Historical Events In December - 05

1940  On this day in history jan Kubelik, composer, dies at 60   

1941  USS Lexington (CV-2) sails with Task Force 12 to ferry Marine aircraft to Midway, leaving no carriers at Pearl Harbor on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history football Writers Association of America organized   

1941  On December - 05 david Wilson, English contractor/multi-millionaire   

1942  CFL Grey Cup: Tor beats Win RCAF, 8 -5 at Toronto on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried   

1943  On December - 05 nFL Phila Eagle-Pitts Steeler merger disolves   

1944  German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht on this day in history.   

1945  Aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda Triangle on this day in history.   

1945  In the 'Bermuda Triangle' five US Navy bombers, on a training flight, disappear without trace on this day in history.   

1945  "Lost Squadron" crashes east of Florida (Bermuda Triangle) on December - 05.   

1946  On this day in history pres Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Exec Order #9808   

1947  On December - 05 jersey Joe Walcott beats Joe Louis   

1947  On December - 05 joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1948  On this day in history nY Giant Charley Conerly sets NFL record of 36 pass completions   

1949  Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title on December - 05.   

1950  On this day in history ships of the RAN participate in the evacuation of Chinnampo, Korea   

1950  On December - 05 ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title   

1951  On this day in history "Dragnet" premiers   

1951  On December - 05 "Dragnet" premieres   

1951  On December - 05 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, of baseball's black sox scandal, dies   

1952  On this day in history -8] worst smog in London ever, 4-8,000 die   

1954  On December - 05 kTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1955  On this day in history the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of autonomous trade unions in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, is formed   

1955  On December - 05 aFL & CIO merge, with George Meany as president   

1955  On this day in history paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73   

1956  Thornton Wilder's "Matchmaker," premieres in NYC on December - 05.   

1957  On December - 05 nYC becomes first city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law)   

1957  On this day in history william Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs," premieres in NYC   

1958  On this day in history ferdinand Bruckner, writer, dies at 67   

1959  K S Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), dies on December - 05.   

1963  Herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies on this day in history.   

1964  The first Medal of Honor awarded to a U.S. serviceman for action in Vietnam is presented to Capt. Roger Donlon of Saugerties, New York, for his heroic action earlier in the year on December - 05.   

1964  On this day in history remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70   

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1377  On this day in history birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)   

1443  Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.   

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

1537  Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

1539  On December - 05 birth of fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)   

1545  On December - 05 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 this day in history death of ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona   

1212  On December - 05 derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies   

1244  On December - 05 johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies   

1355  Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies on December - 05.   

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on December - 05.   

1570  Death of Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494) on December - 05.   

1594  On this day in history gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82