On this day: December 5
Events
Battle of LeuthenDecember 5, 1757 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of IHI CorporationDecember 5, 1853 · Companies
Lemko RepublicDecember 5, 1918 – March 12, 1920 · World History
Kazakh Soviet Socialist RepublicDecember 5, 1936 – October 9, 1991 · World History- Release of Let It BleedDecember 5, 1969 · Music
- Release of Band on the RunDecember 5, 1973 · Music
Founding of Acorn ComputersDecember 5, 1978 · Companies- Release of Kramer vs. KramerDecember 5, 1979 · Film
Founding of Disney Television AnimationDecember 5, 1984 · Companies
Founding of AVG TechnologiesDecember 5, 1991 · Companies- Release of The Memory of TreesDecember 5, 1995 · Music
- Release of American McGee's AliceDecember 5, 2000 · Gaming
Release of RenegadesDecember 5, 2000 · Music
Launch of DiggDecember 5, 2004 · Internet- Release of The Grudge 3December 5, 2009 · Film
Release of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria SimulatorDecember 5, 2017 · Gaming
Release of DhurandharDecember 5, 2025 · Film
Born on this day
Julius IIDecember 5, 1443 – February 21, 1513 · World History
Martin Van BurenDecember 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862 · Politics
Elizabeth Cabot AgassizDecember 5, 1822 – June 27, 1907 · Culture
Rafael ReyesDecember 5, 1849 – February 1921 · Exploration
Konstantin KorovinDecember 5, 1861 – September 11, 1939 · Art
Paul PainlevéDecember 5, 1863 – October 29, 1933 · Science
Arnold SommerfeldDecember 5, 1868 – April 26, 1951 · Science
Vítězslav NovákDecember 5, 1870 – July 18, 1949 · Music
Fritz LangDecember 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976 · Film
Carl Ferdinand CoriDecember 5, 1896 – October 20, 1984 · Science
Gershom ScholemDecember 5, 1897 – February 21, 1982 · Culture
Nunnally JohnsonDecember 5, 1897 – March 25, 1977 · Film
Walt DisneyDecember 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966 · Film
Werner HeisenbergDecember 5, 1901 – February 1, 1976 · Science- Emeric PressburgerDecember 5, 1902 – February 5, 1988 · Film
Cecil Frank PowellDecember 5, 1903 – August 9, 1969 · Science- Cyril V. JacksonDecember 5, 1903 – February 1988 · Science
Otto PremingerDecember 5, 1905 – April 23, 1986 · Film- Sheikh Muhammad AbdullahDecember 5, 1905 – September 8, 1982 · Science
Giuseppe OcchialiniDecember 5, 1907 – December 30, 1993 · Science- Abraham PolonskyDecember 5, 1910 – October 26, 1999 · Film
Władysław SzpilmanDecember 5, 1911 – July 6, 2000 · Music- Heikki A. AlikoskiDecember 5, 1912 – December 28, 1997 · Science
Keisuke KinoshitaDecember 5, 1912 – December 30, 1998 · Film
Abul Hasan Ali Hasani NadwiDecember 5, 1913 – December 31, 1999 · Culture
Lina Bo BardiDecember 5, 1914 – March 20, 1992 · Culture- Rostislav AlexeyevDecember 5, 1916 – February 9, 1980 · Technology
Bhumibol AdulyadejDecember 5, 1927 – October 13, 2016 · Art
Yi-Fu TuanDecember 5, 1930 – August 10, 2022 · Culture
Sheldon GlashowDecember 5, 1932 – present · Science
Little RichardDecember 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020 · Music
Jacques RoubaudDecember 5, 1932 – December 5, 2024 · Science
J.J. CaleDecember 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013 · Music
Ricardo BofillDecember 5, 1939 – January 14, 2022 · Culture
Jeroen KrabbéDecember 5, 1944 – present · Film
Jügderdemidiin GürragchaaDecember 5, 1947 – present · Space
Shakin' StevensDecember 5, 1948 – present · Music
Bruce E. MelnickDecember 5, 1949 – present · Space
Hanif KureishiDecember 5, 1954 – present · Film
Krystian ZimermanDecember 5, 1956 – present · Music
Yoshitomo NaraDecember 5, 1959 – present · Art
José CuraDecember 5, 1962 – present · Music
Johan RenckDecember 5, 1966 – present · Film
Juan Carlos FresnadilloDecember 5, 1967 – present · Film
Margaret ChoDecember 5, 1968 – present · Film
Lynne RamsayDecember 5, 1969 – present · Film
Walt DohrnDecember 5, 1970 – present · Film
Tim HetheringtonDecember 5, 1970 – April 20, 2011 · Film
Amy AckerDecember 5, 1976 – present · Film
Norishige KanaiDecember 5, 1976 – present · Space
Keri HilsonDecember 5, 1982 – present · Music
Silia KapsisDecember 5, 2006 – present · Music