THIS DAY IN #HISTORY 0512

This day in #history 0512
DECEMBER 5TH

1349 – 500 Jews of Nuremberg massacre during
Black Death riots

1360 – The French Franc is created.

1492 – Columbus discovers Hispaniola ( El Espanola / Haiti)

1936 – Armenian SSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Georgian SSR, Kazakh SSR & Kirghiz SSR becomes constituent republics of Soviet Union

1960 – Ghana drops diplomatic relations with
Belgium

2005 – The Lake Tanganyika earthquake causes
significant damage, mostly in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo .

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

1901 – Walter Elias Disney, Chicago, animator
(Mickey Mouse), (d . 1966)

FAMOUS DEATHS

1870 – Alexandre Dumas, French.writer, dies at 68

.FAMOUS WEDDING

1947 – ” Spiderman” creator Stan Lee ( 24) weds Joan
Clayton Boocock