Page 5: Historical Events In December - 05

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

1925  13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1 on December - 05.   

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

1925  Wilhelmina E Drucker, [Lensing], Dutch feminist, dies at 78 on December - 05.   

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

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

1927  Rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Mass, king of Thailand (1946- ) on this day in history.   

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

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

1929  First US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC) on December - 05.   

1929  On this day in history sS Frances Duncan, built 1907 by Palmers Newcastle on Tyne. Foundered off Lands End, Cornwall, while carrying coal from Barry, South Wales to Rouen, France. 16 lost out of the crew of 21.   

1929  1st US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC) on this day in history.   

1931  CFL Grey Cup: Mtl AAA beats Regina, 22-0 at Montreal on December - 05.   

1932  On this day in history german physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa   

1932  The first Ford Model C automobile was introduced. It boasted the first four-cylinder engine made by Ford with a counter-balanced crankshaft on December - 05.   

1932  Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], Macon Ga, rocker (Tutty Fruity) on December - 05.   

1933  On December - 05 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed   

1933  On December - 05 in America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years   

1933  21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST) on December - 05.   

1933  Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator on this day in history.   

1934  Joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador) on December - 05.   

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

1935  Commercial hydroponics operation established (Montebello CA) on December - 05.   

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

1935  Calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker) on December - 05.   

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

1936  24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20 on December - 05.   

1936  James Lee Burke, American writer on December - 05.   

1938  John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist (After Midnight) on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54   

1939  On December - 05 a Sunderland aircraft of 10 Squadron RAAF, part of the RAF Coastal Command, flies on the first official RAAF operation of World War Two   

1939  On December - 05 frederik van Rossum, composer   

1940  On December - 05 hMCS Saguenay (Destroyer) first Canadian Warship torpedoed, limps into a British port   

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

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1377  Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) was born on December - 05.   

1443  On this day in history birth of pope Julius II (d. 1513)   

1495  Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on December - 05.   

1537  Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) was born on December - 05.   

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

1545  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet was born on December - 05.   

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

1661  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on December - 05.   

0749  On December - 05 death of saint John of Damascus, theologian   

1082  Death of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on this day in history.   

1570  On December - 05 death of johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494)   

1594  Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 on this day in history.