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Britannica On This Day December 5 2023 * Witchcraft condemned by Pope Innocent VIII, Walt Disney is featured, and more from Britannica *
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Britannica On This Day December 5 2023 * Witchcraft condemned by Pope Innocent VIII, Walt Disney is featured, and more from Britannica *
by Paul Tue 05 Dec 2023, 5:00 am
This Day in History: December 5
1484
Witchcraft condemned by Pope Innocent VIII
Innocent VIII condemned witchcraft this day in 1484 via papal bull, and subsequently he dispatched inquisitors to Germany to try witches and persecuted a chief exponent of Renaissance Platonism, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola.
The International Olympic Committee banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Games in P'yŏngch'ang, South Korea, after uncovering a Russian state-sponsored doping program.Discover other Olympic cheating scandals
[size=11]Courtesy of the International Olympic Committee[/size]
2013
South African nationalist and statesman Nelson Mandela, who helped end the country's apartheid system of racial segregation and ushered in a peaceful transition to majority rule, died at age 95.Read Mandela's most noteworthy quotes
[size=11]
Joao Silva—AAI Fotostock/age fotostock[/size]
2012
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer—an early exponent of modern architecture in Latin America, especially known for the curvaceous glass-and-white-concrete buildings that he designed for Brasília—died at age 104.How much do you know about the history of architecture?
[size=11]Sergio del Grande—Mondadori/Getty Images[/size]
2006
Fijian military leader Frank Bainimarama became acting president of the island country following a coup.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about islands of the world
[size=11] Maurie Hill/iStock.com[/size]
1955
The American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) became a united body of autonomous labour unions, with George Meany as its first president.
[size=11]Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZ62-93293)[/size]
1952
A lethal smog began blanketing London, causing thousands of deaths; the incident prompted passage of the Clean Air Act.Test your knowledge of pollution
[size=11]Keystone—Hulton Archive/Getty Images[/size]
1947
American boxer Joe Louis defended his heavyweight title against challenger Jersey Joe Walcott in New York City.How much do you know about boxing?
[size=11]Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.[/size]
1933
Utah became the 36th U.S. state to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment, repealing Prohibition.Take our quiz about amendments to the U.S. Constitution
[size=11]NARA[/size]
1890
Director Fritz Lang—whose films, dealing with fate and man's inevitable working out of his destiny, are considered masterpieces of visual composition—was born in Vienna.Test your knowledge of movies
[size=11]German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv), Bild 102-08538[/size]
1872
The American brigantine Mary Celeste was found abandoned some 400 nautical miles (740 km) from the Azores, Portugal; the fate of the 10 people aboard remains a mystery.Read about nine mysterious disappearances of people other than Amelia Earhart
1848
In his annual message to Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirmed the discovery of gold in California, helping to spark the Gold Rush, which brought an estimated 300,000 people to the territory.See what life was like for the men trying to strike it rich in a mining camp
[size=11]Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.[/size]
1839
U.S. cavalry officer George Armstrong Custer, whose achievements during the Civil War were later overshadowed by the disastrous outcome of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, was born.Test your knowledge of famous war personalities
[size=11] Everett Historical/Shutterstock.com[/size]
1791
Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna at age 35.Did Mozart write “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”?
[size=11]Alfredo Dagli Orti—REX/Shutterstock.com[/size]
1784
Phillis Wheatley, the first African American woman poet of note in the United States, died in Boston.Take our poetry quiz
[size=11]Corbis-Bettmann[/size]
1782
Martin Van Buren, who served as the eighth president of the United States (1837–41) and was one of the founders of the Democratic Party, was born.Learn about 10 history-making Democrats
[size=11]Courtesy of the Chicago History Museum[/size]
1757
In his greatest victory, Prussian King Frederick II (the Great) defeated the Austrians at Leuthen during the Seven Years' War.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about European history
[size=11]Archivo Iconografico, S.A./Corbis[/size]
Walt Disney
American film producer
BornDecember 5, 1901
Chicago, Illinois
(Birthday tomorrow)
DiedDecember 15, 1966 (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Little Richard
American musician
[/size]
Bhumibol Adulyadej
king of Thailand
[/size][/size]
Walt Disney
American film producer
[/size][/size]
Werner Heisenberg
German physicist and philosopher
[/size][/size]
George Armstrong Custer
United States military officer
[/size][/size]
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1484
Witchcraft condemned by Pope Innocent VIII
Innocent VIII condemned witchcraft this day in 1484 via papal bull, and subsequently he dispatched inquisitors to Germany to try witches and persecuted a chief exponent of Renaissance Platonism, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola.
