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December 5, 2014

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 3, 2014, covering December 5, 2014.

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    Album cover for FOUR by One Direction

    FOUR

    One Direction

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    1
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    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

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    4
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    Album cover for That's Christmas To Me by Pentatonix

    That's Christmas To Me

    Pentatonix

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    Peak
    3
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    5
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    Album cover for No Fixed Address by Nickelback

    No Fixed Address

    Nickelback

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    1
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    Album cover for Man Against Machine by Garth Brooks

    Man Against Machine

    Garth Brooks

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    Peak
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    2

Notable Deaths

Ernest C. Brace

2014Ernest C. Brace, American captain and pilot (born 1931)[†]

Ernest Cary Brace was the longest-held civilian prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War. A decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot and mustang, Brace was court-martialed in 1961 for attempting to fake his own death. He flew as a civilian contract pilot before being captured in Laos in 1965 while flying supplies for USAID. He spent almost eight years as a POW and upon his release received a Presidential pardon in light of his good conduct.

Fabiola of Belgium

2014Fabiola, Queen of Belgium (born 1928)[†]

Fabiola Fernanda María-de-las-Victorias Antonia Adelaida de Mora y Aragón was Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Baudouin from their marriage in 1960 until his death in 1993. The couple had no children, as all five of Fabiola's pregnancies resulted in miscarriage, so the Crown passed to her husband's younger brother, King Albert II.

Talât Sait Halman

2014Talât Sait Halman, Turkish poet, translator, and historian (born 1931)[†]

Talât Sait Halman, GBE was a Turkish poet, translator and cultural historian. He was the first Minister of Culture of Turkey. From 1998 onward, he taught at Bilkent University as the dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Letters.

Jackie Healy-Rae

2014Jackie Healy-Rae, Irish hurdler and politician (born 1931)[†]

John Patrick Healy, known as Jackie Healy-Rae, was an Irish Independent politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry South constituency from 1997 to 2011.

Silvio Zavala

2014Silvio Zavala, Mexican historian and author (born 1909)[†]

Silvio Arturo Zavala Vallado was a Mexican historian who was considered to be a pioneer in law history studies and Mexico’s institutions.

Historical Events

Exploration Flight Test-1

2014Exploration Flight Test-1, the first flight test of Orion, is launched.[†]

Exploration Flight Test-1 or EFT-1 was a technology demonstration mission and the first flight test of the crew module portion of the Orion spacecraft. Without a crew, it was launched on 5 December 2014 at 12:05 UTC by a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Space Launch Complex 37B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Historical Context for December 5, 2014

In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]