Page 5: Historical Events In December - 05

1925  On December - 05 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 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  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  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 December - 05.   

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

1929  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 on December - 05.   

1929  On this day in history 1st US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC)   

1931  CFL Grey Cup: Mtl AAA beats Regina, 22-0 at Montreal on December - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1933  On this day in history 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed   

1933  In America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years on this day in history.   

1933  On December - 05 21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST)   

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

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

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

1935  On this day in history commercial hydroponics operation established (Montebello CA)   

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

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

1935  On December - 05 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 December - 05.   

1938  John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist (After Midnight) on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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  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  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)   

0749  On this day in history death of saint John of Damascus, theologian   

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

1212  Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies on this day in history.   

1244  On December - 05 johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies   

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 this day in history gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82