Page 4: Historical Events In December - 05

1892  On December - 05 anti-semite Hermann Ahlwardt elected to Germany's Reichstag   

1892  On December - 05 cyril Ring, MA, actor (Body & Soul)   

1893  On December - 05 1st electric car (built in Toronto) could go 15 miles between charges   

1894  Phillip K. Wrigley (Wrigley Gum) born on December - 05.   

1894  Georges Feydeaus' "L'hôtel du libre échange," premieres in Paris on December - 05.   

1895  On December - 05 henriette H Bosmans, Dutch cellist/pianist/composer   

1896  On December - 05 henrik Ibsen's "Kejsor og Galileer," premieres in Leipzig   

1896  On this day in history (Lady Huxley) Juliette Baillot, author   

1899  Sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player on December - 05.   

1901  The birth of Walt Disney, US cartoon and film producer on December - 05.   

1901  On December - 05 grace Moore, US, soprano (One Night to Live)   

1902  [Steve James] Strom Thurmond, (Sen-D/R-SC) on December - 05.   

1902  On this day in history henry Stephen Cutler, composer, dies at 78   

1903  Cecil Frank Powell, England, physicist, discovered pion (Nobel 1950) on December - 05.   

1905  Henry Campbell-Bannermam (Lib) becomes PM of England on December - 05.   

1905  Otto Preminger, Austria, director/producer (Laura, Exodus) on December - 05.   

1906  On December - 05 the birth of Otto Preminger, German director   

1906  British govt-Balfour resigns on this day in history.   

1907  Lin Piau, Chinese politician on this day in history.   

1908  1st football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh) on this day in history.   

1910  Abraham L Polonsky, US writer/director (Tell them Willie Boy is Here) on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history alfred Manessier, French painter (leaded windows)   

1912  Maisie Fitter, editor/conservationist on December - 05.   

1914  On this day in history 6th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats U of Toronto, 14-2   

1915  On this day in history carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer   

1916  On December - 05 hans Richter, composer, dies at 73   

1917  Simone Gallimard, publisher on December - 05.   

1918  Oil refinery on Curacao opens on December - 05.   

1919  Victor Collin Matthews, businessman on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history pro football playoff game Akron & Buffalo 0-0 tie, title undecided   

1921  On this day in history alvy Moore, actor (Mr Kimball-Green Acres)   

1922  On this day in history samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist, dies   

1923  On December - 05 tendrjakow, writer   

1924  On December - 05 hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Tor Maple Leafs 10-5   

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

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

1495  Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

1537  On December - 05 birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)   

1539  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

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

1547  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on December - 05.   

1661  On December - 05 birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)   

0749  On this day in history death of saint John of Damascus, theologian   

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

1212  On this day in history derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies   

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

1355  On December - 05 jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies   

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on this day in history.   

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

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