Historical Events In December - 05
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1995 Robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor, dies at 77 on December - 05.
1996 Newspapers reported that Microsoft had struck deals with several computer makers that would give it a significant advantage The companies would not be allowed to use Windows unless Microsoft's screen came up immediately when users logged on. Hey mine does on December - 05.
1996 Peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1996 On this day in history newspapers reported that Microsoft had struck deals with several computer makers that would give it a significant advantage: The companies would not be allowed to use Windows unless Microsoft's screen came up immediately when users logged on. Hey mine does
1997 High-speed modem makers and longtime rivals 3Com and Rockwell International tentatively agreed to end their bitter feud over technical standards on December - 05.
1997 Colin Franklin, doctor, dies at 67 on December - 05.
2006 The military seizes power in Fiji by means of a coup d'état led by Commodore Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama on December - 05.
2007 On December - 05 19-year old Robert A. Hawkins shoots eight people dead and injures five at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, then commits suicide.
2012 8 people are killed and 12 injured by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in South Korea on this day in history.
2017 Russia is banned from the next Winter Olympics in South Korea over state-sponsored doping on this day in history.
2017 On December - 05 austrian courts rule in favour of same-sex marriage from 2019
2017 Netflix fires actor Danny Masterson from "The Ranch" after allegations of rape on December - 05.
2017 On this day in history online store Amazon begins operations in Australia
2017 Democratic representative John Conyers resigns from US Congress after allegations of sexual harrassment on December - 05.
2017 On December - 05 artist Lubaina Himid wins Britain's Turner Prize, oldest person at 63 and first nonwhite woman
2017 On December - 05 russia is banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee, following an investigation into state-sponsored doping.
2018 National day of mourning for former US President George H. W. Bush as he lies in state at the Capitol Rotunda, Washington on December - 05.
2018 US state funeral for former president George H. W. Bush , eulogy by George W Bush, attended by President Donald Trump predecessors Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history cO2 emissions reach all-time high (up 2.7%) driven by coal use in China and consumption of oil, in Global Carbon Project report
2018 Wisconsin Republican senate passes bills restricting power of new Democratic governor Tony Evers on this day in history.
2018 Letter by Albert Einstein from 1954 on concept of religion sells for $2.9 million at Christie's in New York on this day in history.
2018 Arrest of Huawei Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou for possible violation of Iran sanctions in Canada on this day in history.
2019 The 2019 Burundi landslide is reported to have caused at least 26 deaths on this day in history.
2019 Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi asks the House Judiciary Committee to begin drafting the articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump.December 8 - A fire at a factory in Delhi, India, kills 43 people and injures at least 50 others on December - 05.
2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] Russia begins mass vaccination against COVID-19 with the Sputnik V candidate on December - 05.
2021 On this day in history kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for Joni Mitchell , Bette Midler , Berry Gordy , Lorne Michaels and Justino Diaz with President Biden attending in Washington D.C.
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