Famous Birthdays In December - 05

1870  On December - 05 birth of vítÄ›zslav Novák, Czech composer (d. 1949)   

1871  Bill Pickett, American rodeo performer (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.   

1872  On December - 05 birth of harry N Pillsbury, US chess player   

1875  Sir Arthur Currie, Canadian soldier (d. 1933) was born on December - 05.   

1878  On December - 05 birth of arrigo Pedrollo, composer   

1879  On December - 05 birth of clyde Cessna, American airplane manufacturer (d. 1954)   

1880  On December - 05 birth of alexander Schmuller, Russian/Neth violinist/conductor   

1884  Evert Cornelis, Dutch conductor/pianist was born on December - 05.   

1885  Dirk H W Filarski, Dutch painter/lithographer (Bergense School) was born on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history birth of pieter J Old, lawyer/minister of Finance/mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52)   

1888  Askell Snorrason, composer was born on December - 05.   

1890  On December - 05 birth of fritz Lang, Germany, director (M, Metropolis)   

1890  On this day in history birth of david Bomberg, English painter (d. 1957)   

1892  On this day in history birth of cyril Ring, MA, actor (Body & Soul)   

1892  Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (d. 1973) was born on December - 05.   

1895  Henriette H Bosmans, Dutch cellist/pianist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history birth of elbert Frank Cox, American mathematician (d. 1969)   

1896  (Lady Huxley) Juliette Baillot, author was born on this day in history.   

1896  On December - 05 birth of willem F M Lampe, Dutch ambassador of the Dutch Antilles   

1897  Nunnally Johnson, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1977) was born on December - 05.   

1898  Josh Malihabadi, Urdu poet of India and Pakistan (d. 1982) was born on December - 05.   

1898  On this day in history birth of grace Moore, American soprano (d. 1947)   

1899  On December - 05 birth of sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player   

1901  Grace Moore, US, soprano (One Night to Live) was born on this day in history.   

1901  On December - 05 birth of hanns Jelinek, composer   

1901  On December - 05 birth of walter Elias Disney, Chicago, animator (Mickey Mouse)   

1901  Werner Heisenberg, German physicist/discovered uncertainty (Nobel 32) was born on December - 05.   

1901  Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist (d. 1980) was born on this day in history.   

1902  [Steve James] Strom Thurmond, (Sen-D/R-SC) was born on December - 05.   

1903  On December - 05 birth of cecil Frank Powell, England, physicist, discovered pion (Nobel 1950)   

1905  Otto Preminger, Austria, director/producer (Laura, Exodus) was born on December - 05.   

1905  Gus Mancuso, American baseball player (d. 1984) was born on this day in history.   

1907  On December - 05 birth of lin Piau, Chinese politician   

1907  On December - 05 birth of giuseppe Occhialini, Italian physicist (d. 1993)   

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0063  Death of Publius Cornelius Lentulus (Sura), Roman statesman on this day in history.   

0749  Death of Saint John of Damascus, theologian on this day in history.   

1082  Death of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

1212  On December - 05 derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies   

1244  Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies on this day in history.   

1355  On December - 05 jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies   

1560  On December - 05 francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16   

1570  Death of Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494) on December - 05.