Historical Events In December - 05

0663  Fourth Council of Toledo takes place on this day in history.  

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

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  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 December - 05.  

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

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

1360  The French Franc is created on December - 05.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  Niccolo Sfondrati chosen Pope Gregory XIV on December - 05.  

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

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

1654  On this day in history jean François Sarrazin, French writer  

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

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

1666  Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer on December - 05.  

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

1687  On this day in history francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer  

1697  On December - 05 carlo Arrigoni, composer  

1724  On this day in history joseph Friebert, composer  

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

1745  Christoph Forster, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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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 December - 05.  

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

1537  On December - 05 birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)  

1539  On December - 05 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  On this day in history birth of ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian  

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

0749  On December - 05 death of saint John of Damascus, theologian  

1082  On this day in history 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 this day in history johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies  

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

1560  On this day in history 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 this day in history gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82