Event:
Typhoon Bopha, striking New Bataan and parts of the southern Philippines, leads to the deaths of 283 people with 339 injured, over 300 missing, and over 87,000 evacuated from the area
More Notable Events on December 5:
1993 Astronauts begin repair of Hubble telescope in space
1989 France TGV train reaches world record speed of 482.4 kph
1985 Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 1,500 level for 1st time
1974 Monty Python's final episode airs on BBC
1946 President Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Executive Order 9808
