353 Historic Events for December 5
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| 1926 |
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Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts
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| 1926 |
Birth |
George Savalas, Bronx NY, actor (Kojak)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Mass, king of Thailand (1946- )
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| 1928 |
Death |
Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61
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| 1928 |
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MW Miklas elected president of Austria
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| 1928 |
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England defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane
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| 1929 |
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1st US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC)
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| 1931 |
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CFL Grey Cup: Mtl AAA beats Regina, 22-0 at Montreal
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| 1932 |
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German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], Macon Ga, rocker (Tutty Fruity)
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| 1933 |
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21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador)
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| 1935 |
Death |
Frans, [MJ Fran‡ois] Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker)
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| 1935 |
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1st coml hydroponics operation established (Montebello Calif)
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| 1935 |
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National Council of Negro Women forms by Mary McLeod Bethune (NYC)
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| 1936 |
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Armenian SSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Georgian SSR, Kazakh SSR and Kirghiz SSR becomes constituent republics of Soviet Union
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| 1936 |
Event |
24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20
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| 1938 |
Birth |
John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist (After Midnight)
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| 1938 |
Death |
Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Horst Bastian, writer
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Frederik van Rossum, composer
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| 1940 |
Death |
Jan Kubelik, composer, dies at 60
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| 1941 |
Birth |
David Wilson, English contractor/multi-millionaire
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