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Mene Wikipedian nettisivuille ja etsi syntymäpäiväsi (5. Joulukuuta). Etsi kolme tapahtumaa, jotka tapahtuivat kyseisenä päivänä sekä kolme syntymää, kolme kuolemaa ja kaikki juhlapäivät.

(englanniksi, koska olen liian laiska kääntämään, ja englanninkielinen tarjoaa paljon enemmän kaikkea...)

December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 26 days remaining.

Tapahtumat:
- 1484 - Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany and leads to one of the severest witchhunts in European history.
- 1757 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen - Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine.
- 1941 - World War II: Great Britain declares war to Finland, Hungary and Romania.

Syntyneitä:
- 1839 - George Armstrong Custer, American general (d. 1876)
- 1901 - Walt Disney, American animated film producer (d. 1966)
- 1969 - Morgan J. Freeman, American film director

Kuolleita:
- 1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (b. 1756)
- 1984 - Adam Malik, Third Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1917)
- 1991 - Richard Speck, American mass murderer (b. 1941)

Juhlapäiviä:
* Roman festivals - Faunalia celebrated in honor of Faunus (according to Horace, Odes 3.18)
* R.C. Saints - formerly: Saint Sabas
* Austria - Krampus
* Belgium, Czech Republic, the Netherlands and the UK - Saint Nicholas Eve (whom Dutch speakers call Sinterklaas, which became in other languages Santa Claus)
* Thailand - The King's Birthday, National Day, Father's Day