Historical Events In December - 05

1966  Sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57 on December - 05.   

1967  On December - 05 beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens   

1968  Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54   

1970  On this day in history a North Vietnamese newspaper declares that the country will not be intimidated by U.S. bombing threats.   

1971  On December - 05 hugh Wakefield, actress (Blithe Spirit), dies   

1973  Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album on this day in history.   

1974  Airport terminal roof collapses killing 17 (Teheran Iran) on December - 05.   

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  On December - 05 nASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed   

1975  Jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies on December - 05.   

1977  Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq & S Yemen on this day in history.   

1977  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 on this day in history.   

1978  Pioneer Venus 1 begins orbiting Venus on December - 05.   

1980  On this day in history don Taylor, cricketer (3 Tests for NZ 1947-56, 159 runs), dies   

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 December - 05.   

1983  On this day in history robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65   

1985  Beverly McLachlin is the first woman appointed to the B.C. Court of Appeal, the province's highest court on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history dow Jones Industrial Average rose above the 1,500 level for first time   

1986  On this day in history carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer   

1987  On December - 05 "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38   

1988  On December - 05 shuttle Atlantis launches world's first nuclear-war-fighting satellite   

1989  On December - 05 john M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68   

1990  Former Noriega aide Luis del Cid pleads guilty on this day in history.   

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  On December - 05 steven Shaw, dies at 25   

1991  Charles Keating Jr (Lincoln Savings & Loan fraud), found guilty on this day in history.   

1991  New York Daily News files for protection under chapter 11 dec06 on December - 05.   

1991  Aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies on December - 05.   

1992  Hilary Tindall, dies of cancer at 54 on December - 05.   

1993  Alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87 on December - 05.   

1994  Harry Horner, Czech/US set designer/director (Our Town), dies at 84 on December - 05.   

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1377  On this day in history birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)   

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 December - 05 birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)   

1539  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on December - 05.   

1545  On December - 05 birth of janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet   

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 this day in history.   

1212  On this day in history derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies   

1244  On this day in history johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies   

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

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

1570  Death of Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494) on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82