Births on December 5

Charles Robberts Swart

Born on December 5, 1894

Charles Robberts Swart, South African lawyer and politician, 1st State President of South Africa (d. 1982)

Charles Robberts Swart (5 December 1894 – 16 July 1982), nicknamed Blackie, was a South African politician who served as the last governor-general of the Union of South Africa from 1959 to 1961 and the first state president of the Republic of South Africa from 1961 to 1967.

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Events on 1894

14 Apr

Kinetoscope
The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
11 May

Pullman Palace Car Company
Pullman Strike: Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike in Illinois.
4 Jul

Sanford B. Dole
The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
25 Aug

Bubonic plague
Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.
1 Nov

Annie Oakley
Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.

Births on December 5

Charles Robberts Swart

Born on December 5, 1894

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Events on 1894

Kinetoscope

Pullman Palace Car Company

Sanford B. Dole

Bubonic plague

Annie Oakley