Who died on December 5

106 people with a Wikipedia article died on December 5, including Joan, Countess of Flanders, Francis II of France, Gaspard Bauhin. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

54 documented historical events happened on December 5, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The first of two major earthquakes struck the Kingdom of Naples, killing up to 70,000 people. On the same day, in another year: Pope Innocent VIII issued the papal bull Summis desiderantes affectibus, which gave the Dominican inquisitor Heinrich Kramer the explicit authority to prosecute witchcraft in Germany. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.