Page 5: Historical Events In December - 05

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

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 this day in history wilhelmina E Drucker, [Lensing], Dutch feminist, dies at 78   

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

1926  George Savalas, Bronx NY, actor (Kojak) on December - 05.   

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

1928  England defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane on December - 05.   

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 December - 05.   

1929  On December - 05 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  On this day in history the first Ford Model C automobile was introduced. It boasted the first four-cylinder engine made by Ford with a counter-balanced crankshaft.   

1932  On December - 05 little Richard [Wayne Penniman], Macon Ga, rocker (Tutty Fruity)   

1933  18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history in America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years   

1933  21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST) on December - 05.   

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

1934  Joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador) on this day in history.   

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  Calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker) on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history 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  James Lee Burke, American writer on this day in history.   

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

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

1939  On this day in history a Sunderland aircraft of 10 Squadron RAAF, part of the RAF Coastal Command, flies on the first official RAAF operation of World War Two   

1939  Frederik van Rossum, composer on December - 05.   

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

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

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

1537  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)   

1539  On this day in history birth of fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)   

1545  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0749  On December - 05 death of saint John of Damascus, theologian   

1082  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16   

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.