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  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 December - 05.   

1926  On December - 05 sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts   

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

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

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 December - 05.   

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

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  On this day in history cFL Grey Cup: Mtl AAA beats Regina, 22-0 at Montreal   

1932  On December - 05 german physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa   

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1933  On December - 05 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed   

1933  In America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years on this day in history.   

1933  On December - 05 21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST)   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

1934  On this day in history 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  Commercial hydroponics operation established (Montebello CA) on December - 05.   

1935  On this day in history 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 December - 05.   

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

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 December - 05.   

1939  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)   

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

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

1537  Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) was born on December - 05.   

1539  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  Death of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

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

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on December - 05.   

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.