December 5

December 5 is the 339th day (340th on leap years) of the year. There are 26 days remaining.

Births:

• 1782: Martin Van Buren, U.S. President
• 1839: General George Custer military leader
• 1890: Fritz Lang, film director
• 1901: Walt Disney, film producer
• 1945: Jose Carreras, singer

Deaths:

• 1791: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer
• 1926: Claude Oscar Monet, French painter

Events:

Holidays and observances:

• The Netherlands - Saint Nicholas Eve (Sinterklaas), the Dutch predecessor of Santa Claus

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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