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December 5 is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September December 5, 2003 December 2003 - please do not remove the date header or category redirect December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 26 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 63 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Pompey conquers Phonecia, Coele-Syria Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Classical Latin ˈkikeroː usually ˈsɪsərəʊ in English January 3, 106 BC &ndash December 7, 43 BC was a Roman The Catiline Orations or Catilinarian Orations were speeches given in 63 BC by Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Consul
• 663 - Fourth Council of Toledo takes place. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Byzantine Emperor Constans II invades south Italy. The Fourth Council of Toledo occurred in 633. It was held at the church of Saint Leocadia in Toledo.
• 771 - Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman. Events By Place Europe December 4 — Carloman I King of the Franks, dies leaving his brother Charlemagne king of Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Carloman I ( 28 June, 751 – December 4, 771) was the King of the Franks from 768 until his death in 771
• 1082 - Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated. Ramon Berenguer II the Towhead or Cap de estopes (1053 or 1054 &ndash December 5, 1082) was Count of Barcelona from 1076 until his AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media.
• 1360 - The French Franc is created. The franc (represented by the franc sign ₣ or more commonly just F) is a former Currency of France.
• 1408 - Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow. Edigu, or Edigey, also İdegäy or Edege Mangit (1352-1419 was an Emir of the White Horde who founded the new political entity which This article refers to the medieval Turkic state For the Irish rock band see The Golden Horde (band. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
• 1484 - Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany and leads to one of the severest witch hunts in European history. Pope Innocent VIII (1432 &ndash July 25, 1492) born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo) was Pope from 1484 until his death Summis desiderantes affectibus (Desiring with supreme ardor The bull recognized the existence of witches and gave full papal approval for the Inquisition to move against A Papal bull is a particular type of Letters patent or charter issued by a Pope. Heinrich Kramer (also known under Latinised name Heinrich Institoris, c James Sprenger (also Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, 1436/1438 &ndash 1494 was a Swiss priest The term Inquisition can refer to any one of several institutions charged with trying and convicting heretics within the Roman Catholic Church and Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1492 - Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola. Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer Hispaniola (from Spanish, La Española) is the second-largest and most populous Island of the Antilles, lying between the islands of
• 1496 - King Manuel I of Portugal issues a decree of expulsion of "heretics" from the country. Manuel I (mɐnuˈɛɫ Archaic Portuguese: Manoel I, English: Emmanuel I) the Fortunate ( Port
• 1590 - Niccolò Sfondrati becomes Pope Gregory XIV. Pope Gregory XIV ( February 11, 1535  &ndash October 16, 1591) born Niccolò Sfondrati, was Pope from December
• 1746 - Revolt in Genoa against the Spanish rule. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English
• 1757 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen - Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths In the Battle of Leuthen fought on 5 December 1757 Frederick the Great's Prussian army used maneuver and terrain to decisively defeat a Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine ( December 12, 1712 &ndash July 4, 1780) was the son of Leopold Joseph, Duke of Lorraine
• 1766 - In London, James Christie holds his first sale. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Christie's is a leading art business and a fine arts Auction house
• 1775 - At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Fort Ticonderoga is a large Eighteenth-century Fort built at a strategically important narrows in Lake Champlain where a short traverse gives access Henry Knox ( July 25, 1750 &ndash October 25, 1806) was an American Bookseller from Boston who became the chief Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States.
• 1776 - In the Apollo Room of the Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia, students from the College of William and Mary meet for the first time founding Phi Beta Kappa, the first scholastic fraternity in the United States. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Williamsburg is a city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia The College of William and Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, also known as William & Mary or W&M) is a Public university The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1815 - Foundation of Maceió in Brazil. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Maceió ( Mah-say-oh) is the capital and the largest city of the Coastal state Alagoas, Brazil. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
• 1831 - Former US President John Quincy Adams takes his seat in the House of Representatives. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a John Quincy Adams (July 11 1767 &ndash February 23 1848 was an American diplomat and politician who served as the sixth President of the United States The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate.
• 1847 - Jefferson Davis is elected to the US senate, his first political post. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Jefferson Finis Davis ( June 3, 1808 &ndash December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the
• 1848 - California Gold Rush: In a message before the U.S. Congress, US President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The California Gold Rush (1848&ndash1855 began on January 24 1848 when Gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses James Knox Polk ( November 2 1795&ndashJune 15 1849 was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4 1845 to March 4 1849 Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• 1865 - Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Chincha Islands War ( Spanish: Guerra Hispano-Peruana, Guerra Hispano-Chilena, Spanish-Peruvian War or Spanish-Chilean War, the Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1892 - Sir John Thompson becomes the fourth Prime Minister of Canada. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, KCMG, PC, QC, ( November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was a Canadian The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus
• 1893 - First appearance of an electric car. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common An electric car is a type of alternative fuel Car that utilizes Electric motors and Motor controllers instead of an Internal combustion engine
• 1914 - The Italian Parliament proclaims the neutrality of the country. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Parliament of Italy ( Parlamento Italiano) is the national parliament of Italy.
