence on this day in history.  

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

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  Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer on December - 05.  

1675  On December - 05 john Lightfoot, English theologist (Horae Hebraicae), dies at 73  

1687  Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer on this day in history.  

1697  On this day in history carlo Arrigoni, composer  

1724  On this day in history joseph Friebert, composer  

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

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

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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  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 this day in history birth of fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)  

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 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 December - 05.  

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

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