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On This Day · The 339th day of the year

December 5

Few dates reach as far back as December 5: its recorded history runs unusually deep, stretching to 63 BC. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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Sagittarius is the sign for December 5 — read more on the Sagittarius page, or see December's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on December 5?

December 5 is the 339th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between -63 and 2007. Famous people born on December 5 include Józef Piłsudski, André-Pierre Gignac and Walt Disney.

Released on December 5

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Movie Dhurandhar
  • TV Spartacus: House of Ashur
  • Movie Hunting Season

2024

  • Game Delta Force
  • Game Infinity Nikki
  • Game Skydance's Behemoth
  • Game UFL

2023

  • Game Disney Dreamlight Valley

2022

  • TV Blood Flowers

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. -63

    Cicero

  2. 1456

    1456 Central Italy earthquakes

  3. 1484

    Pope Innocent VIII

  4. 1757

    Seven Years' War

  5. 1914

    Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

  6. 1941

    Finland

  7. 1941

    World War II

  8. 1952

    Great Smog of London

  9. 1977

    Egypt

  10. 2007

    Westroads Mall shooting

Famous birthday twins

Born on December 5

Józef Piłsudski

b. 1867

André-Pierre Gignac

b. 1985

Walt Disney

b. 1901

Jianwen Emperor

b. 1377

Martin Van Buren

b. 1782

Fritz Lang

b. 1890

Fyodor Tyutchev

b. 1803

Werner Heisenberg

b. 1901

Deaths

  • 2013Nelson Mandela
  • 1989John Pritchard (conductor)
  • 1926Claude Monet
  • 1870Alexandre Dumas
  • 1791Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • 1082Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Clement of Alexandria (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Crispina
  • —Christian feast day: Dalmatius of Pavia
  • —Christian feast day: John Almond
  • —Christian feast day: Justinian of Ramsey Island
  • —Christian feast day: Nicetius (Nizier)
  • —Christian feast day: Pelinus of Brindisi
  • —Christian feast day: Sabbas the Sanctified

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