• 1920 - Dimitrios Rallis forms a government in Greece. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Dimitrios Rallis (1844-1921 was descended from an old Greek political family Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• 1926 - Sergei Eisenstein's The Battleship Potemkin premieres. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн January 23, 1898 &ndash February 11, 1948) was The Battleship Potemkin ( Броненосец «Потёмкин», ru '''''Bronyenosyets Potyomkin''''' sometimes rendered as The Battleship
• 1932 - German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical A visa (short for the Latin carta visa, lit "a document that has been seen" is a document issued by a Country giving an individual
• 1933 - Prohibition in the United States ends: Utah becomes the 36th U.S. state to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution, thus establishing the required 75% of states needed to enact the amendment (this overturned the 18th Amendment which had outlawed alcohol in the United States). Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the United States, the term Prohibition refers to the period from 1920 to 1933 during which the sale manufacture and transportation of alcohol for consumption The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The Twenty-first Amendment ( Amendment XXI) to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Amendment XVIII (the Eighteenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution, along with the Volstead Act (which defined "intoxicating liquors" Ethenol, also called vinyl alcohol, hydroxyethene or hydroxyethylene, is an Alcohol with Chemical formula 23
• 1934 - Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Abyssinia Crisis was a diplomatic crisis during the interwar period originating in the conflict between Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Ethiopia This articles covers the history of Italy as a monarchy and in the World Wars. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page
• 1936 - The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution and the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic is established as a full Union Republic of the USSR. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The 1936 Soviet constitution, adopted on December 5, 1936, and also known as the " Stalin " constitution, redesigned the government Kirghiz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic redirects here For the Kazakh entity of that name see Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. The Republics of the Soviet Union were according to the Article 76 of the 1977 Soviet Constitution, Sovereign Soviet Socialist states that had united with other The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1941 - World War II: In the Battle of Moscow Georgy Zhukov launches a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army, with the biggest offensive launched against Army Group Centre. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Moscow (Битва под Москвой Romanized: Bitva pod Moskvoy, Schlacht um Moskau is the name given by the Soviet historians to the two
• 1941 - World War II: Great Britain declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
• 1943 - World War II: U. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Army Air Force begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow . Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Operation Crossbow was the World War II Code name " to designate Anglo-American operations against all phases of the German long-range weapons programme
• 1944 - World War II: Allied troops occupy Ravenna. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ravenna is a City and Comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
• 1945 - Flight 19 is lost in the Bermuda Triangle. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Flight 19 was the designation of five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers which disappeared on December 5 1945 during a United States Navy -authorized overwater navigation The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a region of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean in which a number of Aircraft and surface
• 1952 - Great Smog of 1952: A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Great Smog, also referred to as the Big Smoke befell London from December 5th to December 9th 1952.
• 1955 - The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL-CIO. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The American Federation of Labor (AFL was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States The Congress of Industrial Organizations, or CIO, proposed by John L American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL-CIO, is a National trade union center, the largest federation of
• 1955 - E.D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Edgar Daniel Nixon ( July 12, 1899 &ndash February 25, 1987) was an American Civil rights leader and union organizer who Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4 1913 – October 24 2005 was an African American Civil rights activist whom the U The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign started in 1955 in Montgomery Alabama, intended to oppose
• 1957 - Sukarno expels all Dutch people from Indonesia. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Sukarno ( June 6, 1901 – June 21, 1970) was the first President of Indonesia. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.
• 1958 - Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) is inaugurated in the UK by Queen Elizabeth II when she speaks to the Lord Provost in a call from Bristol to Edinburgh. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Subscriber trunk dialling ( STD, also known as subscriber toll dialling) is a term for the UK Telephone system allowing subscribers to dial trunk The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II A Lord Provost is the figurative and ceremonial head of one of the principal cities in Scotland. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow.
• 1958 - The Preston bypass, the UK's first stretch of motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation It is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway The M55 is a Motorway in Lancashire, England, which can also be referred to as the Preston Northern Bypass.
• 1964 - Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Roger Hugh C Donlon (born on January 30, 1934 in Saugerties, New York) is a retired United States Army officer who was the first The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government.
• 1969 - Life Magazine reports the My Lai Massacre . Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The My Lai Massacre ( approximately) (thảm sát Mỹ Lai was the Mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam almost
• 1970 - Premiere of Dario Fo's Morte accidentale di un anarchico. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dario Fo (born March 24, 1926) is an Italian satirist, Playwright, Theater director, Actor, and Composer Accidental Death of an Anarchist
• 1976 - The United Nations General Assembly adopts Pakistan's resolution on security of non-Nuclear States. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• 1977 - Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya The move is in retaliation for the Declaration of Tripoli against Egypt.
• 1978 - The Soviet Union signs a "friendship treaty" with the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was a Soviet -backed government in Afghanistan between 1978 and 1992.
• 1979 - Sonia Johnson is formally excommunicated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for her outspoken criticism of the church concerning the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Sonia Johnson (born February 27, 1936) is an American Feminist activist and writer Excommunication is a religious Censure used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known The Equal Rights Amendment ( ERA) is a failed proposed amendment to the United States Constitution intended to guarantee equal rights under the The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States.
• 1983 - Dissolution of the Military Junta in Argentina. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) A military junta is a government ruled by a committee of military leaders For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
• 1983 - ICIMOD established and inaugurated with its headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal, and legitimised through an Act of Parliament in Nepal in the same year. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD is an international independent mountain learning and knowledge centre committed to improving the sustainable livelihoods Kathmandu (काठमांडौ येँ is the Capital and the largest city of Nepal. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia.
