All Events

Historical Events on December 5

  • Hispaniola

    1492

    Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic).

  • John Quincy Adams

    1831

    Former U.S. President John Quincy Adams takes his seat in the House of Representatives.

  • Jefferson Davis

    1847

    Jefferson Davis is elected to the U.S. Senate.

  • California Gold Rush

    1848

    California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.

  • Romania

    1941

    World War II: Great Britain declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania.

  • Operation Crossbow

    1943

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

  • Lloyd J. Old

    1964

    Lloyd J. Old discovered the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response.

  • National Reorganization Process

    1983

    Dissolution of the Military Junta in Argentina.

  • Frank Bainimarama

    2006

    Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.

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Famous Birthdays on December 5

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Famous Deaths on December 5

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