Page 5: Historical Events In December - 05

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

1925  13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1 on this day in history.   

1925  Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1967..79) on December - 05.   

1925  On this day in history wilhelmina E Drucker, [Lensing], Dutch feminist, dies at 78   

1926  On this day in history sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts   

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

1927  On December - 05 rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Mass, king of Thailand (1946- )   

1928  On this day in history england defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane   

1928  On December - 05 johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61   

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

1929  On this day in history 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.   

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

1931  CFL Grey Cup: Mtl AAA beats Regina, 22-0 at Montreal on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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1933  18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed on this day in history.   

1933  In America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years on December - 05.   

1933  On December - 05 21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST)   

1933  On this day in history bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator   

1934  Joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador) on this day in history.   

1935  On December - 05 at Challander, Ontartio, the infant Dionne quintuplets are filmed for a movie based on their birth   

1935  On this day in history commercial hydroponics operation established (Montebello CA)   

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

1935  On December - 05 calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker)   

1935  Frans, [MJ Francois] Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78 on December - 05.   

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

1936  James Lee Burke, American writer on this day in history.   

1938  John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist (After Midnight) on December - 05.   

1938  Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history frederik van Rossum, composer   

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

1940  On this day in history boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager   

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1377  On December - 05 birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)   

1443  On December - 05 birth of pope Julius II (d. 1513)   

1495  On December - 05 birth of nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542)   

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 this day in history.   

1547  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1355  Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies on this day in history.   

1560  On December - 05 francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16   

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