• 1993 - The mayor of Wien (Vienna), Helmut Zilk, is wounded by a letter bomb. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Helmut Zilk (born June 9, 1927 in Vienna) is an Austrian journalist and politician in the Austrian Social Democratic party. A mailbomb (or mail bomb) also called parcel bomb, letter bomb or post bomb, is an Explosive device sent via the postal service
• 1995 - The Sri Lankan government announces the conquest of Tamil stronghold of Jaffna. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Tamil people (also called Tamils or Tamilians) ( are an Ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, a state in India, and the north-eastern Jaffna or Yazhpanam (யாழ்ப்பாணம் in Tamil meaning யாழ்=
• 2005 - The Lake Tanganyika earthquake causes significant damage, mostly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An Earthquake along the East African Great Rift Valley faultline struck at 121955 ( UTC) (141955 local time at the Epicentre) on The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to
• 2005 - The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there. See Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom for a detailed discussion of the Act and its implementation. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 2006 - Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, MSD, OStJ, Fijian Navy, known commonly as Frank Bainimarama and sometimes by the chiefly title Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य
• 2007 - Westroads Mall massacre: A gunman opens fire with a semi-automatic rifle at an Omaha, Nebraska mall, killing eight people before taking his own life. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Westroads Mall shooting was a Murder-suicide that occurred on December 5 2007 at the Von Maur department store in the Westroads Mall in Omaha A semi-automatic rifle is a type of Rifle that fires a single Bullet each time the trigger is pulled without the need manually to operate a Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and

Births

• 1377 - Jianwen Emperor of China (d. The Jianwen Emperor ( December 5, 1377 &ndash July 13, 1402) with the personal name Zhu Yunwen, reigned as the second 1402)
• 1443 - Pope Julius II (d. Pope Julius II (5 December 1443 &ndash 21 February 1513 born Giuliano Della Rovere, was Pope from 1503 to 1513 1513)
• 1495 - Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. Nicolas Cleynaerts ( Clenardus or Clenard) ( December 5, 1495 - 1542 Flemish Grammarian and traveller was born at 1542)
• 1537 - Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. was the 15th Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan who reigned from 1568 to 1573 1597)
• 1539 - Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. Fausto Paolo Sozzini, also known as Faustus Socinus or Faust Socyn (Polish ( December 5, 1539 in Siena &ndash March 4 1604)
• 1547 - Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (d. Ubbo Emmius ( December 5, 1547 &ndash December 9, 1625) Historian and Geographer, was born at Greetsiel in 1625)
• 1595 - Henry Lawes, English composer (d. Henry Lawes ( 5 December 1595 - 21 October 1662) was an English Musician and Composer. 1662)
• 1661 - Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, English statesman (d. Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer ( 5 December 1661 &ndash 21 May 1724) was an English statesman of the Stuart 1724)
• 1687 - Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (d. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Francesco Geminiani ( December 5, 1687 &ndash September 17, 1762) was an Italian Violinist, composer and music theorist 1762)
• 1782 - Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (d. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Martin Van Buren (December 5 1782 July 24 1862 was the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1862)
• 1803 - Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev (Russian Фёдор Иванович Тютчев -) is generally considered the last of three great Romantic poets of Russia following Alexander Pushkin 1873)
• 1820 - Afanasy Fet, Russian poet (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Afanasy Afanasievich Fet (Афанасий Афанасьевич Фет December 5, 1820 — December 3, 1892) or Foeth, later 1892)
• 1822 - Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American college president (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Elizabeth Cabot Cary ( 5 December 1822 in Boston Massachusetts - 27 June 1907 in Arlington Heights Massachusetts was an American 1907)
• 1829 - Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French Canadian politician (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, PC ( December 5 1829 &ndash November 16 1908) was born Henry-Gustave Joly in 1908)
• 1830 - Christina Rossetti, English poet (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Christina Georgina Rossetti ( December 5, 1830 &ndash December 29, 1894) was an English Poet, who wrote a variety of romantic devotional 1894)
• 1839 - George Armstrong Custer, American general (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1876)
• 1840 - Claude Monet Artist (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Claude Monet ( French klod mɔnɛ also known as Oscar-Claude Monet or Claude Oscar Monet (14 November 1840 &ndash 5 December 1926 was a founder The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating 1926)
• 1841 - Marcus Daly, American mining tycoon (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Marcus Daly ( December 5, 1841 &ndash November 12, 1900) was an Irish-born American businessman known as one of the three " Copper 1900)
• 1855 - Clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Clinton Hart Merriam ( December 5 1855 - March 19 1942) was an American zoologist ornithologist entomologist and ethnographer 1942)
• 1859 - John Jellicoe, British admiral (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe 1st Earl Jellicoe, GCB, OM, GCVO ( 5 December 1859 &ndash 20 November 1935)
• 1863 - Paul Painlevé, French mathematician (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paul Painlevé (5 December 1863 &ndash 29 October 1933 was a French Mathematician and politician 1933)
• 1867 - Józef Piłsudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1935)
• 1867 - Antti Aarne, Finnish folklorist (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Antti Amatus Aarne ( December 5, 1867 &ndash February 2, 1925) was a Finnish Folklorist. February 2, 1925)
• 1868 - Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld (5 December 1868 &ndash 26 April 1951 was a German theoretical Physicist who pioneered developments in atomic 1951)
• 1869 - Ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ellis Parker Butler ( December 5, 1869 – September 13, 1937) was an American author 1937)
