Historical Events In December - 05

1925  Canadian comedian David Broadfoot, a star of the Royal Canadian Air FArce is born on December - 05.   

1925  On December - 05 13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1   

1925  Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1967..79) on this day in history.   

1925  Wilhelmina E Drucker, [Lensing], Dutch feminist, dies at 78 on December - 05.   

1926  Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts on this day in history.   

1926  George Savalas, Bronx NY, actor (Kojak) on this day in history.   

1927  Rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Mass, king of Thailand (1946- ) on December - 05.   

1928  On December - 05 england defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane   

1928  On this day in history johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61   

1929  First US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC) on this day in history.   

1929  SS Frances Duncan, built 1907 by Palmers Newcastle on Tyne. Foundered off Lands End, Cornwall, while carrying coal from Barry, South Wales to Rouen, France. 16 lost out of the crew of 21 on December - 05.   

1929  On December - 05 1st US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC)   

1931  On this day in history cFL Grey Cup: Mtl AAA beats Regina, 22-0 at Montreal   

1932  German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa on this day in history.   

1932  The first Ford Model C automobile was introduced. It boasted the first four-cylinder engine made by Ford with a counter-balanced crankshaft on December - 05.   

1932  Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], Macon Ga, rocker (Tutty Fruity) on December - 05.   

1933  18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed on this day in history.   

1933  In America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years on December - 05.   

1933  21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST) on December - 05.   

1933  On December - 05 bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator   

1934  On this day in history joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador)   

1935  At Challander, Ontartio, the infant Dionne quintuplets are filmed for a movie based on their birth on this day in history.   

1935  On December - 05 commercial hydroponics operation established (Montebello CA)   

1935  On this day in history 1st coml hydroponics operation established (Montebello Calif)   

1935  Calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker) on December - 05.   

1935  Frans, [MJ Francois] Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1936  24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20 on this day in history.   

1936  On December - 05 james Lee Burke, American writer   

1938  On December - 05 john J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist (After Midnight)   

1938  On December - 05 christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54   

1939  A Sunderland aircraft of 10 Squadron RAAF, part of the RAF Coastal Command, flies on the first official RAAF operation of World War Two on this day in history.   

1939  Frederik van Rossum, composer on December - 05.   

1940  On this day in history hMCS Saguenay (Destroyer) first Canadian Warship torpedoed, limps into a British port   

1940  Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager on this day in history.   

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1377  Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)   

1539  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1570  On December - 05 death of johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494)   

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