Page 6: Historical Events In December - 05

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

1941  USS Lexington (CV-2) sails with Task Force 12 to ferry Marine aircraft to Midway, leaving no carriers at Pearl Harbor on December - 05.   

1941  Football Writers Association of America organized on this day in history.   

1941  On December - 05 david Wilson, English contractor/multi-millionaire   

1942  CFL Grey Cup: Tor beats Win RCAF, 8 -5 at Toronto on December - 05.   

1942  On December - 05 buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried   

1943  NFL Phila Eagle-Pitts Steeler merger disolves on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history german troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht   

1945  Aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda Triangle on December - 05.   

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

1945  On this day in history "Lost Squadron" crashes east of Florida (Bermuda Triangle)   

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

1947  On this day in history jersey Joe Walcott beats Joe Louis   

1947  On December - 05 joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1948  NY Giant Charley Conerly sets NFL record of 36 pass completions on December - 05.   

1949  On this day in history ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title   

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

1950  On December - 05 ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title   

1951  On this day in history "Dragnet" premiers   

1951  "Dragnet" premieres on this day in history.   

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

1952  On December - 05 -8] worst smog in London ever, 4-8,000 die   

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

1955  On December - 05 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  AFL & CIO merge, with George Meany as president on December - 05.   

1955  On this day in history paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73   

1956  On December - 05 thornton Wilder's "Matchmaker," premieres in NYC   

1957  On December - 05 nYC becomes first city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law)   

1957  On this day in history william Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs," premieres in NYC   

1958  Ferdinand Bruckner, writer, dies at 67 on December - 05.   

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

1963  Herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies on December - 05.   

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  Remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70 on December - 05.   

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1377  On this day in history birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)   

1443  Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.   

1495  Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

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

1547  On December - 05 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  Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies on this day in history.   

1355  Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies on December - 05.   

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

1570  On December - 05 death of johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494)   

1594  Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 on December - 05.