2nd » Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Austerlitz French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte defeat a joint Imperial Russia e.g Russo-Austrian Empire called Austrian force.
26th » Austria and France sign the Peace of Pressburg (1805) e.g Treaty of Pressburg.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1805
6th » Adolf Reubke, German organ builder (d. 1875)
6th » Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician (d. 1861)
10th » Joseph Škoda, Czech physician, dermatologist, and academic (d. 1881)
12th » William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist, founded 'The Liberator (anti-slavery newspaper) known as The Liberator' (d. 1879)
12th » Henry Wells, American businessman, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (d. 1878)
21st » Thomas Graham (chemist) known as Thomas Graham, Scottish chemist and academic (d. 1869)
22nd » John Obadiah Westwood, English entomologist and archaeologist (d. 1893)
23rd » Joseph Smith, American religious leader, 1st List of presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1844)
Famous Deaths for December 1805
23rd » Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and author (b. 1723)