Historical Events
- National strike in France; more than 800,000 people in 100 cities protest against proposed pension reform
- Saudi state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco raises a record $25.6 billion in its first public share offering, makes it the world's most valuable company at $1.7 trillion
Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, announces articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump will be drawn up for abuse of power
- WHO says 142,000 people died of the measles around the world in 2018, nearly 20,000 more than in 2017
Famous Deaths
- Jerry Naylor, American country music and rock vocalist (Crickets), dies at 80
Died in 2019 2019 Highlights
About December 5, 2019
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 4 years, 4 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Circles - Post Malone
#1 Song: Dance Monkey - Tones and I