• 1870 - Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vítězslav Novák ( December 5, 1870 &ndash July 18, 1949) was one of the most well-respected Czech Composers and pedagogues 1949)
• 1871 - Bill Pickett, American rodeo performer (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Willie M "Bill" Pickett ( December 5, 1870 - April 2, 1932) was a Cowboy and Rodeo 1932)
• 1872 - Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Harry Nelson Pillsbury (b Massachusetts USA December 5, 1872 - June 17, 1906) was a leading Chess player 1906)
• 1875 - Sir Arthur Currie, Canadian soldier (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Arthur William Currie GCMG, KCB ( December 5, 1875 &ndash November 30, 1933) was a Canadian General 1933)
• 1879 - Clyde Cessna, American airplane manufacturer (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Clyde Vernon Cessna ( 5 December 1879 - 20 November 1954) was an American Aircraft Designer, Aviator 1954)
• 1886 - Rose Wilder Lane, American writer and reporter, daughter of 'Little House' books writer Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rose Wilder Lane (b December 5 1886, De Smet, Dakota Territory – d 1968)
• 1890 - David Bomberg, English painter (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common David Garshen Bomberg ( December 5, 1890 – August 19, 1957) was an English painter, and one of the Whitechapel Boys 1957)
• 1890 - Fritz Lang, Austrian-born film director (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang ( December 5, 1890 &ndash August 2, 1976) was an Austrian German - American 1976)
• 1892 - Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ferdinand Schörner ( 12 June, 1892 - July 2, 1973; also Schoerner) was a General and later Field Marshal ( Generalfeldmarschall 1973)
• 1895 - Elbert Frank Cox, American mathematician (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Elbert Frank Cox (December 5 1895&ndashNovember 28 1969 was an American Mathematician who became the first black person in the world to receive a 1969)
• 1896 - Carl Ferdinand Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Carl Ferdinand Cori (December 5 1896 &ndash October 20 1984 was an Austrian-American biochemist and pharmacologist born in Prague (then in The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1984)
• 1897 - Nunnally Johnson, American screenwriter and producer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Nunnally Hunter Johnson ( December 5, 1897 - March 25, 1977) was an American filmmaker who wrote produced and directed films 1977)
• 1898 - Josh Malihabadi, Urdu poet of India and Pakistan (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Josh Malihabadi ( Urdu: جوش ملیح آبادی) (born as Shabbir Hasan Khan; Urdu شبیر حسن خان) ( December 5, Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised 1982)
• 1898 - Grace Moore, American soprano (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Grace Moore ( December 5, 1898 - January 26, 1947 1947)
• 1899 - Sonny Boy Williamson II, American blues musician (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aleck "Rice" Miller ( December 5 1899 or March 11 1908 – May 25 1965) a 1965)
• 1901 - Walt Disney, American animated film producer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter 1966)
• 1901 - Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Milton Hyland Erickson, MD (born 5 December 1901 in Aurum Nevada, died 25 March 1980 in Phoenix Arizona) was an 1980)
• 1901 - Werner Heisenberg, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Werner Heisenberg (5 December 1901 in Würzburg &ndash1 February 1976 in Munich) was a German theoretical physicist best known for enunciating the The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1976)
• 1902 - Strom Thurmond, American politician (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting James Strom Thurmond ( December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and 2003)
• 1903 - Johannes Heesters, Dutch singer and actor
• 1903 - Cecil Frank Powell, English physicist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Johannes Heesters (born December 5, 1903) is a Dutch Actor, Singer, and Entertainer with a 87-year career almost exclusively Cecil Frank Powell ( December 5, 1903 &ndash August 9, 1969) was a British Physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1969)
• 1905 - Gus Mancuso, American baseball player (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting August Rodney (Gus Mancuso ( December 5, 1905 - October 26, 1984) nicknamed "Blackie" was a Catcher in Major League 1984)
• 1906 - Otto Preminger, Austrian-born film director, producer, and actor (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Otto Ludwig Preminger ( December 5[[ 906]]&ndash April 23[[ 986]] was an Austrian born Film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood 1986)
• 1907 - Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian physicist (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Giuseppe "Beppo" Occhialini ( December 5, 1907 in Fossombrone, Pesaro, Italy – December 30, 1993) 1993)
• 1910 - Abraham Polonsky, American screenwriter (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5 1910 - October 26 1999 was an American Screenwriter blacklisted by Hollywood Movie studios 1999)
• 1911 - Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Władysław “Władek” Szpilman ( 5 December 1911 &ndash 6 July 2000) was a Polish Pianist, Composer 2000)
• 1914 - Hans Hellmut Kirst, German author (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hans Hellmut Kirst ( December 5, 1914 - February 13, 1989) was a distinguished German Author from Osterode, 1989)
• 1917 - Ken Downing, English racing driver (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kenneth Henry Downing ( December 5, 1917 in Chesterton, Staffordshire - May 3, 2004 in Monte Carlo) was a 2004)
• 1921 - Alvy Moore, American actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Jack Alvin "Alvy" Moore (December 5 1921 &ndash May 4 1997 was an American light comic Actor best known for his role as scatterbrained 1997)
• 1925 - Anastasio Somoza, President of Nicaragua (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anastasio ("Tachito" Somoza Debayle (anasˈtasjo soˈmosa ðeˈβaile ( December 5, 1925 &ndash September 17, 1980) was officially The position of President of Nicaragua was created in the Constitution of 1854 1980)
• 1927 - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand
• 1932 - Sheldon Lee Glashow, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1932 - Little Richard, American singer and pianist
• 1934 - Joan Didion, American writer
