Historical Events In December - 05

1966  On December - 05 sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57  

1967  Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens on December - 05.  

1968  On this day in history rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP  

1968  On this day in history fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54  

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

1971  On this day in history hugh Wakefield, actress (Blithe Spirit), dies  

1973  On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album  

1974  Airport terminal roof collapses killing 17 (Teheran Iran) on this day in history.  

1974  On this day in history seattle Seahawks formed  

1974  On December - 05 hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, tennis player (US Open 1909-11), dies at 87  

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1975  NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed on December - 05.  

1975  Jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies on December - 05.  

1977  On this day in history egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq & S Yemen  

1977  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 on this day in history.  

1978  Pioneer Venus 1 begins orbiting Venus on this day in history.  

1980  Don Taylor, cricketer (3 Tests for NZ 1947-56, 159 runs), dies on this day in history.  

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

1983  On December - 05 los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use  

1983  Robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

1985  On December - 05 dow Jones Industrial Average rose above the 1,500 level for first time  

1986  On December - 05 carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer  

1987  "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38 on December - 05.  

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

1989  John M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

1990  On December - 05 the Canadian Broadcast Corp. cuts its spending by $108 million, slashes 1100 jobs and closes or reduces regiona news bureaus to 11 stations  

1990  Steven Shaw, dies at 25 on this day in history.  

1991  Charles Keating Jr (Lincoln Savings & Loan fraud), found guilty on this day in history.  

1991  New York Daily News files for protection under chapter 11 dec06 on this day in history.  

1991  On December - 05 aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies  

1992  On this day in history hilary Tindall, dies of cancer at 54  

1993  Alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history harry Horner, Czech/US set designer/director (Our Town), dies at 84  

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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 this day in history.  

1495  On December - 05 birth of nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542)  

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

1082  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona  

1212  Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies on December - 05.  

1244  On this day in history johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies  

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

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

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