December 5
People born on this day are Sagittarius.
- 1983
Dissolution of the Military Junta in Argentina.
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Leonid Kravchuk is elected the first president of Ukraine.
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The Budapest Memorandum is signed at the OSCE conference in Budapest, Hungary.
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Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lanka's government announces the conquest of the Tamil stronghold of Jaffna.
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Azerbaijan Airlines Flight A-56 crashes near Nakhchivan International Airport in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, killing 52 people.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-108, carrying the Expedition 4 crew to the International Space Station.
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The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there.
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Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.
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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.
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Militants attack a Defense Ministry compound in Sanaa, Yemen, killing at least 56 people and injuring 200 others.
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Exploration Flight Test-1, the first flight test of Orion, is launched.
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The International Olympic Committee bans Russia from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics for doping at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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2009Owen Cooper, English actor
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2008Ediz Gürel, Turkish chess grandmaster
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2000Soobin, South Korean singer-songwriter
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1998Conan Gray, American singer-songwriter
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1998Randal Kolo Muani, French footballer
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1997Maddie Poppe, American singer-songwriter and musician
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1997Quinnen Williams, American football player
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1995Danny Levi, New Zealand rugby league player
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1995Anthony Martial, French footballer
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1995Kaetlyn Osmond, Canadian figure skater
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1995Levy Rozman, American chess International Master, streamer and YouTuber
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1995Alexander Sørloth, Norwegian footballer
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