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  Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman on this day in history.   

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 December - 05.   

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

1301  On this day in history pope Boniface VIII's degree Ausculta fili (only nominee)   

1349  On December - 05 jews are massacred at Nuremberg in Black death riots   

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

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

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

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 December - 05.   

1456  On December - 05 earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die   

1492  Columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola) (Haiti) on this day in history.   

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  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on December - 05.   

1590  On December - 05 niccolo Sfondrati chosen Pope Gregory XIV   

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

1602  Giulio Caccini's "Euridice," premieres in Florence on December - 05.   

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

1661  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) on this day in history.   

1663  On December - 05 severo Bonini, composer, dies at 80   

1666  Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer on this day in history.   

1675  John Lightfoot, English theologist (Horae Hebraicae), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1687  Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer on December - 05.   

1697  Carlo Arrigoni, composer on this day in history.   

1724  On December - 05 joseph Friebert, composer   

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

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

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1377  On December - 05 birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)   

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  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)   

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  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 December - 05.   

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

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

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on this day in history.   

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

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