Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: December 5
December 5, 2025 is the 339th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 26 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Sagittarius is your zodiac sign. Turquoise is your modern birthstone. Onyx is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: December 5
- 1408 –Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.
- 1590 –Niccolò Sfondrati becomes Pope Gregory XIV.
- 1746 –Revolt in Genoa against Spanish rule.
- 1848 –California Gold Rush: In a message before the U.S. Congress, US President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.
- 1920 –Dimitrios Rallis forms a government in Greece.
- 1936 –The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution and the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic is established as a full Union Republic of the USSR.
- 1941 –World War II: In the Battle of Moscow Georgy Zhukov launches a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army, with the biggest offensive launched against Army Group Centre.
- 1974 –In American football, the Birmingham Americans would win what would eventually be the only World Bowl in World Football League history.
- 1983 –Dissolution of the Military Junta in Argentina.
- 2007 –Westroads Mall massacre: A gunman opens fire with a semi-automatic rifle at an Omaha, Nebraska mall, killing eight people before taking his own life.
Who were born on December 5?
- 1547 –Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (d. 1625)
- 1890 –Fritz Lang, Austrian-born film director (d. 1976)
- 1892 –Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (d. 1973)
- 1894 –Charles Robberts Swart, South African politician (d. 1982)
- 1917 –Wenche Foss, Norwegian actress
- 1957 –Art Monk, American football player
- 1958 –Dean Erickson, American actor
- 1960 –Frans Adelaar, Dutch football player and manager
- 1969 –Alex Kapp Horner, American actress
- 1974 –Charlie Batch, American football player
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