• 1934 - Nikos Kourkoulos, Greek actor, artistic director of the National Theatre of Greece (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bhumibol Adulyadej (ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช pʰuːmipʰon adunjadeːt Royal Institute: Phumiphon Adunyadet;) (born Monday 5 December 1927 The Chakri dynasty has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Ratthanakosin era in 1782 following the end of Taksin of Thonburi 's reign when the Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Sheldon Lee Glashow (born December 5, 1932) is an American physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joan Didion (born December 5, 1934) is an American Journalist, Essayist and Novelist Didion contributes regularly to Nikos Kourkoulos (Νίκος Κούρκουλος (b December 5 1934, Athens Greece The National Theatre of Greece is based in Athens, Greece. History The theatre was originally founded in 1880 with a grant from George I 2007)
• 1935 - Calvin Trillin, American writer
• 1935 - Yury Vlasov, Soviet weightlifter
• 1936 - James Lee Burke, American writer
• 1938 - J. J. Cale, American songwriter
• 1939 - Minita Chico-Nazario, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
• 1940 - Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager
• 1940 - Peter Pohl, Swedish writer
• 1940 - Adrian Street, Welsh professional wrestler
• 1943 - Eva Joly, Norwegian-born French magistrate
• 1944 - Jeroen Krabbé, Dutch actor
• 1945 - Serge Chapleau, French Canadian caricaturist
• 1946 - José Carreras, Spanish tenor
• 1947 - Bruce Golding, Jamaican politician
• 1947 - Tony Gregory, Irish politician
• 1947 - Jim Messina, American musician (Buffalo Springfield, Loggins and Messina)
• 1947 - Jim Plunkett, American football player
• 1949 - Ray Comfort, New Zealand evangelist
• 1950 - Camarón de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Calvin (Bud Marshall Trillin (born December 5, 1935 in Kansas City Missouri) is an American Journalist Yury Petrovich Vlasov (Юрий Петрович Власов born December 5, 1935) is a former Olympic heavyweight weightlifter for the Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Lee Burke (born December 5, 1936) is an American Author of mysteries, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. J J Cale (born John W Cale on December 5, 1938, in Tulsa Oklahoma) is a Grammy Award -winning American songwriter and musician Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Minita Chico-Nazario (born December 5, 1939) is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The Supreme Court of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas or Korte Suprema) is the country's highest judicial court as well Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boris Ignatyev (Борис Петрович Игнатьев (born 5 December 1940 in Moscow, USSR, now Russia) is a Russian Peter Pohl ( Hamburg, Germany, 5 december 1940) is a Swedish Author and former director and Screenwriter Adrian Street is a popular Professional wrestler from Wales who was well known for his humorous and flamboyant wrestling persona brought to prominence in the 70's Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eva Joly (born December 5, 1943 as Eva Gro Farseth) is a French - Norwegian born Magistrate. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeroen Aart Krabbé (born December 5, 1944) is a Dutch actor and film director who has appeared in many Dutch and international films Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Serge Chapleau (born December 5, 1945 in Montreal, Quebec) is a famous Quebec Caricaturist. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Josep Carreras i Coll (born December 5, 1946, Barcelona Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Orette Bruce Golding MP (born 5 December 1947) is the Prime Minister of Jamaica and leader of the Jamaica Labour Party. Tony Gregory (born 5 December 1947 is an Irish Independent politician and has been a Teachta Dála (TD for Dublin Central since 1982 Jim Messina (born James Messina, December 5 1947, in Maywood California) was a member of Buffalo Springfield, then an original Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential Folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Loggins and Messina were an American rock - pop duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina. James W "Jim" Plunkett (born December 5, 1947 in San Jose California) is a former American football Quarterback who played Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ray Comfort (born December 5 1949) is a New Zealand -born Christian. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. El Camarón de la Isla ( December 5, 1950, San Fernando, Spain – July 2, 1992, Badalona, Spain) was 1992)
• 1950 - Osvaldo Golijov, Argentine-born composer
• 1951 - Morgan Brittany, American actress
• 1951 - Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven, Belgian artist
• 1952 - Andy Kim, Canadian singer, songwriter
• 1953 - Larry Zbyszko, American professional wrestler
• 1956 - Klaus Allofs, German footballer
• 1956 - Brian Backer, American actor
• 1956 - Krystian Zimerman, Polish pianist
• 1957 - Art Monk, American football player
• 1958 - Dean Erickson, American actor
• 1960 - Jack Russell, American singer (Great White)
• 1962 - José Cura, Argentine tenor
• 1963 - Doctor Dre, American radio personality
• 1963 - Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards, English ski jumper
• 1963 - Carrie Hamilton, American actress (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Osvaldo Noé Golijov (born in La Plata, Argentina, December 5, 1960) is a Grammy award winning Composer of classical Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Morgan Brittany (born as Suzanne Cupito on December 5 1951, Los Angeles California) is an American Film and Television Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven (born Dec 5, 1951) is a Belgian artist whose work involves Painting, Drawing, Computer art and Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andy Kim (born Andrew Youakim, 5 December 1952) is a Canadian Pop singer and Songwriter. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lawrence (Larry Whistler (born December 5 1953 is a professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klaus Allofs (born December 5, 1956 in Düsseldorf) was a German footballer, and since July 13, 1999 has been Brian Backer (born December 5, 1956, Brooklyn New York) is an American Actor who has starred in film and on television Krystian Zimerman (born December 5, 1956) is a Polish classical pianist. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) James Arthur "Art" Monk (born December 5, 1957 in White Plains, New York) is a former American football Wide receiver Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dean Erickson (born December 5, 1958 in Maine) is an American actor Though he has received some minor success playing Shakespeare on the Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Russell (born December 5, 1960, Montebello, California) is an American rock vocalist. Great White is an American Hard rock band formed in Los Angeles that gained semi-popularity during the 1980s and early 1990s Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> José Cura (born December 5, 1962 in Rosario, Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André "Doctor Dré" Brown (born on December 5, 1963, in Westbury New York) is an African American Radio personality and Michael Edwards (born 5 December 1963) better known as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, was the first competitor to represent Great Britain Carrie Hamilton ( December 5, 1963 in New York City – January 20, 2002, in Los Angeles) was an American 2002)
