Page 5: 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1926  Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts on December - 05.   

1926  On December - 05 george Savalas, Bronx NY, actor (Kojak)   

1927  Rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Mass, king of Thailand (1946- ) on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history england defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane   

1928  Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1929  First US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC) on this day in history.   

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  CFL Grey Cup: Mtl AAA beats Regina, 22-0 at Montreal on December - 05.   

1932  On this day in history german physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa   

1932  On December - 05 the first Ford Model C automobile was introduced. It boasted the first four-cylinder engine made by Ford with a counter-balanced crankshaft.   

1932  Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], Macon Ga, rocker (Tutty Fruity) on December - 05.   

1933  18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed on December - 05.   

1933  On this day in history in America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years   

1933  On this day in history 21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST)   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  Joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador) on December - 05.   

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 December - 05.   

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

1935  On December - 05 calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker)   

1935  On December - 05 frans, [MJ Francois] Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78   

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

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

1938  John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist (After Midnight) on December - 05.   

1938  Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history frederik van Rossum, composer   

1940  On December - 05 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  On December - 05 birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)   

1443  On this day in history birth of pope Julius II (d. 1513)   

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 December - 05.   

1545  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet was born on December - 05.   

1547  On this day in history birth of ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian   

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 this day in history death of ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona   

1212  Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies on this day in history.   

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

1355  On this day in history jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies   

1560  On December - 05 francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16   

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