December 5

Events

 * - reads the last of his.
 * - becomes the sole King of the  after the death of his brother.
 * - Assassination of.
 * - Creation of the.
 * - Emir of  reaches.
 * - issues the , a  that deputizes  and  as  to root out alleged  in  and leads to one of the severest witchhunts in European history.
 * - becomes the first an to set foot on the island of.
 * - King issues a decree of expulsion of "heretics" from the country.
 * - Niccolò Sfondrati becomes.
 * -, a Scottish privateer in French service, is executed in.
 * - Revolt in against the Spanish rule.
 * - : -  leads n forces to a decisive victory over n forces under.
 * - In, holds his first sale.
 * - At, begins his historic transport of artillery to.
 * - In the Apollo Room of the Raleigh Tavern in, students from the met for the first time founding , the first scholastic   in the.
 * - Foundation of in.
 * - The premiere of 's  in.
 * - Former US President takes his seat in the.
 * - Jefferson Davis gets elected to the US senate, his first political occupation.
 * - : In a message before the, US President confirms that large amounts of  had been discovered in.
 * - : allies with  against.
 * - becomes the fourth.
 * - First appearance of an.
 * - The proclaims the neutrality of the country.
 * - forms a government in.
 * - 's  premieres.
 * - -born   is granted an American.
 * - ends:  becomes the 36th  to ratify the, thus establishing the required 75% of states needed to enact the amendment (this overturned the  which had outlawed  in the United States).
 * - : troops attack Wal Wal in, taking four days to capture the city.
 * - The adopts a new  and the  is established as a full  of the.
 * - : In Zhukov launched a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army, with the biggest offensive launched against Army Group Centre.
 * 1941  - :  declares war to,  and.
 * - : U.S. Air force begins attacking 's secret weapons bases.
 * - : Allied troops occupy.
 * - is lost in the.
 * - The and the  merge and form the.
 * 1955  -  and  lead the.
 * - expels all Dutch people from.
 * - is inaugurated in the  by   when she speaks to the  in a call from  to.
 * 1958  - The  bypass, the 's first stretch of  opens to traffic for the first time, now part of the  and s.
 * - : For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain is awarded the first  of the war.
 * - reports the.
 * - Premiere of 's .
 * - adopts  resolution on security of non-Nuclear States.
 * -  breaks diplomatic relations with, , ,  and South . The move is in retaliation to the Declaration of Tripoli against Egypt.
 * - The signs a 'friendship treaty' with the.
 * - is formally  by  for her outspoken criticism of the church concerning the proposed  to the.
 * - Dissolution of the Military Joint in.
 * - Atlantique sets a new railways speed record with 482.4 km/h.
 * - The mayor of  is wounded by a.
 * - government announces the conquest of  stronghold of.
 * - Suicide bombers kill at least 46 people in an attack on a train in southern Russia.
 * - The causes significant damage, mostly in the.
 * 2005  - The  comes into effect in the, and the first  is registered there.
 * - Commodore overthrows the government in
 * - Commodore overthrows the government in

