Page 5: Historical Events In December - 05

1925  Canadian comedian David Broadfoot, a star of the Royal Canadian Air FArce is born on this day in history.   

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

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

1925  Wilhelmina E Drucker, [Lensing], Dutch feminist, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1926  George Savalas, Bronx NY, actor (Kojak) on December - 05.   

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

1928  England defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane on this day in history.   

1928  Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1929  On December - 05 sS Frances Duncan, built 1907 by Palmers Newcastle on Tyne. Foundered off Lands End, Cornwall, while carrying coal from Barry, South Wales to Rouen, France. 16 lost out of the crew of 21.   

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

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

1932  On December - 05 little Richard [Wayne Penniman], Macon Ga, rocker (Tutty Fruity)   

1933  On December - 05 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed   

1933  In America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years on this day in history.   

1933  21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST) on December - 05.   

1933  Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator on December - 05.   

1934  On this day in history joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador)   

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

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

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

1935  Calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker) on this day in history.   

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

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

1936  On December - 05 james Lee Burke, American writer   

1938  On December - 05 john J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist (After Midnight)   

1938  Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54 on December - 05.   

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

1939  On December - 05 frederik van Rossum, composer   

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

1940  Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager on December - 05.   

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

1443  Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on December - 05.   

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

1537  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)   

1539  On December - 05 birth of fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)   

1545  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet was born on this day in history.   

1547  On December - 05 birth of ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian   

1661  On this day in history birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)   

0749  Death of Saint John of Damascus, theologian on this day in history.   

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

1212  On December - 05 derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies   

1244  Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies on December - 05.   

1355  On December - 05 jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies   

1560  On this day in history francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16   

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

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