December 5th (1955) was a Monday. It's the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 26 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 5th December, 1955
» The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL-CIO.
» E.D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
December 5th Famous Deaths for 1955
» Glenn L. Martin, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company (b. 1886)
December 5th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Saint Abercius named Abercius
» Clement of Alexandria (Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America) or Episcopal Church in the United States of America)
» Sabbas the Sanctified
» December 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Ninja Burger Day of the Ninja e.g Day of the Ninja (Holiday Unofficial holidays e.g Unofficial)
» Discovery Day Hispaniola e.g Discovery Day (Haiti and Dominican Republic)
» Roman festivals e.g Faunalia, in honor of Faunus (Roman Empire)
» UNRIC UN international days and observances or International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (International observances e.g International)
» Nicholas of Myra named Saint Nicholas Eve (Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Poland and the United Kingdom or UK)