What day is December 5? Historical events that took place on December 5
This Day in History December 5th. The most notable events that took place on December 5th range from historical, political to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on December 5
December 5, 1986:General Le Trong Tan passed away in Hanoi at the age of 72. Throughout his life, General Le Trong Tan devoted all his talent and determination to successfully carry out the Party's political and military policies and tasks, making great contributions to the development of Vietnamese military art, strongly motivating the fighting spirit of our army and people, and contributing to the cause of national resistance to complete victory. The General's pure revolutionary morality and great contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party, the nation, and the army are invaluable assets.
December 5, 2003:The grand opening of the 22nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 22) in Hanoi. This is the first time the SEA Games have been held in Vietnam.
December 5, 2013:The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has decided to include Southern amateur music, a traditional art form of the southern river region of Vietnam, on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage along with 14 other heritages of countries around the world.
December 5, 2014:The Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 47/2014/TT-BCT regulating the management of e-commerce websites.
International events taking place on December 5
December 5, 1492:Explorer Christopher Columbus became the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola, now part of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Today, people in these two countries observe December 5 as Discovery Day.
December 5, 1791:Wolffgang Amadeus Mozart passed away. He was a genius Austrian musician and composer. He left behind a huge and priceless musical legacy, with 626 large and small works, including 24 famous operas, 50 symphonies...
December 5, 1848:During the California Gold Rush, United States President James K. Polk confirmed to Congress the discovery of large amounts of gold in California.
December 5, 1901:Walt Disney was born on December 15, 1966, a famous American painter and film director, the father of cartoons and children's entertainment. He had cartoons such as Mickey Mouse, Trainman, Donald Duck, Pluto, Ballo, Baghera... He died on December 15, 1966.
December 5, 1945:Flight 19 disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle
December 5, 1952:The London Smog Disaster. The giant smog was a serious air pollution event in London. It was winter, the air temperature was very low, the humidity was high, and the air pressure was heavy in the sky, causing London to be covered in thick clouds for several days without seeing the sunlight. Thousands of chimneys from burning coal still emitted smoke into the sky, thick black smoke columns, the concentration of dust and smoke was 10 times higher than normal, the concentration of SO2 was 6 times higher, Fe2O3 in the smoke combined with CO2 in the air to create H2SO4 foam, condensing in the dust and smoke into clusters of acid. About 12,000 people died in this disaster, and the number of people affected by health was up to 100,000.
December 5, 1969:All four nodes of the ARPANET network were connected.
December 5, 1985:The United Nations has officially designated December 5 as “International Volunteer Day”. Since then, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme has been an occasion to honor the spirit of volunteerism, dedication and solidarity for development and promote the participation of all people.
