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

1925  Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1967..79) on this day in history.   

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

1926  Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts on December - 05.   

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

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

1928  On December - 05 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  On this day in history 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  1st US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC) on December - 05.   

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

1933  On this day in history 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed   

1933  On this day in history in America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years   

1933  On this day in history 21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST)   

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

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 December - 05.   

1935  On December - 05 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history frederik van Rossum, composer   

1940  HMCS Saguenay (Destroyer) first Canadian Warship torpedoed, limps into a British port on December - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1495  On this day in history birth of nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1082  On this day in history 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  On December - 05 francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16   

1570  Death of Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494) on December - 05.   

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