5 December

A list of events which occurred on the 5th of December.
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:Romolo Acquistapace is born.
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:Les Pine is born.
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:Larry Brody is born.
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:Barbara Affonso is born.
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:Jim Halty is born.
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:Nick Jameson is born.
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:Marcy Vosburgh is born.
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:Marc Primiani is born.
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:Nicholas Jainschigg is born.
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:Cliff Eidelman is born.
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:Sixth and final day of filming on .
:Story outline is submitted.
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:Fifth day of filming on .
:Final draft script for is submitted.
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:Fourth day of filming on . 
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:Alex Kapp is born.
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:The Seventeenth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #63 with the sixth of seven installments.
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:Tom Elder-Groebe and Bill Mudron are born.
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:Eigthy-fifth day of filming on . Seventh day of filming the spacewalk sequence.
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:Austin Bonang is born.
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:First story of by D.C. Fontana, titled "Meeting at Farpoint".
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: airs.
:Thirty-eighth day of filming on .
:Musical score for is recorded.
:Nami Melumad is born.
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:Fourth day of filming .
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:Fifth day of filming on .
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:Sixth day of filming on .
:CIC Video releases Star Trek: The Next Generation - Borg Box, Star Trek: The Next Generation - Q Continuum, and Special Collectors Edition on VHS in the UK.
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:Second day of filming on .
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:Second day of filming on . Location shooting at the Universal backlot for Sainte Claire scenes.
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:Fifth day of filming on .
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:Seventh and final day of filming on .
:Sixth day of filming on . Wedding reception scenes are filmed. Former Secretary of State visits the set today.
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:Second day of filming on .
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:Fourth day of filming on .
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:Star Trek: Legacy is released for the PC.
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:Ken Southworth dies.
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:James G. Becker dies.
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:Diana R. Lupo dies.
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:Robert Walker dies.
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:Kirstie Alley and Terrence O'Hara die.
;Unknown year
:Samora Smallwood and Christine Youngstrom are born.
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