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  13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1 on December - 05.   

1925  Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1967..79) on this day in history.   

1925  On December - 05 wilhelmina E Drucker, [Lensing], Dutch feminist, dies at 78   

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

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

1927  Rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Mass, king of Thailand (1946- ) on December - 05.   

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 December - 05.   

1929  First US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC) on December - 05.   

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

1931  On December - 05 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 December - 05.   

1933  On this day in history 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed   

1933  In America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years on December - 05.   

1933  On December - 05 21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST)   

1933  On this day in history bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator   

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 December - 05.   

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

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

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  24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20 on this day in history.   

1936  James Lee Burke, American writer on December - 05.   

1938  On this day in history 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  On December - 05 frederik van Rossum, composer   

1940  HMCS Saguenay (Destroyer) first Canadian Warship torpedoed, limps into a British port on this day in history.   

1940  Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager on this day in history.   

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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 December - 05.   

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

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

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

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 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  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 this day in history.   

1594  Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 on December - 05.