December 5

Events

 * 1879 - first U.S. patent issued for an automatic telephone switching system

Births

 * 1687 - Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1762)
 * 1932 - Little Richard, American singer and pianist
 * 1947 - Jim Messina, American musician (Buffalo Springfield, Loggins and Messina)
 * 1950 - Osvaldo Golijov, Argentine-born composer
 * 1963 - Doctor Dre, American radio personality
 * 1965 - Wayne Smith, Jamaican reggae musician
 * 1966 - Patricia Kaas, French singer
 * 1967 - Gary Allan, American country musician