Deaths on December 5

Johan Friis, Danish politician (b. 1494)

Johan Friis (20 February 1494 – 5 December 1570) was a Danish statesman. He served as Chancellor under King Christian III of Denmark.

27 Apr

Regnans in Excelsis
Pope Pius V declares Queen Elizabeth I a heretic.
20 May

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas.
10 Sep

Ajacán Mission
Spanish Jesuit missionaries land in present-day Virginia to establish the short-lived Ajacán Mission.