December 5
December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 26 days remaining.
Events:
- 1492 - Christopher Columbus discovers the island of Hispaniola.
- 1776 - Phi Beta Kappa fraternity founded.
- 1831 - Former President of the United States John Quincy Adams takes a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
- 1933 - Prohibition ends in the United States.
- 1945 - United States Navy flying squadron lost in Bermuda Triangle.
- 1974 - Monty Python's Flying Circus final broadcast.
- 1782 - Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (+ 1862)
- 1830 - Christina Rossetti, poet
- 1839 - George Armstrong Custer, American general (+ 1876)
- 1875 - Arthur Currie, soldier (+ 1933)
- 1886 - Rose Wilder Lang, writer (+ 1968)
- 1890 - David Bomberg, painter
- 1890 - Fritz Lang, film director (+ 1976)
- 1901 - Werner Karl Heisenberg, physicist (+ 1976)
- 1901 - Walt Disney, film producer (+ 1966)
- 1902 - Strom Thurmond, American politician
- 1903 - Johannes Heesters, singer and actor
- 1906 - Otto Preminger, director, producer (+ 1986)
- 1914 - Hans Hellmut Kirst, author (+ 1989)
- 1932 - Little Richard, singer
- 1932 - Sheldon Lee, physicist
- 1934 - Joan Didion, writer
- 1935 - Calvin Trillin, writer
- 1944 - Jeroen Krabbé, actor
- 1946 - José Carreras, singer
- 1947 - Jim Plunkett, American football star
- 1947 - Jim Messina, musician
- 1968 - Margaret Cho, comedian, actress
- 1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer
- 1870 - Alexandre Dumas père, writer
- 1926 - Claude Oscar Monet, impressionist painter
- 1950 - Shri Aurobindo, guru
- 2001 - Franco Rasetti, physicist
- 2002 - Einar Skinnarland, SOE agent
- 2002 - Roone Arledge, sports broadcasting pioneer
- 2002 - Ne Win, Burman dictator
- The Netherlands - Saint Nicholas Eve (Sinterklaas, the predecessor of Santa Claus)
- Roman Empire - Faunalia celebrated in honor of Faunus
See Also:
December 4 - December 6 - November 5 - January 5 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
