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5 December 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2007 - A gunman killed nine people at a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska.Mass shooting in Omaha, Nebraska
Anniversary
1972 - Gough Whitlam took office as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia and formed a duumvirate with his deputy Lance Barnard, ending 23 years of Liberal–Country Party government.Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975
Anniversary
1965 - The "glasnost meeting" took place in Moscow, becoming the first demonstration in the Soviet Union after World War II and marking the beginning of the civil rights movement in the country.1965 Soviet civil rights protest
Anniversary
1958 - Britain's first motorway, the Preston Bypass, opened to the public.Highway designed for high-speed, regulated traffic flow
Anniversary
1952 - The "Great Smog of London" (pictured) began and lasted for five days, causing 12,000 deaths and leading to the Clean Air Act 1956.1952 air pollution event
Historical events
History
2017 - The International Olympic Committee bans Russia from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics for doping at the 2014 Winter Olympics.Governing body of Olympic sports
History
2014 - Exploration Flight Test-1, the first flight test of Orion, is launched.2014 unmanned test flight of the Orion spacecraft by NASA
History
2013 - Militants attack a Defense Ministry compound in Sanaa, Yemen, killing at least 56 people and injuring 200 others.2013 militant attack in Yemen
History
2007 - Westroads Mall shooting: Nineteen-year-old Robert A. Hawkins kills nine people, including himself, with a WASR-10 at a Von Maur department store in Omaha, Nebraska.Mass shooting in Omaha, Nebraska
History
2006 - Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.Prime Minister of Fiji from 2007 to 2022
History
2005 - The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there.Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
History
2005 - The 6.8 Mw Lake Tanganyika earthquake shakes the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing six people.Magnitude 6.8 seismic event in East Africa
History
2001 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-108, carrying the Expedition 4 crew to the International Space Station.Space Shuttle orbiter (1992–2011)
History
1995 - Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lanka's government announces the conquest of the Tamil stronghold of Jaffna.1983–2009 Sri Lankan internal conflict
History
1995 - Azerbaijan Airlines Flight A-56 crashes near Nakhchivan International Airport in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, killing 52 people.1995 aviation accident
Notable births
Born
2008 - Ediz Gürel, Turkish chess grandmasterTurkish chess grandmaster (born 2008)
Born
1998 - Conan Gray, American singer-songwriterAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Maddie Poppe, American singer-songwriter and musicianAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1997)
Born
1997 - Quinnen Williams, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1997)
Born
1995 - Danny Levi, New Zealand rugby league playerNZ & Samoa international rugby league footballer
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect and designer (b. 1929)Canadian and American architect (1929–2025)
Died
2025 - Michael Annett, American Former NASCAR Driver (b. 1986)American racing driver (1986–2025)
Died
2024 - Jacques Roubaud, French poet, writer, and mathematician (born 1932)French poet, writer and mathematician (1932–2024)
Died
2023 - Norman Lear, American screenwriter and producer (born 1922)American screenwriter and producer (1922–2023)
Died
2022 - Kirstie Alley, American actress and producer (born 1951)American actress (1951–2022)
Died
2021 - Bob Dole, American politician (born 1923)American politician and attorney (1923–2021)
Died
2020 - Peter Alliss, English professional golfer (born 1931)English golfer and broadcaster (1931–2020)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
19.7% illuminated
Lunar age: 4.3 days
Sun zodiac
Sagittarius
13.85 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
4.24 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.