Page 7: Historical Events In December - 05

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

1967  On December - 05 beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens   

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

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  On December - 05 seattle Seahawks formed   

1974  On this day in history hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, tennis player (US Open 1909-11), dies at 87   

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

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 this day in history.   

1977  On December - 05 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 this day in history.   

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

1983  On this day in history 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 December - 05.   

1985  On December - 05 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  On December - 05 "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38   

1988  Shuttle Atlantis launches world's first nuclear-war-fighting satellite on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history john M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68   

1990  On this day in history 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  On this day in history charles Keating Jr (Lincoln Savings & Loan fraud), found guilty   

1991  On December - 05 new York Daily News files for protection under chapter 11 dec06   

1991  On this day in history aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies   

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

1993  Alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87 on December - 05.   

1994  Harry Horner, Czech/US set designer/director (Our Town), dies at 84 on December - 05.   

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

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  On December - 05 birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)   

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 December - 05.   

1547  On this day in history birth of ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian   

1661  On December - 05 birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)   

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

1082  On December - 05 death of ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona   

1212  Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies on this day in history.   

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

1355  On December - 05 jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies   

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

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

1594  On December - 05 gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82