Births

 * - of China (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Flemish grammarian (d. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (d. )
 * -, Italian theologian (d. )
 * -, Dutch historian and geographer (d. )
 * -, English composer (d. )
 * -, English statesman (d. )
 * -, Italian violinist and composer (d. )
 * -, 8th (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * -, American college president (d. )
 * -, French Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, British poet (d. )
 * -, American general (d. )
 * -, American mining tycoon (d. )
 * -, American ornithologist (d. )
 * -, British admiral (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. )
 * 1867  -, Finnish folklorist (d. , )
 * -, German physicist (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Czech composer (d. )
 * -, American rodeo performer (d. )
 * -, American chess player (d. )
 * - Sir, Canadian soldier (d. )
 * -, American airplane manufacturer (d. )
 * 1879  -, American screenwriter and producer (d. )
 * -, American writer and reporter, daughter of 'Little House' books writer Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. )
 * -, British painter (d. )
 * 1890  -, Austrian-born film director (d. )
 * -, German field marshal (d. )
 * -, American mathematician (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born biochemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American soprano (d. )
 * 1898  -,  poet of India and Pakistan (d. )
 * -, American animated film producer (d. )
 * 1901  -, American psychiatrist (d. )
 * 1901  -, German physicist,  (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Dutch singer and actor
 * 1903  -, British physicist,  (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born director, producer, and actor (d. )
 * -, Italian physicist (d. )
 * -, American screenwriter (d. )
 * -, Polish pianist (d. )
 * -, German author (d. )
 * -, British racing driver (d. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate
 * 1932  -  (Richard Wayne Penniman), American singer and pianist
 * -, American writer
 * 1934  -, Greek actor, artistic director of the  (d. )
 * -, Soviet weightlifter
 * 1935  -, American writer
 * -, American writer
 * -, American songwriter
 * -, Swedish writer
 * 1940  -, Russian footballer
 * -, Norwegian-born French magistrate
 * -, Dutch actor
 * -, Quebec caricaturist
 * -, Spanish tenor
 * -, American musician ( - )
 * 1947  -, Irish politician
 * 1947  -, American football player
 * 1947  -, Jamaican politician
 * -, New Zealand evangelist
 * -, Spanish flamenco singer (d. )
 * 1950  -, Argentine-born composer
 * -, Belgian artist
 * 1951  -, American actress
 * -, Canadian singer, songwriter
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American actor
 * 1956  -, Polish pianist
 * -, American football player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, Argentine tenor
 * -, American radio personality
 * 1963  -, British skier
 * 1963  -, American actress
 * -, American singer, songwriter and guitarist
 * 1965  -, Jamaican reggae musician
 * -, French singer
 * -, American singer
 * 1967  -, titular Bulgarian royal family
 * -, American comedian and actress
 * 1968  -, American model and actress
 * -, British swimmer, polar explorer and motivational speaker
 * 1969  -, American film director
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress & writer
 * 1972  -, baseball player
 * 1972  -, American baseball player
 * -, model
 * 1973  -, Czech physicist
 * -, British snooker player
 * -, American actress
 * 1976  -, French rugby player
 * -, Finnish ice hockey player
 * -, Italian footballer
 * 1979  -, Finnish hockey player
 * 1979  -, American actor
 * 1979  -, Northern Irish footballer
 * 1979  -,  Taiwanese singer
 * -, Japanese voice actress
 * -, Hong Kong actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1982  -, American football player
 * -, American distance runner
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1985  -, American actor
 * 1985  -, Belgian racing driver
 * -, American actor
 * -, Italian actor
 * -, Italian actor

Deaths

 * - Saint, theologian
 * - (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Danish statesman (b. )
 * -, Swiss botanist (b. )
 * -, French writer
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, explorer and trader (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, Scottish mathematician (b. )
 * -, African-American poet (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, German poet (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * - Emperor (b. )
 * -, Sioux chief (b. )
 * -, Polish writer and laureate (b. )
 * -, French impressionist painter (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, Jewish Greek military officer (b. )
 * -, Austro-Hungarian-born Czechoslovak violinist (b. )
 * -, Indian guru (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 1951  -, Indian writer (b. )
 * -, Mexican actor and songwriter.
 * -, Prime Minister (b. )
 * 1963  -, German composer (b. )
 * 1963  -, Indian Hindu mystic
 * -, American physiologist and laureate (b. )
 * -, Belgian cyclist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Soviet military commander (b. )
 * -, Third Vice President of Indonesia (b. )
 * - Sir, (b. )
 * - Sir, British conductor (b. )
 * -, American mass murderer (b. )
 * -, American guitarist and songwriter (b. )
 * -, American art director (b. )
 * -, Italian physicist (b. )
 * -, American sports broadcasting pioneer (b. )
 * 2002  -, Burmese leader (b. )
 * -, Dutch industrialist and businessman from multinational Philips Electronics (b. )
 * 2005  -, Australian businessman (b. )
 * -, Ukrainian-born chess grandmaster (b. )
 * -, Ukrainian-born chess grandmaster (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - celebrated in honor of  (according to, Odes 3.18)
 * ,, , the and the  -  (whom  speakers call , which became in other languages )
 * - The 's Birthday, ,
 * - formerly:
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