What happened on Wednesday December 05, 1945?

About December 5th, 1945, in brief:

  • Historical events: On December 5, 1945, a squadron of five U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo-bombers, consisting of 14 crew members from Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Station in Florida, vanished during a routine training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. Adding to the mystery, a search and rescue Mariner aircraft with a 13-man crew also disappeared during the rescue attempt. Despite extensive search efforts, no trace of the aircraft or crew was ever found, making this one of the most enigmatic aviation incidents in U.S. military history.
  • Day of the week: December 5th, 1945 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Rooster (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: Chickery Chick by Gene Krupa & His Orchestra (vocal Anita O'Day
  • Popular movie: Woman Who Came Back directed by Walter Colmes

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December 05, 1945: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 05, 1945:

  • Mysterious Disappearance of Flight 19 in the Bermuda Triangle On December 5, 1945, a squadron of five U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo-bombers, consisting of 14 crew members from Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Station in Florida, vanished during a routine training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. Adding to the mystery, a search and rescue Mariner aircraft with a 13-man crew also disappeared during the rescue attempt. Despite extensive search efforts, no trace of the aircraft or crew was ever found, making this one of the most enigmatic aviation incidents in U.S. military history.
  • Max Blokzijl Death Sentence Affirmed The Special Council of Annulment confirmed the death sentence of Max Blokzijl, likely related to war crimes or collaboration during World War II.

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December 05, 1945: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was December 05, 1945?


December 05, 1945 was a Wednesday and it was the 339th day of the year 1945 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 05, 1945 can also be written as 12/5/1945 in the US and as 5/12/1945 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on December 05, 1945?


Famous people born on December 05, 1945:

  • Moshe Katsav

    Moshe Katsav was the 8th President of Israel from 2000 to 2007, serving as a prominent Iranian-Israeli politician.

  • Cliff Ellis

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December 05, 1945: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on December 05, 1945:

  • Cosmo Lang
  • Luigi Succi e Maria Pini

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December 05, 1945: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 05, 1945 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 3rd and December 9th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 05, 1945: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 05, 1945 was Chickery Chick by Gene Krupa & His Orchestra (vocal Anita O'Day, according to the music chart for the week December 3rd and December 9th.

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  2. - Nancy (With The Laughing Face) youtube
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December 05, 1945: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 5th is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 05, 1945: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 05, 1945 is Rooster and the associated element is Wood.

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December 05, 1945: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 05, 1945 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 05, 1945 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 05, 1945 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 4% full, rising at 07:47 am and setting at 06:03 pm.

The previous full moon was on Nov 19, 1945 while the next full moon would come on Dec 19, 1945.

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How old is someone born on December 05, 1945?


Someone born on December 05, 1945 is:

79 years 5 months old,

or 953 months

or 4143 weeks and 5 days old,

or 29006 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 05, 1945?

There are 214 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday December 5th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 05, 1945?

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