Editing December 5 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1649]] &ndash; The town of [[Raahe]] ({{langx|sv|Brahestad}}) is founded by Count [[Per Brahe the Younger]].<ref>[https://www.infofinland.fi/fi/raahe/tietoa-raahesta Tietoa Raahesta – InfoFinland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727110554/https://www.infofinland.fi/fi/raahe/tietoa-raahesta |date=2021-07-27 }} (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[http://www.jukkajoutsi.com/raahe.html Jukka Joutsi: Raahe] (in Finnish)</ref>
*[[1757]] &ndash; [[Seven Years' War]]: [[Battle of Leuthen]]: [[Frederick II of Prussia]] leads [[Prussia]]n forces to a decisive victory over [[Austrian Empire|Austrian]] forces under [[Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine]].
*[[1766]] &ndash; In London, auctioneer [[James Christie (auctioneer)|James Christie]] holds his first sale.
*[[1770]] &ndash; [[29th Regiment of Foot]] [[private (rank)|privates]] [[Hugh Montgomery (British Army soldier)|Hugh Montgomery]] and [[Matthew Kilroy (British Army soldier)|Matthew Kilroy]] are found guilty for the manslaughter of [[Crispus Attucks]] and Samuel Gray respectively in the [[Boston Massacre]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonmassacre.net/trial/trial-summary4.htm |title=The Summary of the Boston Massacre Trial |last=Adams |first=John |author-link=John Adams |date=March 5, 1773 |website=bostonmassacre.net |publisher= |access-date=October 1, 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
*[[1775]] &ndash; At [[Fort Ticonderoga]], [[Henry Knox]] begins his historic [[Noble train of artillery|transport of artillery]] to [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]].
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[Phi Beta Kappa]], the oldest academic honor society in the U.S., holds its first meeting at the [[College of William & Mary]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pbk.org/History |title=PBK_History |last=Society |first=Phi Beta Kappa |website=www.pbk.org |publisher=[[Phi Beta Kappa]] |access-date=2019-12-10 |archive-date=2019-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219191722/https://www.pbk.org/History |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1831]] &ndash; Former U.S. President [[John Quincy Adams]] takes his seat in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]].
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[Jefferson Davis]] is elected to the U.S. Senate.
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[California Gold Rush]]: In a message to the [[United States Congress]], U.S. President [[James K. Polk]] confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in [[California]].
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Chincha Islands War]]: [[Peru]] allies with [[Chile]] against Spain.
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[New Haven Symphony Orchestra]] of Connecticut performs its first concert.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newhavensymphony.com/about_us.htm |title=New Haven Symphony Orchestra: About Us |access-date=2007-10-17 |work=www.newhavensymphony.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070916152050/http://www.newhavensymphony.com/about_us.htm |archive-date=2007-09-16}}</ref>