• 1965 - Johnny Rzeznik, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Goo Goo Dolls)
• 1965 - Wayne Smith, Jamaican reggae musician
• 1966 - Patricia Kaas, French singer
• 1967 - Gary Allan, American country musician
• 1967 - Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin, titular Bulgarian royal family
• 1968 - Margaret Cho, American comedian and actress
• 1968 - Lisa Marie, American model and actress
• 1969 - Morgan J. Freeman, American film director
• 1969 - Lewis Gordon Pugh, English swimmer, polar explorer and motivational speaker
• 1970 - Kevin Haller, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1971 - Kali Rocha, American actress
• 1972 - Cliff Floyd, American baseball player
• 1972 - Mike Mahoney, American baseball player
• 1972 - Angela Shelton, American actress & writer
• 1973 - Shalom Harlow, Canadian supermodel and actress
• 1973 - Luboš Motl, Czech physicist
• 1973 - Danielle Winits, Brazilian Actress
• 1974 - Charlie Batch, National Football League quarterback
• 1975 - Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player
• 1975 - Paula Patton, American actress
• 1976 - Amy Acker, American actress
• 1976 - Xavier Garbajosa, French rugby union footballer
• 1978 - Olli Jokinen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1978 - Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer
• 1979 - Matteo Ferrari, Italian footballer
• 1979 - Niklas Hagman, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1979 - Evonne Hsu, Taiwanese singer
• 1979 - Gareth McAuley, Northern Irish footballer
• 1979 - Nick Stahl, American actor
• 1980 - Shizuka Ito, Japanese voice actress (seiyū)
• 1980 - Ibrahim Maalouf, Lebanese-born French trumpeter
• 1981 - Leila Tong, Hong Kong actress
• 1982 - Eddy Curry, American basketball player
• 1982 - Trai Essex, American football player
• 1984 - Chris Solinsky, American distance runner
• 1985 - Frankie Muniz, American actor
• 1985 - Josh Smith, American basketball player
• 1985 - Nico Verdonck, Belgian racing driver
• 1988 - Ross Bagley, American actor
• 1992 - Giorgio Cantarini, Italian actor

Deaths

• 749 - Saint John of Damascus, theologian
• 1082 - Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona
• 1355 - John III, Duke of Brabant (b. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. John Rzeznik (born John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik on December 5, 1965 in Buffalo New York and also known as Johnny Rzeznik) is an The Goo Goo Dolls are a Rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo New York by John Rzeznik and Robby Takac. Wayne Smith (born 5 December 1965, Waterhouse Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Reggae Musician. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Patricia Kaas (born December 5, 1966 in Forbach, France) is a French singer and actress Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Gary Allan (born December 5, 1967) is an American Country music artist Prince Konstantin-Assen of Bulgaria Prince of Vidin (born December 5, 1967) is the fourth son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Margaret Cho born Moran Cho She has won awards for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of women Asians and the LGBT community Lisa Marie Smith (born December 5, 1968) is an American model and actress who uses simply Lisa Marie as her stage name Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morgan J Freeman (born December 5, 1969 in Long Beach California) is an American Film director. Lewis Gordon Pugh (born 5 December 1969) is a British environmentalist swimmer maritime lawyer and explorer Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Haller (born December 5, 1970 in Trochu Alberta) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played 642 career games in the National Hockey Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Kali Michele Rocha (born December 5, 1971) is an American actress Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cornelius Clifford Floyd ( December 5, 1972 in Chicago Illinois) is a Designated hitter and Outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays Mike Mahoney (born December 5, 1972 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a Major League baseball catcher formerly with the St Angela Shelton (born December 5, 1972) is an American Screenwriter, Actress, and Documentary film producer, Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Shalom Harlow (born December 5, 1973) is a Canadian model and actress. Luboš Motl (born 5 December 1973) is a Czech theoretical physicist who worked on String theory and conceptual problems of Quantum Danielle Winitskowski de Azevedo ( December 5 1973) is a Brazilian Actress. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Charles D'Donte Batch (born December 5, 1974 in) is an American football Quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975 in Wordsley, West Midlands) nicknamed "The Paula Patton (born December 5, 1975) is an American actress. She is married to Songwriter /singer Robin Thicke. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amy Louise Acker (born December 5, 1976) is an American actress. Xavier Garbajosa (born 5 December, 1976) is a French rugby player Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Olli Jokinen (born December 5, 1978 in Kuopio, Finland) is a professional Ice hockey centre currently playing for Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta (born December 5, 1978 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football player who currently plays as a Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Matteo Ferrari (born December 5, 1979 in Aflou, Algeria) is an Italian football player who is playing for Genoa Niklas Hagman (born December 5, 1979 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish professional hockey player currently playing for the Toronto Evonne Hsu ( born December 5, 1979, in Longview, Texas, US) is a Golden Melody Award winning American born Taiwanese Gareth McAuley (born 5 December 1979, Larne, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Nicolas Kent Stahl (born December 5, 1979 and William Kent Stahl Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese Seiyū and singer She is also known by her nickname, and is currently being represented by Ken Production. A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Ibrahim Maalouf ( ابراهيم معلوف) is a Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Leila Tong Ling (born December 5, 1981) is an Actress in Hong Kong. