On this day 5th December
Some notable facts about this date, for more, visit http://www.onthisday.com
Facts
771 Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman
1349 500 Jews of Nuremberg massacred during Black Death riots
1456 Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die
1848 US President Polk triggers Gold Rush of 1849 by confirming gold discovery in California
1933 21st Amendment to the US Constitution ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition of alcohol) repealed (5:32 PM EST)
Deaths
63 BC Publius Cornelius Lentulus (Sura), Roman statesman
1784 Phillis Wheatley, American poet and first published African-American woman, dies in Boston at 31
1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer, dies in Vienna Austria at 35
1870 Alexandre Dumas, French writer (The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo), dies at 68
1926 Claude Monet, French impressionist, dies at 86
1940 Jan Kubelik, Czech composer, dies at 60
1965 Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist (shock therapy-Nobel 1944), dies of heart disease at 91
1973 Robert Watson-Watt, Scottish physicist (pioneered radar and radio direction finding), dies at 81
1987 "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38
2002 Roone Arledge, American sports broadcasting pioneer, dies of prostate cancer at 71
2006 David Bronstein, Ukrainian-born chess grandmaster (b. 1924)
2013 Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid activist, political prisoner (1962-90) and South African President (1994-99), dies of a lung infection at 95
Born on this day
1963 Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards, English ski jumper
1975 Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player
A Couple of Pics from those no longer with us
Joseph Erlanger
Roone Arledge
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