Events on 5 December 37
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Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes affectibus, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany.
Year 1492
Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
Year 1496
King Manuel I of Portugal issues a decree ordering the expulsion of "heretics" from the country.
Year 1757
Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen - Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine.
Year 1775
At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 1
Birthdays on 5 December 206
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Zhu Wen
b. 852 – d. 912
Zhu Wen, Chinese emperor (d. 912)
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Jianwen Emperor
b. 1377 – d. 1402
Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)
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Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal)
b. 1389 – d. 1455
Zbigniew Oleśnicki, Polish cardinal and statesman (d. 1455)
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Pope Julius II
b. 1443 – d. 1513
Pope Julius II (d. 1513)
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Willibald Pirckheimer
b. 1470 – d. 1530
Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (b. 1470)
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Nicolas Cleynaerts
b. 1495 – d. 1542
Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish philologist and lexicographer (d. 1542)
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Ashikaga Yoshiaki
b. 1537 – d. 1597
Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)
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Fausto Sozzini
b. 1539 – d. 1604
Fausto Sozzini, Italian theologian and author (d. 1604)
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Ubbo Emmius
b. 1547 – d. 1625
Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (b. 1547)
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Anne Cecil, Countess of Oxford
b. 1556 – d. 1588
Anne Cecil, Countess of Oxford, English countess (d. 1588)
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Henry Lawes
b. 1595 – d. 1662
Henry Lawes, English composer (d. 1662)
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Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
b. 1661 – d. 1724
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (d. 1724)
Deaths on 5 December 92
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Li Ban
d. 334 (b. 288)
Li Ban, emperor of Chang Han (b. 288)
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Ealhswith
d. 902
Ealhswith, queen consort and wife of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex
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Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona
d. 1082 (b. 1053)
Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona (b. 1053)
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Dirk van Are
d. 1212
Dirk van Are, bishop and lord of Utrecht
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Joan, Countess of Flanders
d. 1244
Joan, Countess of Flanders and Hainault(b. 1199 or 1200)
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John III, Duke of Brabant
d. 1355 (b. 1300)
John III, Duke of Brabant (b. 1300)
Francis II of France
d. 1560 (b. 1544)
Francis II of France (b. 1544)
Johan Friis
d. 1570 (b. 1494)
Johan Friis, Danish politician (b. 1494)
Gaspard Bauhin
d. 1624 (b. 1560)
Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist and physician (b. 1560)
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Jean François Sarrazin
d. 1654 (b. 1611)
Jean François Sarrazin, French author and poet (b. 1611)
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Severo Bonini
d. 1663 (b. 1582)
Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer (d. 1663)
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Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye
d. 1749 (b. 1685)
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, Canadian commander and explorer (d. 1749)