Page 5: 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 December - 05 13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1   

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

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  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 December - 05 england defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane   

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

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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1933  18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed on December - 05.   

1933  On this day in history in America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years   

1933  21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST) on this day in history.   

1933  Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator on December - 05.   

1934  On December - 05 joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador)   

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

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

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

1935  Calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  Frederik van Rossum, composer on December - 05.   

1940  HMCS Saguenay (Destroyer) first Canadian Warship torpedoed, limps into a British port on December - 05.   

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 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 December - 05.   

1537  Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On December - 05 jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies   

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

1570  On this day in history death of johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494)   

1594  Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 on this day in history.