December 5th, 1895

Born on December 5th, 1895

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What happened on December 5th, 1895?

December 5th, 1895

New Haven Symphony Orchestra of Connecticut performs its first concert.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven_Symphony_Orchestra

What else happened on December 5th?

December 5th, 2007

A gunman killed nine people at a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska.

December 5th, 1995

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 56 crashed shortly after takeoff from Nakhchivan Airport, killing 52 people on board.

December 5th, 1974

The Birmingham Americans won the only World Bowl in World Football League history.

December 5th, 1972

Gough Whitlam took office as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia and formed a duumvirate with his deputy Lance Barnard, ending 23 years of Liberal–Country Party government.

December 5th, 1965

The "glasnost meeting" took place in Moscow, becoming the first demonstration in the Soviet Union after World War II and marking the beginning of the civil rights movement in the country.

December 5th, 1958

Britain's first motorway, the Preston Bypass, opened to the public.

December 5th, 1952

The "Great Smog of London" (pictured) began and lasted for five days, causing 12,000 deaths and leading to the Clean Air Act 1956.

December 5th, 1945

Flight 19, a squadron of five U.S. Navy torpedo bombers, disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle.

December 5th, 1939

The remains of Pedro II of Brazil, who was ousted and exiled in a republican coup, were buried after being repatriated.

December 5th, 1936

The 1936 Soviet constitution, also known as the "Stalin constitution", was adopted.

December 5th, 1933

The prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States at the federal level ended when the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment.

December 5th, 1918

National Guards and Sokol volunteers protested in Zagreb, leading to an armed clash with regiments of the Home Guard and former Common Army.

December 5th, 1916

Amid the First World War and following his loss of support in Parliament, British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith resigned.

December 5th, 1914

The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition began in an attempt to make the first land crossing of Antarctica.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 5th

Same year
Born in 1895

56

George VI

King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952, Emperor of India from 1936 to 1948 (1895–1952)

*December 14th, 1895, York Cottage †February 6th, 1952, Sandringham House

90

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)

*May 12th, 1895, Madanapalle †February 17th, 1986, Ojai

70

Buster Keaton

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1895–1966)

*October 4th, 1895, Piqua †February 1st, 1966, Woodland Hills

101

Irving Caesar

American composer and lyricist (1895–1996)

*July 4th, 1895, New York City †December 18th, 1996, New York City

30

Sergei Yesenin

Russian poet

*September 21st, 1895, Konstantinovo †December 28th, 1925, Saint Petersburg

86

Ngaio Marsh

New Zealand writer (1895-1982)

*April 23rd, 1895, Christchurch †February 18th, 1982, Christchurch

70

Dorothea Lange

American photojournalist (1895-1965)

*May 25th, 1895, Hoboken †October 11th, 1965, San Francisco

66

Anita Stewart

American actress, film producer (1895-1961)

*February 7th, 1895, Brooklyn †May 4th, 1961, Los Angeles

92

Dino Grandi

Italian politician (1895–1988)

*June 4th, 1895, Mordano †May 21st, 1988, Bologna

78

Juan Perón

President of Argentina (1946–55, 1973–74)

*October 8th, 1895, Lobos †July 1st, 1974, Quinta presidencial de Olivos

80

Ruth McDevitt

Actress (1895-1976)

*September 13th, 1895, Coldwater †May 27th, 1976, Hollywood

75

Igor Tamm

Russian physicist (1895–1971)

*July 8th, 1895, Vladivostok †April 12th, 1971, Moscow

53

Babe Ruth

American baseball player (1895–1948)

*February 6th, 1895, Baltimore †August 16th, 1948, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

82

Jacques Brugnon

French tennis player (1895-1978)

*May 11th, 1895, Paris †March 20th, 1978, Paris

102

Ernst Jünger

German writer

*March 29th, 1895, Heidelberg †February 17th, 1998, Riedlingen

85

Clara Porset

Cuban designer (1895-1981)

*May 25th, 1895, Matanzas †May 17th, 1981, Mexico City

79

Mikhail Bakhtin

Russian intellectual and philosopher

*November 5th, 1895, Oryol †March 7th, 1975, Moscow

79

Ruth Lee

American actress (1895-1975)

*September 14th, 1895, Minneapolis †August 3rd, 1975, Woodland Hills

68

Gerhard Domagk

German bacteriologist (1895-1964)

*October 30th, 1895, Łagów †April 24th, 1964, Königsfeld im Schwarzwald

81

Henrik Dam

Danish biochemist and physiologist (1895-1976)

*February 21st, 1895, Copenhagen †April 17th, 1976, Copenhagen

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 5th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Saint Nicholas' Eve) which are celebrated on December 5th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1895 is a normal year and no leap year.

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