December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 26 days remaining.
Events:
Births:
- 1782 - Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (+ 1862)
- 1830 - Christina Rossetti, poet
- 1839 - George Armstrong Custer, American general (+ 1876)
- 1886 - Rose Wilder Lang[?], writer (+ 1968)
- 1890 - David Bomberg, painter
- 1890 - Fritz Lang, film director (+ 1976)
- 1901 - Werner Karl Heisenberg, physicist (+ 1976)
- 1901 - Walt Disney, film producer (+ 1966)
- 1902 - Strom Thurmond, American politician
- 1903 - Johannes Heesters[?], singer and actor
- 1906 - Otto Preminger, director, producer (+ 1986)
- 1914 - Hans Hellmut Kirst[?], author (+ 1989)
- 1932 - Little Richard, singer
- 1932 - Sheldon Lee[?], physicist
- 1934 - Joan Didion[?], writer
- 1935 - Calvin Trillin[?], writer
- 1944 - Jeroen Krabbé[?], actor
- 1946 - José Carreras[?], singer
- 1947 - Jim Plunkett[?], American football star
- 1947 - Jim Messina[?], musician
- 1968 - Margaret Cho, comedian, actress
Deaths:
Holidays and observances:
See Also:
December 4 - December 6 - November 5 - January 5 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December