Historical Events In December - 05
Monday, 20 January 2025
0663 Fourth Council of Toledo takes place on this day in history.
0749 Saint John of Damascus, theologian on December - 05.
0771 Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman on December - 05.
1082 On December - 05 ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated.
1082 Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.
1212 On this day in history derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies
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 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
1355 On this day in history jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies
1360 The French Franc is created on this day in history.
1408 Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow on December - 05.
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 this day in history columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola) (Haiti)
1492 On this day in history columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola/Haiti)
1496 Jews are expelled from Portugal by order of King Manuel I on December - 05.
1545 On this day in history janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet
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 this day in history.
1590 On this day in history 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 Jean François Sarrazin, French writer on this day in history.
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 On December - 05 francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer
1675 John Lightfoot, English theologist (Horae Hebraicae), dies at 73 on December - 05.
1687 Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer on this day in history.
1697 Carlo Arrigoni, composer on December - 05.
1724 Joseph Friebert, composer on this day in history.
1741 On this day in history -6] Russian princess Elisabeth Petrovna grabs powers
1745 Christoph Forster, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.
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