December 5th, 1934

Born on December 5th, 1934

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What happened on December 5th, 1934?

December 5th, 1934

Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abyssinia_Crisis

What else happened on December 5th?

December 5th, 2007

A nineteen-year-old gunman went on a shooting spree at a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., killing nine people, including himself.

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, 1958

Britain's first motorway, the Preston By-pass, opened to the public.

December 5th, 1952

The "Great Smog of London" 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, 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, 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.

December 5th, 1807

Napoleonic Wars: British ships began a raid on Griessie after the Dutch captain refused a British demand for surrender.

December 5th, 1775

American Revolutionary War: Continental Army colonel Henry Knox arrived at Fort Ticonderoga in New York to arrange the transport of 60 tons of artillery (depicted) to support the siege of Boston.

December 5th, 1757

Seven Years' War: Prussian troops under Frederick the Great defeated Austrian forces at the Battle of Leuthen (pictured).

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

Born on December 5th, 1934

87

Joan Didion

American writer (1934-2021)

*December 5th, 1934, Sacramento †December 23rd, 2021, Manhattan

89

Hassan Akesbi

Moroccan former football striker

*December 5th, 1934, Tangier

72

Nikos Kourkoulos

Greek actor (1934-2007)

*December 5th, 1934, Athens †January 30th, 2007, Athens

88

Ingvar Hirdwall

Swedish actor

*December 5th, 1934, S:t Görans church parish †April 6th, 2023, Stockholms Adolf Fredrik

72

Julius Wess

Austrian physicist (1934-2007)

*December 5th, 1934, Oberwölz Stadt †August 8th, 2007, Hamburg

89

Nikolay Durakov

Russian bandy player

*December 5th, 1934, Krasnohorivka †March 9th, 2024, Yekaterinburg

86

Eberhard Jüngel

German theologian

*December 5th, 1934, Magdeburg †September 28th, 2021, Tübingen

48

Fayza Ahmed

Syrian-Egyptian-Lebanese singer and actress

*December 5th, 1934, Sidon †September 21st, 1983, Cairo

88

Aldo Lado

Italian screenwriter and film director (1934–2023)

*December 5th, 1934, Rijeka †November 25th, 2023, Rome

81

Benito Cocchi

Italian priest (1934-2016)

*December 5th, 1934, Minerbio †May 5th, 2016, Bologna

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Who's birthday is on December 5th?

52

Kali Rocha

American actress

*December 5th, 1971, Memphis

88

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Former King of Thailand

*December 5th, 1927, Mount Auburn Hospital †October 13th, 2016, Siriraj Hospital

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

63

Hennes Weisweiler

German association football player and manager (1919–1983)

*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, Aesch

65

Walt Disney

American animator and producer (1901–1966)

*December 5th, 1901, Chicago †December 15th, 1966, Burbank

91

Sheldon Glashow

American theoretical physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)

*December 5th, 1932, New York City

87

Little Richard

American musician (1932–2020)

*December 5th, 1932, Macon †May 9th, 2020, Nashville

74

Werner Heisenberg

German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner

*December 5th, 1901, Würzburg †February 1st, 1976, Munich

101

Ren Xinmin

Chinese scientist

*December 5th, 1915, Ningguo †February 12th, 2017, Beijing

88

Marise Chamberlain

New Zealand distance runner

*December 5th, 1935, Christchurch

74

J.J. Cale

American musician (1938–2013)

*December 5th, 1938, Oklahoma City †July 26th, 2013, La Jolla

77

José Carreras

Spanish opera singer

*December 5th, 1946, Sants

38

André-Pierre Gignac

French association football player

*December 5th, 1985, Martigues

75

Bernard Haller

Swiss actor (1933-2009)

*December 5th, 1933, Geneva †April 24th, 2009, Geneva

79

Martin Van Buren

President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, Kinderhook

68

Karin Neugebauer

East German swimmer

*December 5th, 1955, Leipzig

82

Ricardo Bofill

Spanish architect (1939-2022)

*December 5th, 1939, Barcelona †January 14th, 2022, Barcelona

78

Moshe Katsav

Israeli politician, 8th president of Israel

*December 5th, 1945, Yazd

77

Manfred Kalz

German politician (1937-2015)

*December 5th, 1937, Berlin †January 20th, 2015

56

Jim Hurtubise

Racecar driver

*December 5th, 1932, North Tonawanda †January 6th, 1989, Port Arthur

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90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

83

Jörg Kuebart

German general (1934-2018)

*September 2nd, 1934, Olsztyn †February 14th, 2018, Bad Honnef

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

82

Alois Mock

Austrian politician (1934-2017)

*June 10th, 1934, Euratsfeld †June 1st, 2017, Vienna

82

Leonard Cohen

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (1934–2016)

*September 21st, 1934, Montreal †November 7th, 2016, Los Angeles

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

*May 2nd, 1934, Berlin †March 7th, 2003, Berlin

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

*May 27th, 1934, Altona †April 30th, 2016, Hamburg

62

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

*November 9th, 1934, Brooklyn †December 20th, 1996, Seattle

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

85

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

89

Sophia Loren

Italian actress

*September 20th, 1934, Rome

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

*February 12th, 1934, Monroe †July 31st, 2022, Mercer Island

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker

*August 6th, 1934, Krásný Dvůr †February 11th, 2017

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

*February 1st, 1934, New Orleans †February 17th, 2006, Los Angeles

83

Norbert Kunisch

German classical archaeologist

*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, Oxford

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No: With 365 days 1934 is a normal year and no leap year.

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