Page 7: 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  Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1973  Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album on this day in history.   

1974  Airport terminal roof collapses killing 17 (Teheran Iran) on December - 05.   

1974  Seattle Seahawks formed on December - 05.   

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

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

1975  On December - 05 jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies   

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 December - 05.   

1978  On December - 05 pioneer Venus 1 begins orbiting Venus   

1980  Don Taylor, cricketer (3 Tests for NZ 1947-56, 159 runs), dies on December - 05.   

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

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

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  On this day in history carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer   

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

1988  On this day in history shuttle Atlantis launches world's first nuclear-war-fighting satellite   

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

1990  On this day in history steven Shaw, dies at 25   

1991  On December - 05 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  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  Harry Horner, Czech/US set designer/director (Our Town), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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1377  Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) was born on December - 05.   

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

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

1537  On December - 05 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 this day in history.   

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

0749  On this day in history death of saint John of Damascus, theologian   

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

1212  On December - 05 derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies   

1244  On December - 05 johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies   

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

1560  On this day in history francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16   

1570  On this day in history death of johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494)   

1594  On this day in history gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82