Today is Wednesday, December 5, the 339th day of 2018. There are 26 days left in the year.
1602 — Giulio Caccini’s "Euridice" premieres in Florence
1757 — Battle at Leuthen: Prussian army beats Austrians
1766 — London auctioneers Christie’s hold their first sale
1830 — "Symphonique fantastique" by Berlioz premieres in Paris
1831 — Former President John Quincy Adams takes his seat as member of House of Representatives
1837 — Uprising under William Lyon Mackenzie in Canada
1925 — German government of Luther falls
1926 — Sergei Eisenstein’s "Battleship Potemkin" debuts
1928 — England defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane