Category: This Day In History December 05

Categories: This Day In History December

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Historic Events:

1560: Charles IX becomes King of France

Famous Birthdays:

Walt Disney
1802: Alexandre Dumas, French author best known for The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers
1839: General George Custer, US Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars
1886: Rose Lane, American journalist and a co-founder of the American libertarian movement
1890: George Earle, Pennsylvania Governor
1901: Walt Disney, co-founder of the Walt Disney Company

Famous Deaths:

Phillis Wheatley
1082: Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona, assassinated
1560: François II, King of France at age 15 and died at the age of 16
1784: Phillis Wheatley, first published African American woman

Person Profiles (16)

A

08 Jul 1931 Queens, New York, United States - 05 Dec 2002 photo

B

abt 1052 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain - 05 Dec 1082 photo
05 Dec 1764 City Point, Prince George, Colony of Virginia photo

C

05 Dec 1839 New Rumley, Harrison County, Ohio, USA - 25 Jun 1876 photo

D

24 Jul 1802 Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France - 05 Dec 1870 photo
05 Dec 1914 Washington D.C., United States - 13 Nov 1990 photo

D cont.

05 Dec 1901 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 15 Dec 1966 photo

E

05 Dec 1890 Devon, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA - 30 Dec 1974 photo

L

30 Sep 1847 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 05 Dec 1923 photo

M

abt 850 Mercia, England - 05 Dec 902 photo

P

05 Dec 1932 Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA - 09 May 2020 photo

T

05 Dec 1920 Salles, Gironde, France - 08 Jun 2006 photo

V

19 Jan 1544 Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, France - 05 Dec 1560 photo

W

abt 1753 Africa - 05 Dec 1784 photo
05 Dec 1886 Dakota Territory, United States - 30 Oct 1968 photo

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