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Eddy Curry Jr (born December 5 1982) is an American professional Basketball player in the NBA currently with the New York Trai J Essex (born December 5, 1982 in Fort Wayne Indiana) is an Offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Chris Solinsky (born December 5, 1984) is a runner from Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Francisco "Frankie" Muniz IV (born December 5, 1985) is an American actor and racing driver Joshua Smith (born December 5 1985 in College Park Georgia) is an American professional Basketball player with the Atlanta Hawks Nico Verdonck (born December 5, 1985 in Brussels) is a Belgian racing driver Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Ross Elliot Bagley (born December 5 1988 in Los Angeles California) is an American Actor. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Giorgio Cantarini ( December 5, 1992) is an Italian Child actor who to date has appeared in two Academy Award winning films 1997's Events By Place Europe June — Aistulf succeeds his brother Ratchis as king of the Lombards. Chrysorrhoas redirects here For the river see Barada. Saint John of Damascus ( Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي Ramon Berenguer II the Towhead or Cap de estopes (1053 or 1054 &ndash December 5, 1082) was Count of Barcelona from 1076 until his Jan III van Brabant (1300 &ndash December 5 1355, Brussels) also called John III the Triumphant, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier 1300)
• 1560 - King Francis II of France (b. Francis II (François II (19 January 1544 &ndash 5 December 1560 King-consort of Scotland (1558&ndash1560 and King of France (1559 &ndash 1560 was born 1544)
• 1570 - Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. Johan Friis ( 1494 - December 5, 1570) was a Danish statesman 1494)
• 1624 - Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (b. Gaspard Bauhin, or Caspar Bauhin ( January 17, 1560 – December 5, 1624) was a Swiss Botanist who wrote 1560)
• 1654 - Jean François Sarrazin, French writer
• 1663 - Severo Bonini, Italian composer (b. Jean François Sarrazin or Sarasin (1611? &ndash December 5, 1654) French Author, son of Roger Sarasin treasurer-general at Severo Bonini ( December 23, 1582 - December 5, 1663) was an Italian Composer, organist and writer on music 1582)
• 1749 - Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye, New French explorer and trader (b. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre Gaultier de Varennes sieur de La Vérendrye ( November 17, 1685 &ndash December 5, 1749) was a French Canadian military officer The Viceroyalty of New France (Nouvelle-France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the 1685)
• 1758 - Johann Friedrich Fasch, German composer (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johann Friedrich Fasch ( April 15, 1688 &ndash December 5, 1758) was a German Composer. 1688)
• 1770 - James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday James Stirling ( April 22, 1692 &ndash December 5, 1770) was a Scottish Mathematician. 1692)
• 1784 - Phillis Wheatley, African-American poet (b. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784) was the first published African American poet whose writings helped create the genre of African American 1753)
• 1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1756)
• 1819 - Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg, German poet (b. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year 1750)
• 1870 - Alexandre Dumas, père, French writer (b. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1802)
• 1887 - Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eliza Roxcy Snow Young ( January 21, 1804 &ndash December 5, 1887) was one of the most celebrated Latter-day Saint women of the 1804)
• 1891 - Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pedro II, (ˈpedɾu seˈgũdu December 2, 1825 December 5, 1891) was the second and last Emperor of Brazil. 1825)
• 1895 - Chief Gall, Sioux chief (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gall (c 1840 &ndash 1895 ( Lakota Pizí, "gall bladder" was a battle leader of the Hunkpapa Lakota and was one of 1840)
• 1925 - Władysław Reymont, Polish writer and Nobel laureate (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Władysław Stanisław Reymont (May 7 1868 &ndash December 5 1925 was a Polish author and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1867)
• 1926 - Claude Monet, French impressionist painter (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claude Monet ( French klod mɔnɛ also known as Oscar-Claude Monet or Claude Oscar Monet (14 November 1840 &ndash 5 December 1926 was a founder 1840)
• 1931 - Vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas Vachel Lindsay ( November 10, 1879 – December 5, 1931) was an American Poet. 1879)
• 1940 - Mordechai Frizis, Jewish Greek military officer (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mordechai Frizis ( Μαρδοχαίος Φριζής) was a Romaniote Jewish Greek military officer who died in action during the Greco-Italian 1893)
• 1940 - Jan Kubelík, Austro-Hungarian-born Czechoslovak violinist (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jan Kubelík ( July 5, 1880 &ndash December 5, 1940) was a Czech Violinist and Composer. 1880)
• 1950 - Shri Aurobindo, Indian guru (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sri Aurobindo (শ্রী অরবিন্দ Sri Ôrobindo) ( August 15, 1872 – December 5, 1950) was an Indian 1872)
• 1951 - "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, American baseball player (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Joseph Jefferson Jackson ( July 16, 1888 &ndash December 5, 1951) nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American 1889)
• 1951 - Abanindranath Tagore, Indian writer (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See Tagore for disambiguation Abanindranath Tagore (অবণীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর ( August 7, 1871 - December 1871)
• 1953 - Jorge Negrete, Mexican singer and actor (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jorge Alberto Negrete Moreno ( November 30, 1911 &ndash December 5, 1953) is considered one of the most popular Mexican 1911)
• 1955 - Glenn L. Martin, American aviation pioneer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Glenn Luther Martin ( January 17, 1886 - December 5, 1955) was an aviation pioneer 1886)
• 1963 - Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karl Amadeus Hartmann ( August 2, 1905 Munich &ndash December 5, 1963 Munich was a German Composer 1905)
• 1963 - Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji, Indian Hindu mystic
