Historical Events In December - 05

1966  On this day in history sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57  

1967  Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens on this day in history.  

1968  Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP on December - 05.  

1968  Fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54 on December - 05.  

1970  On this day in history a North Vietnamese newspaper declares that the country will not be intimidated by U.S. bombing threats.  

1971  Hugh Wakefield, actress (Blithe Spirit), dies on this day in history.  

1973  Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album on December - 05.  

1974  On December - 05 airport terminal roof collapses killing 17 (Teheran Iran)  

1974  Seattle Seahawks formed on December - 05.  

1974  Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, tennis player (US Open 1909-11), dies at 87 on December - 05.  

1975  NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed on this day in history.  

1975  Jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies on this day in history.  

1977  Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq & S Yemen on December - 05.  

1977  On this day in history the Plymouth Horizon was introduced on this day. It was the first American-made small car with front-wheel drive. Technical advances in drive technology had reduced the size and cost of front-wheel drive systems.  

1978  Pioneer Venus 1 begins orbiting Venus on December - 05.  

1980  On December - 05 don Taylor, cricketer (3 Tests for NZ 1947-56, 159 runs), dies  

1983  On December - 05 12 killed by a car bomb shattering 9-story building in west Beirut  

1983  Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use on December - 05.  

1983  On December - 05 robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65  

1985  Beverly McLachlin is the first woman appointed to the B.C. Court of Appeal, the province's highest court on this day in history.  

1985  On this day in history dow Jones Industrial Average rose above the 1,500 level for first time  

1986  Carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer on this day in history.  

1987  "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1988  Shuttle Atlantis launches world's first nuclear-war-fighting satellite on December - 05.  

1989  John M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68 on December - 05.  

1990  Former Noriega aide Luis del Cid pleads guilty on December - 05.  

1990  On this day in history the Canadian Broadcast Corp. cuts its spending by $108 million, slashes 1100 jobs and closes or reduces regiona news bureaus to 11 stations  

1990  On December - 05 steven Shaw, dies at 25  

1991  On this day in history charles Keating Jr (Lincoln Savings & Loan fraud), found guilty  

1991  On this day in history new York Daily News files for protection under chapter 11 dec06  

1991  Aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies on this day in history.  

1992  On December - 05 hilary Tindall, dies of cancer at 54  

1993  On this day in history alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87  

1994  On December - 05 harry Horner, Czech/US set designer/director (Our Town), dies at 84  

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

1443  On this day in history birth of pope Julius II (d. 1513)  

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  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 December - 05.  

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

1661  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on this day in history.  

0749  On December - 05 death of saint John of Damascus, theologian  

1082  Death of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.  

1212  On this day in history derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies  

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  On December - 05 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