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Historical events for the 5th of December. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on December 5.
1945 – Flight 19, a group of TBF Avengers, disappears in the Bermuda Triangle. 1952 – Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.
On This Day In History - December 5: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.
Discover what happened on December 5 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
Important events in history for the 5th of December. See what historic, important and momentous events in history happened on December 5.
1349 Black Death Massacre: 500 Jews of Free Imperial City of Nuremberg massacred during Black Death riots; part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe. 1456 Earthquake strikes Naples, killing an estimated 35,000 people.
31. Read on to learn more about the Vietnam war draft lottery. try another date. more events on December 5. 2007. A gunman armed with a semi-automatic rifle kills 8 people at Westroads Mall, Omaha, Neb., before taking his own life. 2006. Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji. 1983. Military Junta dissolves in Argentina. 1978
On December 5, Walt Disney, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Little Richard were born and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nelson Mandela, Claude Monet died.
1956 - British and French forces began a withdrawal from Egypt during the Suez War. 1958 - Britain's first motorway, the Preston by-pass, was opened by Prime Minister Macmillan. 1961 - United Nations forces launched an attack in Katanga, the Congo, near Elizabethville.
President Anwar al-Sadat broke all relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, and South Yemen in response to these countries and the Palestinian Liberation Organization signing the Declaration of Tripoli. The declaration followed Sadat's visit to Israel.