Following is a random sampling of events throughout the Middle Ages, most for Western Europe.
December 1
800 AD: Charlemagne judges accusations against Pope Leo III of perjury and adultery
which are dismissed. 2 days later, Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne emperor
1640 AD: Portugal regains independence from Spain after 60 years of Spanish rule
December 2
1409 AD: The University of Leipzig opens
1697 AD: St. Paul's Cathedral opens in London
December 3
1557 AD: The first Covenant of Scottish Protestants forms
1586 AD: Potatoes from Columbia are first introduced into England
1621 AD: Galileo invents the telescope
December 4
1110 AD: City of Saida in Syria surrenders to the Crusaders
1154 AD: Hadrian IV is elected pope, the only Englishman to become pontiff
1259 AD: Treaty of Paris signed between King Henry III (England) and Louis IX (France)
1619 AD: 38 colonists from England disembark in Virginia
1674 AD: Father Marquette, a French priest, builds the first building in what is now Chicago
December 5
1360 AD: The French franc is created
1408 AD: Emir Edigu of the Mongolian Golden Horde reaches Moscow
1456 AD: 35,000 people die when an earthquake strikes Naples, Italy
1492 AD: Columbus discovers Hispaniola (Haiti/Dominican Republic)
December 6
1240 AD: The Mongols occupy and destroy Kiev
1534 AD: Quito, Ecuador is founded by Spain
December 7
43 AD: The Roman orator, Cicero, is assassinated
185 AD: Emperor Lo-Yang of China sees supernova
December 8
1659 AD: The city of Cuidad Juarez is founded in Mexico
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