• 1963 - Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ( September 8, 1892 - December 5, 1963) was a politician from Bengal in undivided India, and later The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government 1892)
• 1965 - Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Joseph Erlanger ( January 5, 1874 &ndash December 5, 1965) was an American physiologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1874)
• 1966 - Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Sylvère Maes (born August 27, 1909 in Zevekote &ndash died December 5, 1966 in Ostend) was a Belgian cyclist 1909)
• 1968 - Fred Clark, American actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Leonard Clark (March 19 1914 &ndash December 5 1968 was an American Film Character actor. 1914)
• 1969 - Claudius Dornier, German aircraft designer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claude (Claudius Honoré Desiré Dornier born in Kempten im Allgäu ( May 14, 1884 - December 5, 1969) was a German airplane 1884)
• 1973 - Robert Watson-Watt, Scottish engineer, inventor of radar (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, FRS FRAeS ( 13 April 1892 &ndash 5 December 1973) is considered by many to be the " Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships 1892)
• 1977 - Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Soviet military commander (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky (Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Василе́вский &ndash December 5 1977 was a Soviet military commander promoted 1895)
• 1983 - Robert Aldrich, American film director (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Robert Aldrich (August 9 1918 – December 5 1983 was an American Film director, writer and producer, notable for such films as Kiss Me Deadly 1918)
• 1984 - Adam Malik, Third Vice President of Indonesia (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Adam Malik ( 22 July, 1917 - 5 September, 1984) was Indonesia's third vice president 1917)
• 1986 - Sir Edward Youde, Governor of Hong Kong (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Sir Edward Youde ( Chinese 尤德 GCMG, GCVO, MBE (19 June 1924 - 5 December 1986 in Beijing, China) was a British The Governor of Hong Kong ( abbreviated 港督 was the head of the Hong Kong Government, ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral 1924)
• 1989 - Sir John Pritchard, English conductor (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Sir John Michael Pritchard CBE ( 5 February 1921 &ndash 5 December 1989) was a English conductor 1921)
• 1991 - Robert Karvelas, American actor (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Robert Karvelas (April 3 1921 &ndash December 5 1991 was an American actor who was notable for his role as the Chief's dense assistant Larrabee 1921)
• 1991 - Richard Speck, American mass murderer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Richard Franklin Speck (December 6 1941&ndashDecember 5 1991 was a Mass murderer who systematically killed eight student Nurses from South Chicago Community 1941)
• 1993 - Doug Hopkins, American guitarist and songwriter (Gin Blossoms) (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Douglas "Doug" Hopkins ( April 11, 1961 – December 5, 1993) was an American musician and songwriter from Tempe Arizona This article is about the band Gin Blossoms for the medical condition known by the term see Rosacea. 1961)
• 1994 - Harry Horner, American art director (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Art director Harry Horner ( July 24, 1910 - December 5, 1994) was a Hollywood Art director. 1910)
• 1995 - Lisa McPherson, Former Scientologist (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Lisa McPherson (February 10 1959 &ndash December 5 1995 was a member of the Church of Scientology who died of a Pulmonary embolism while under the care of 1959)
• 1998 - Al Gore, Sr., American politician (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Albert Arnold "Al" Gore Sr ( December 26 1907 – December 5 1998) was an American Politician, serving 1907)
• 2001 - Franco Rasetti, Italian physicist (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Franco Dino Rasetti ( August 10, 1901 &ndash December 5, 2001) was an Italian scientist 1901)
• 2002 - Roone Arledge, American sports broadcasting pioneer (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Roone Arledge ( July 8, 1931 &ndash December 5, 2002) was an American sports broadcasting pioneer who was chairman of ABC 1931)
• 2002 - Ne Win, Burmese leader (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ne Win (နေဝင်း nè wín 24 May or 14 May 1911 or 10 July 1910 – 5 December 2002; born Shu 1911)
• 2005 - Ed Masry, American lawyer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward L Masry ( July 29, 1932 in Paterson, New Jersey &ndash December 5, 2005 in Thousand Oaks California 1932)
• 2005 - Kevin "Big Kev" McQuay, Australian businessman (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin "Big Kev" McQuay (1949 – December 5, 2005) was an Australian cleaning products Entrepreneur. 1949)
• 2005 - Frits Philips, Dutch businessman (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederik Jacques "Frits" Philips ( Eindhoven, the Netherlands, April 16, 1905 &ndash Eindhoven December 5, 2005 1905)
• 2006 - David Bronstein, Ukrainian-born chess grandmaster (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. David Ionovich Bronstein (Дави́д Ио́нович Бронште́йн February 19 1924 &ndash December 5 2006) was renowned as a leading 1924)
• 2007 - Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 1928)
• 2007 - Andrew Imbrie, American composer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew Walsh Imbrie (April 6 1921 &ndash December 5 2007 was an American Composer of contemporary classical music. 1921)

Holidays and observances

• Roman festivals - Faunalia celebrated in honor of Faunus (according to Horace, Odes 3. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Roman holidays generally were celebrated to worship and celebrate a certain god or mythological occurrence and consisted of religious observances various festival traditions and usually In Roman mythology, Pan 's counterpart Faunus was one of the oldest Roman deities the Di indigetes, who was a good spirit of the forest plains and fields Quintus Horatius Flaccus, ( Venosa, December 8, 65 BC - Rome, November 27, 8 BC known in the English-speaking world as Horace 18)
• Austria - Krampus
• Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands and the UK - Saint Nicholas Eve (whom Dutch speakers call Sinterklaas, which became in other languages Santa Claus)
• Thailand - The King's Birthday, National Day, Father's Day
• Saint Abercius
• R.C. Saints - formerly: Saint Sabas

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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