Historical Events In December - 05

1940  On this day in history jan Kubelik, composer, dies at 60  

1941  On this day in history uSS Lexington (CV-2) sails with Task Force 12 to ferry Marine aircraft to Midway, leaving no carriers at Pearl Harbor.  

1941  On this day in history football Writers Association of America organized  

1941  David Wilson, English contractor/multi-millionaire on December - 05.  

1942  CFL Grey Cup: Tor beats Win RCAF, 8 -5 at Toronto on this day in history.  

1942  Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried on December - 05.  

1943  On this day in history nFL Phila Eagle-Pitts Steeler merger disolves  

1944  German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht on this day in history.  

1945  On December - 05 aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda Triangle  

1945  In the 'Bermuda Triangle' five US Navy bombers, on a training flight, disappear without trace on December - 05.  

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1945  "Lost Squadron" crashes east of Florida (Bermuda Triangle) on December - 05.  

1946  Pres Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Exec Order #9808 on this day in history.  

1947  On December - 05 jersey Joe Walcott beats Joe Louis  

1947  Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on December - 05.  

1948  NY Giant Charley Conerly sets NFL record of 36 pass completions on this day in history.  

1949  Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title on December - 05.  

1950  On December - 05 ships of the RAN participate in the evacuation of Chinnampo, Korea  

1950  Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title on December - 05.  

1951  "Dragnet" premiers on December - 05.  

1951  On this day in history "Dragnet" premieres  

1951  "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, of baseball's black sox scandal, dies on this day in history.  

1952  -8] worst smog in London ever, 4-8,000 die on this day in history.  

1954  KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting on December - 05.  

1955  On this day in history the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of autonomous trade unions in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, is formed  

1955  On December - 05 aFL & CIO merge, with George Meany as president  

1955  Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1956  Thornton Wilder's "Matchmaker," premieres in NYC on December - 05.  

1957  NYC becomes first city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law) on this day in history.  

1957  William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs," premieres in NYC on December - 05.  

1958  On this day in history ferdinand Bruckner, writer, dies at 67  

1959  K S Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), dies on December - 05.  

1963  On December - 05 herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies  

1964  On December - 05 the first Medal of Honor awarded to a U.S. serviceman for action in Vietnam is presented to Capt. Roger Donlon of Saugerties, New York, for his heroic action earlier in the year.  

1964  On this day in history remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70  

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1377  Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.  

1443  Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on December - 05.  

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  On this day in history birth of fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)  

1545  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet was born on December - 05.  

1547  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on December - 05.  

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 December - 05.  

1082  On December - 05 death of ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona  

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

1244  Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies on this day in history.  

1355  On this day in history jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies  

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on this day in history.  

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.