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

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

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

1926  Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history george Savalas, Bronx NY, actor (Kojak)   

1927  Rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Mass, king of Thailand (1946- ) on December - 05.   

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

1928  Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61 on December - 05.   

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

1929  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 on this day in history.   

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  German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa on December - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed   

1933  In America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years on this day in history.   

1933  On December - 05 21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST)   

1933  On December - 05 bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator   

1934  On December - 05 joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador)   

1935  On this day in history at Challander, Ontartio, the infant Dionne quintuplets are filmed for a movie based on their birth   

1935  Commercial hydroponics operation established (Montebello CA) on this day in history.   

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

1935  On this day in history calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker)   

1935  On December - 05 frans, [MJ Francois] Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78   

1936  On this day in history 24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20   

1936  On this day in history james Lee Burke, American writer   

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

1938  On December - 05 christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54   

1939  On this day in history 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  Frederik van Rossum, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1443  Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.   

1495  Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

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

1539  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet   

1547  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on December - 05.   

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  On December - 05 death of ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona   

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

1244  On December - 05 johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies   

1355  On this day in history jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies   

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

1570  On this day in history death of johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494)   

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