Notable Birthdays for December 5
Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) - The 8th President of the US.
Lorenzo Langstroth (1810-1895) - Considered the Father of American Beekeeping.
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (1822-1907) - Co-founder of Radcliffe College (MA).
John Benjamin Sanborn (1826-1904) - Brevet Major General for the Union Army.
George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) - General during the Civil War and American Indian War.
Edwin Blashfield (1848-1936) - Painter who decorated the Library of Congress dome.
Clinton Hart Merriam (1855-1942) - Known as the Father of Mammalogy (the study of mammals).
Clyde Vernon Cessna (1879-1954) - Founder of the Cessna Aircraft Corp.
Rose Wilder Lane (1886-1968) - Daughter of author Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie).
Elbert Frank Cox (1895-1969) - The first Black person to receive a PhD in mathematics.
Walt Disney (1901-1966) - Co-founder of The Walt Disney Company.
Milton H. Erickson (1901-1980) - Founder of the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis.
Helen Dettweiler (1914-1990) - Co-founder of the Ladies PGA.
Alvy Moore (1921-1997) - Actor best known for his role as Hank Kimball on the Green Acres series.
Glen Little (1925-2010) - Circus clown who went by the name Frosty.
Richard Wayne Penniman (1932-2020) - Singer also known as Little Richard.
Joan Didion (1934-2021) - Novelist and pioneer of the New Journalism era.
Jack Russell (1960-2024) - Founding member of the rock band Great White.
John Rzeznik (1965-Still Living) - American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Gary Allan (1967-Still Living) - Lead singer of the rock band the Goo Goo Dolls.
Margaret Cho (1968-Still Living) - Comedian.
Neil Druckmann (1978-Still Living) - Video game programmer.
Frankie Muniz (1985-Still Living) - Actor (Malcolm in the Middle) turned stock car driver.
Levy Rozman (1995-Still Living) - International Chess Master.
Memorable Events for December 5
1775 - Henry Knox begins his transport of artillery to Cambridge, MA.
1792 - George Washington is re-elected President.
1804 - Thomas Jefferson is re-elected President.
1832 - Andrew Jackson is re-elected President.
1848 - President Polk confirms gold had been discovered in CA.
1854 - Aaron Allen receives a patent for the folding theater chair.
1876 - Daniel Stillson patents the first adjustable pipe wrench.
1908 -Numbers are used on football uniforms for the first time.
1929 - The first nudist organization is formed.
1932 - Albert Einstein is granted a visa to enter America.
1933 - The 21st Amendment is ratified to allow states regulate or prohibit alcohol.
1935 - The National Council of Negro Women (NY City) is founded by Mary McLeod Bethune.
1946 - President Truman creates a civil rights committee.
1955 - E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery bus boycott.
1957 - NY City becomes the first city to legislate the Fair Housing Practices Law.
1964 - Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam.
