Historical Events In December - 05

1940  Jan Kubelik, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history uSS Lexington (CV-2) sails with Task Force 12 to ferry Marine aircraft to Midway, leaving no carriers at Pearl Harbor.   

1941  Football Writers Association of America organized on this day in history.   

1941  David Wilson, English contractor/multi-millionaire on December - 05.   

1942  CFL Grey Cup: Tor beats Win RCAF, 8 -5 at Toronto on December - 05.   

1942  Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried on December - 05.   

1943  NFL Phila Eagle-Pitts Steeler merger disolves on this day in history.   

1944  German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht on December - 05.   

1945  On this day in history aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda Triangle   

1945  In the 'Bermuda Triangle' five US Navy bombers, on a training flight, disappear without trace on December - 05.   

1945  On December - 05 "Lost Squadron" crashes east of Florida (Bermuda Triangle)   

1946  Pres Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Exec Order #9808 on December - 05.   

1947  On December - 05 jersey Joe Walcott beats Joe Louis   

1947  On December - 05 joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1948  On this day in history nY Giant Charley Conerly sets NFL record of 36 pass completions   

1949  Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title on December - 05.   

1950  Ships of the RAN participate in the evacuation of Chinnampo, Korea on December - 05.   

1950  On December - 05 ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title   

1951  On this day in history "Dragnet" premiers   

1951  "Dragnet" premieres on December - 05.   

1951  "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, of baseball's black sox scandal, dies on this day in history.   

1952  -8] worst smog in London ever, 4-8,000 die on this day in history.   

1954  KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting on December - 05.   

1955  The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of autonomous trade unions in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, is formed on December - 05.   

1955  AFL & CIO merge, with George Meany as president on this day in history.   

1955  Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1956  On December - 05 thornton Wilder's "Matchmaker," premieres in NYC   

1957  NYC becomes first city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law) on this day in history.   

1957  William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1958  On December - 05 ferdinand Bruckner, writer, dies at 67   

1959  K S Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), dies on December - 05.   

1963  On December - 05 herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies   

1964  On this day in history the first Medal of Honor awarded to a U.S. serviceman for action in Vietnam is presented to Capt. Roger Donlon of Saugerties, New York, for his heroic action earlier in the year.   

1964  Remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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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  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 this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history 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  Death of Saint John of Damascus, theologian on December - 05.   

1082  Death of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on December - 05.   

1212  Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies on December - 05.   

1244  Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies on this day in history.   

1355  Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies on December - 05.   

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  Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 on this day in history.