Historical Events In December - 05

1892  On this day in history anti-semite Hermann Ahlwardt elected to Germany's Reichstag  

1892  Cyril Ring, MA, actor (Body & Soul) on December - 05.  

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

1894  On this day in history phillip K. Wrigley (Wrigley Gum) born  

1894  On this day in history georges Feydeaus' "L'hôtel du libre échange," premieres in Paris  

1895  Henriette H Bosmans, Dutch cellist/pianist/composer on December - 05.  

1896  Henrik Ibsen's "Kejsor og Galileer," premieres in Leipzig on this day in history.  

1896  On December - 05 (Lady Huxley) Juliette Baillot, author  

1899  On December - 05 sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player  

1901  On this day in history the birth of Walt Disney, US cartoon and film producer  

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

1902  On this day in history [Steve James] Strom Thurmond, (Sen-D/R-SC)  

1902  On December - 05 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  On this day in history otto Preminger, Austria, director/producer (Laura, Exodus)  

1906  On this day in history the birth of Otto Preminger, German director  

1906  On December - 05 british govt-Balfour resigns  

1907  Lin Piau, Chinese politician on December - 05.  

1908  On December - 05 1st football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh)  

1910  On December - 05 abraham L Polonsky, US writer/director (Tell them Willie Boy is Here)  

1911  Alfred Manessier, French painter (leaded windows) on December - 05.  

1912  Maisie Fitter, editor/conservationist on this day in history.  

1914  On December - 05 6th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats U of Toronto, 14-2  

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

1916  Hans Richter, composer, dies at 73 on December - 05.  

1917  On December - 05 simone Gallimard, publisher  

1918  Oil refinery on Curacao opens on this day in history.  

1919  On December - 05 victor Collin Matthews, businessman  

1920  Pro football playoff game Akron & Buffalo 0-0 tie, title undecided on this day in history.  

1921  Alvy Moore, actor (Mr Kimball-Green Acres) on December - 05.  

1922  On December - 05 samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist, dies  

1923  On December - 05 tendrjakow, writer  

1924  Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Tor Maple Leafs 10-5 on December - 05.  

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1377  On December - 05 birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)  

1443  Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on December - 05.  

1495  On December - 05 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  Death of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.  

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

1244  Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1594  Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 on this day in history.