* '''[]''' - [[Otto Preminger]], who would voice the [[Thranduil|Elvenking]] in ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)]]'', is born.
* '''[]''' - [[Otto Preminger]], who would voice the [[Thranduil|Elvenking]] in [[The Hobbit (1977 film)||the 1977 animated version]] of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', is born.
* '''[]''' - [[Christopher Guard]], who would voice [[Frodo Baggins]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)]]'', is born.
* '''[]''' - [[Christopher Guard]], who would voice [[Frodo Baggins]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|the 1978 animated version]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born.
* '''[]''' - The ninth episode of the [[Princess]]-serialization of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' is published.
* '''[]''' - Artist [[Matěj Čadil]] is born.
Events which occurred on 5 December.
1906 - Otto Preminger, who would voice the Elvenking in |the 1977 animated version of The Hobbit, is born.
1953 - Christopher Guard, who would voice Frodo Baggins in the 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings, is born.
1964 - The ninth episode of the Princess-serialization of The Hobbit is published.
1985 - Artist Matěj Čadil is born.