Historical Events In December - 05

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

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

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  On December - 05 hugh Wakefield, actress (Blithe Spirit), dies  

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

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

1974  Seattle Seahawks formed on this day in history.  

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

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1975  On this day in history nASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed  

1975  On this day in history jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies  

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

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

1983  12 killed by a car bomb shattering 9-story building in west Beirut on this day in history.  

1983  Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use on this day in history.  

1983  Robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65 on December - 05.  

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  Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above the 1,500 level for first time on this day in history.  

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 December - 05 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 this day in history.  

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 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 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 December - 05 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  On December - 05 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  On December - 05 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 December - 05.  

1661  On this day in history birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)  

0749  Death of Saint John of Damascus, theologian on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1244  Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies on December - 05.  

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

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on December - 05.  

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

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