Historical Events In December - 05
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1966 On December - 05 sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57
1967 On December - 05 beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens
1968 On this day in history rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP
1968 Fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54 on December - 05.
1970 On December - 05 a North Vietnamese newspaper declares that the country will not be intimidated by U.S. bombing threats.
1971 Hugh Wakefield, actress (Blithe Spirit), dies on this day in history.
1973 Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album on December - 05.
1974 On this day in history airport terminal roof collapses killing 17 (Teheran Iran)
1974 Seattle Seahawks formed on this day in history.
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 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 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 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 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 December - 05 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 December - 05.
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 December - 05 shuttle Atlantis launches world's first nuclear-war-fighting satellite
1989 John M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68 on December - 05.
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 Steven Shaw, dies at 25 on December - 05.
1991 On this day in history 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 Aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies on this day in history.
1992 On December - 05 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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