Historical Events In December - 05

1925  On this day in history canadian comedian David Broadfoot, a star of the Royal Canadian Air FArce is born   

1925  On this day in history 13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1   

1925  On December - 05 anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1967..79)   

1925  Wilhelmina E Drucker, [Lensing], Dutch feminist, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts   

1926  George Savalas, Bronx NY, actor (Kojak) on this day in history.   

1927  On December - 05 rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Mass, king of Thailand (1946- )   

1928  England defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history 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  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 on December - 05.   

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

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

1932  German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa on December - 05.   

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 December - 05.   

1932  Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], Macon Ga, rocker (Tutty Fruity) on this day in history.   

1933  18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed on this day in history.   

1933  In America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years on December - 05.   

1933  21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST) on this day in history.   

1933  Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator on December - 05.   

1934  On December - 05 joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador)   

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

1935  Commercial hydroponics operation established (Montebello CA) on this day in history.   

1935  1st coml hydroponics operation established (Montebello Calif) on December - 05.   

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

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

1936  On December - 05 24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20   

1936  On December - 05 james Lee Burke, American writer   

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

1938  On this day in history christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54   

1939  A Sunderland aircraft of 10 Squadron RAAF, part of the RAF Coastal Command, flies on the first official RAAF operation of World War Two on December - 05.   

1939  Frederik van Rossum, composer on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history hMCS Saguenay (Destroyer) first Canadian Warship torpedoed, limps into a British port   

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

1495  Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on December - 05.   

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

1539  On this day in history 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  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on this day in history.   

1661  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on December - 05.   

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

1244  Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies on December - 05.   

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

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  Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 on December - 05.