Historical Events In December - 05

1925  On December - 05 canadian comedian David Broadfoot, a star of the Royal Canadian Air FArce is born   

1925  13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1 on December - 05.   

1925  Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1967..79) on this day in history.   

1925  Wilhelmina E Drucker, [Lensing], Dutch feminist, dies at 78 on December - 05.   

1926  On December - 05 sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts   

1926  George Savalas, Bronx NY, actor (Kojak) on December - 05.   

1927  Rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Mass, king of Thailand (1946- ) on December - 05.   

1928  On December - 05 england defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane   

1928  On December - 05 johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61   

1929  On December - 05 first US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC)   

1929  On this day in history sS Frances Duncan, built 1907 by Palmers Newcastle on Tyne. Foundered off Lands End, Cornwall, while carrying coal from Barry, South Wales to Rouen, France. 16 lost out of the crew of 21.   

1929  1st US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC) on December - 05.   

1931  On this day in history cFL Grey Cup: Mtl AAA beats Regina, 22-0 at Montreal   

1932  On December - 05 german physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa   

1932  The first Ford Model C automobile was introduced. It boasted the first four-cylinder engine made by Ford with a counter-balanced crankshaft on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history little Richard [Wayne Penniman], Macon Ga, rocker (Tutty Fruity)   

1933  On December - 05 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed   

1933  In America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years on December - 05.   

1933  On this day in history 21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST)   

1933  Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador)   

1935  On this day in history at Challander, Ontartio, the infant Dionne quintuplets are filmed for a movie based on their birth   

1935  On this day in history commercial hydroponics operation established (Montebello CA)   

1935  1st coml hydroponics operation established (Montebello Calif) on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker)   

1935  On this day in history frans, [MJ Francois] Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78   

1936  On this day in history 24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20   

1936  On this day in history james Lee Burke, American writer   

1938  On December - 05 john J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist (After Midnight)   

1938  Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54 on December - 05.   

1939  On this day in history a Sunderland aircraft of 10 Squadron RAAF, part of the RAF Coastal Command, flies on the first official RAAF operation of World War Two   

1939  On this day in history frederik van Rossum, composer   

1940  HMCS Saguenay (Destroyer) first Canadian Warship torpedoed, limps into a British port on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager   

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1377  Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.   

1443  On December - 05 birth of pope Julius II (d. 1513)   

1495  On this day in history birth of nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542)   

1537  Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) was born on December - 05.   

1539  On this day in history birth of fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)   

1545  On this day in history birth of janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet   

1547  On December - 05 birth of ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian   

1661  On this day in history birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)   

0749  Death of Saint John of Damascus, theologian on December - 05.   

1082  On December - 05 death of ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona   

1212  Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies on December - 05.   

1244  On this day in history johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies   

1355  Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16   

1570  On December - 05 death of johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494)   

1594  On December - 05 gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82