* Astronomy

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RE: December 5th

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The 2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake occurred on 5 December 2005
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Lake_Tanganyika_earthquake

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development was established in 1983
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICIMOD

The grand opening of the Zagreb Observatory took place on December 5, 1903.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagreb_Observatory

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Christopher Columbus arrived at the island of Hispaniola in 1492
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispaniola#Post-columbian

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The Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS) was launched on December 5, 1998
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submillimeter_Wave_Astronomy_Satellite

The EROS A satellite was launched on December 5, 2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EROS_A

STS-108 was launched on the 5th December 2001
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-108

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Bruce Edward Melnick (born December 5, 1949) is a former American astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_E._Melnick

Lubo Motl (born December 5, 1973) is a Czech theoretical physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubo%C5%A1_Motl

Giuseppe Paolo Stanislao "Beppo" Occhialini (December 5, 1907 - December 30, 1993) was an Italian physicist,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Occhialini

Sheldon Lee Glashow (born December 5, 1932) is a Nobel Prize winning American theoretical physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Lee_Glashow

Cecil Frank Powell (5 December 1903 - 9 August 1969) was a British physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Frank_Powell

Werner Karl Heisenberg (5 December 1901 - 1 February 1976) was a German theoretical physicist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46564417/werner-karl-heisenberg-1901-1976/

Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld (5 December 1868 - 26 April 1951) was a German theoretical physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Sommerfeld

Mark Robert Showalter (born December 5, 1957) is a Senior Research Scientist at the SETI Institute.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_R._Showalter

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Summis desiderantes affectibus was a papal bull issued by Pope Innocent VIII on December 5, 1484.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summis_desiderantes

Outer Space Jitters is a slapstick comedy released on 5th December 1957
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Jitters

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NGC 1222 was discovered by the Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 5th December 1883.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t62882363/ngc-1222/

NGC 1533 was discovered by John Herschel on the 5th December 1834
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55807045/ngc-1533/

NGC 1546 was discovered by John Herschel on the 5th December 1834.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55807154/ngc-1546/

British astronomer John Herschel discovered NGC 1553 on December 5, 1834
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t62970660/ngc-1553/

NGC 1705 was discovered by John Herschel on the 5th December 1834
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t27227484/ngc-1705/

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On 5 December 2011 astronomers discovered the largest super massive black hole in NGC 4889
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermassive_black_hole#Supermassive_black_holes_outside_the_Milky_Way

On 5 December 2011, the confirmation of the existence of Kepler-22b was announced
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-22b

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Meteorites

Adelie Land is a meteorite discovered on December 5, 1912 in Antarctica
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46682957/adelie-land-meteorite/

The Frankfort (stone, Howardite) meteorite fell in Alabama, USA, on the 5th December, 1868.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46564388/frankfort-meteorite/