Historical Events In December - 05

1966  Sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1968  On December - 05 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  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 December - 05.   

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

1974  On this day in history airport terminal roof collapses killing 17 (Teheran Iran)   

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

1977  Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq & S Yemen on this day in history.   

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  On December - 05 pioneer Venus 1 begins orbiting Venus   

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  On December - 05 beverly McLachlin is the first woman appointed to the B.C. Court of Appeal, the province's highest court   

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 December - 05.   

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

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

1989  On December - 05 john M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68   

1990  On December - 05 former Noriega aide Luis del Cid pleads guilty   

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  On this day in history steven Shaw, dies at 25   

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

1991  On December - 05 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  On this day in history alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87   

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

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1377  On December - 05 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 this day in history.   

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 December - 05.   

1545  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet was born on this day in history.   

1547  On December - 05 birth of ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian   

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

0749  Death of Saint John of Damascus, theologian on December - 05.   

1082  Death of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on December - 05.   

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

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

1355  Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies on this day in history.   

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

1570  Death of Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494) on December - 05.   

1594  Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 on this day in history.