December 5
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December 5 is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by December 4, and succeeded by December 6. Following December 5, there are 26 days in the year.
Blavatsky's Gem of the Day
"A great man is he who is proof against flattery, vanity, injustice, and the love of pomp and power."
Events
- 1883 – Atmaram Swami, an ascetic from Jaipur, told Col. Olcott he was in touch with one of the Masters and that the latter had told him in 1875 about the work Mme. Blavatsky and the Colonel were about to do.
- 1929 – The name of Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society was amended to "The Theosophical Society" in its constitution.
Births
- None listed for this date.
Deaths
- 1924 – S. Subramania Iyer, Indian lawyer and freedom fighter who worked with Annie Besant to establish the Indian Home Rule Movement. (b. October 1, 1942)
Holidays and observances
- None listed for this date.
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