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  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  On December - 05 sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts  

1926  On this day in history george Savalas, Bronx NY, actor (Kojak)  

1927  On this day in history rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Mass, king of Thailand (1946- )  

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  On this day in history first US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC)  

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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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1933  18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed on December - 05.  

1933  In America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years on December - 05.  

1933  21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST) on this day in history.  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  On December - 05 bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator  

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

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

1935  Commercial hydroponics operation established (Montebello CA) on December - 05.  

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

1935  Calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker) on December - 05.  

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

1936  On this day in history 24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20  

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

1938  On this day in history john J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist (After Midnight)  

1938  Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54 on December - 05.  

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 December - 05.  

1940  On December - 05 boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager  

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1377  Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) was born on December - 05.  

1443  Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.  

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

1661  On December - 05 birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)  

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

1082  Death of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on December - 05.  

1212  On December - 05 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  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  Death of Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494) on this day in history.  

1594  On December - 05 gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82