Historical Events In December - 05

1925  Canadian comedian David Broadfoot, a star of the Royal Canadian Air FArce is born on December - 05.  

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 December - 05.  

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

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

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

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

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.  

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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  1st US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC) on this day in history.  

1931  CFL Grey Cup: Mtl AAA beats Regina, 22-0 at Montreal on this day in history.  

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

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1933  18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed on December - 05.  

1933  On December - 05 in America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years  

1933  21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST) on December - 05.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

1934  On this day in history joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador)  

1935  At Challander, Ontartio, the infant Dionne quintuplets are filmed for a movie based on their birth on December - 05.  

1935  On December - 05 commercial hydroponics operation established (Montebello CA)  

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

1935  On December - 05 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 December - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager on December - 05.  

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1377  On December - 05 birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)  

1443  On December - 05 birth of pope Julius II (d. 1513)  

1495  On December - 05 birth of nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542)  

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

1539  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on December - 05.  

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

0749  Death of Saint John of Damascus, theologian on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies  

1355  Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies on this day in history.  

1560  On December - 05 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.