December 5th, 1943

Born on December 5th, 1943

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What happened on December 5th, 1943?

December 5th, 1943

World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Crossbow

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, 1943

80

Andrew Yeom Soo-jung

Archbishop of Seoul

*December 5th, 1943, Anseong

80

Eva Joly

French politician

*December 5th, 1943, Grünerløkka

80

Robin Wilson

Mathematician

*December 5th, 1943, United Kingdom

80

Christian Tortora

French journalist

*December 5th, 1943, 3rd arrondissement of Lyon

73

Jim Marrs

American journalist and writer (1943–2017)

*December 5th, 1943, Fort Worth †August 2nd, 2017, Springtown

80

Leigh Curran

Actress

*December 5th, 1943, Santa Barbara

71

Tommy Graham

British politician (1943-2015)

*December 5th, 1943, Renfrewshire †April 16th, 2015

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52

Kali Rocha

American actress

*December 5th, 1971, Memphis

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

88

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Former King of Thailand

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

65

Walt Disney

American animator and producer (1901–1966)

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

63

Hennes Weisweiler

German association football player and manager (1919–1983)

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

77

José Carreras

Spanish opera singer

*December 5th, 1946, Sants

79

Jeroen Krabbé

Dutch actor, film director

*December 5th, 1944, Amsterdam

78

Moshe Katsav

Israeli politician, 8th president of Israel

*December 5th, 1945, Yazd

68

Karin Neugebauer

East German swimmer

*December 5th, 1955, Leipzig

74

Werner Heisenberg

German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner

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

50

Hideyuki Ashihara

Japanese full-contact karate master, the founder of Ashihara kaikan (1944-1995)

*December 5th, 1944, Hiroshima †April 24th, 1995, Matsuyama

91

Sheldon Glashow

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

*December 5th, 1932, New York City

38

André-Pierre Gignac

French association football player

*December 5th, 1985, Martigues

81

Klaus Sammer

German footballer and manager

*December 5th, 1942, Gröditz

82

Ricardo Bofill

Spanish architect (1939-2022)

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

62

Herbert Dreilich

German rock singer (1942-2004)

*December 5th, 1942, Mauterndorf †December 12th, 2004, Berlin

101

Ren Xinmin

Chinese scientist

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

74

J.J. Cale

American musician (1938–2013)

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

79

Martin Van Buren

President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

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

87

Little Richard

American musician (1932–2020)

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

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80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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