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The International Olympic Committee banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Games in P'yŏngch'ang, South Korea, after uncovering a Russian state-sponsored doping program.Discover other Olympic cheating scandals
[size=11]Courtesy of the International Olympic Committee[/size]
2013
South African nationalist and statesman Nelson Mandela, who helped end the country's apartheid system of racial segregation and ushered in a peaceful transition to majority rule, died at age 95.Read Mandela's most noteworthy quotes
[size=11]
Joao Silva—AAI Fotostock/age fotostock[/size]2012
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer—an early exponent of modern architecture in Latin America, especially known for the curvaceous glass-and-white-concrete buildings that he designed for Brasília—died at age 104.How much do you know about the history of architecture?
[size=11]Sergio del Grande—Mondadori/Getty Images[/size]
2006
Fijian military leader Frank Bainimarama became acting president of the island country following a coup.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about islands of the world
[size=11]
Maurie Hill/iStock.com[/size]1955
The American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) became a united body of autonomous labour unions, with George Meany as its first president.
[size=11]Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZ62-93293)[/size]
1952
A lethal smog began blanketing London, causing thousands of deaths; the incident prompted passage of the Clean Air Act.Test your knowledge of pollution
[size=11]Keystone—Hulton Archive/Getty Images[/size]
1947
American boxer Joe Louis defended his heavyweight title against challenger Jersey Joe Walcott in New York City.How much do you know about boxing?
[size=11]Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.[/size]
1933
Utah became the 36th U.S. state to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment, repealing Prohibition.Take our quiz about amendments to the U.S. Constitution
[size=11]NARA[/size]
1890
Director Fritz Lang—whose films, dealing with fate and man's inevitable working out of his destiny, are considered masterpieces of visual composition—was born in Vienna.Test your knowledge of movies
[size=11]German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv), Bild 102-08538[/size]
1872
The American brigantine Mary Celeste was found abandoned some 400 nautical miles (740 km) from the Azores, Portugal; the fate of the 10 people aboard remains a mystery.Read about nine mysterious disappearances of people other than Amelia Earhart
1848
In his annual message to Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirmed the discovery of gold in California, helping to spark the Gold Rush, which brought an estimated 300,000 people to the territory.See what life was like for the men trying to strike it rich in a mining camp
[size=11]Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.[/size]
1839
U.S. cavalry officer George Armstrong Custer, whose achievements during the Civil War were later overshadowed by the disastrous outcome of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, was born.Test your knowledge of famous war personalities
[size=11]
Everett Historical/Shutterstock.com[/size]1791
Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna at age 35.Did Mozart write “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”?
[size=11]Alfredo Dagli Orti—REX/Shutterstock.com[/size]
1784
Phillis Wheatley, the first African American woman poet of note in the United States, died in Boston.Take our poetry quiz
[size=11]Corbis-Bettmann[/size]
1782
Martin Van Buren, who served as the eighth president of the United States (1837–41) and was one of the founders of the Democratic Party, was born.Learn about 10 history-making Democrats
[size=11]Courtesy of the Chicago History Museum[/size]
1757
In his greatest victory, Prussian King Frederick II (the Great) defeated the Austrians at Leuthen during the Seven Years' War.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about European history
[size=11]Archivo Iconografico, S.A./Corbis[/size]
Featured Biography
Walt Disney
American film producer
BornDecember 5, 1901
Chicago, Illinois
(Birthday tomorrow)
DiedDecember 15, 1966 (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
1932
[size]Little Richard
American musician
[/size]
1927
[size][size]Bhumibol Adulyadej
king of Thailand
[/size][/size]
1901
[size][size]Walt Disney
American film producer
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German physicist and philosopher
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[size][size]George Armstrong Custer
United States military officer
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