Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 05

1927  Tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies on August - 05.   

1929  Death of Millicent Fawcett, British suffragist (b. 1847) on August - 05.   

1931  On this day in history ullrich Haupt, actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), dies at 43   

1932  Israel Querido, writer (Jordan), dies on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26   

1940  On this day in history frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75   

1943  On this day in history adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55   

1944  On this day in history maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies   

1946  Death of Wilhelm Marx, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1863) on this day in history.   

1947  Joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies on August - 05.   

1950  Emil Abderhalden, Swiss physiologist/bio-chemistry, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1952  Death of Sameera Moussa, Egyptian nuclear scientist (b. 1917) on this day in history.   

1955  On August - 05 carmen Miranda, singer/actress (Down Argentine Way), dies at 42   

1957  On August - 05 heinrich O Wieland, German chemist (Nobel 1927), dies at 80   

1958  Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/composer (3 Blind Mice), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1959  Edgar Guest, US poet/newspaperman, dies at 77 on August - 05.   

1960  On this day in history death of arthur Meighen, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)   

1961  Eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63 on August - 05.   

1962  Death of Marilyn Monroe, found dead of apparent self-inflicted drug OD at 35 on August - 05.   

1963  On August - 05 death of salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (b. 1898)   

1964  Moa Martinson, writer, dies on August - 05.   

1966  Austin Diamond, cricketer (Australian capt to America 1913), dies on this day in history.   

1968  On August - 05 death of luther Perkins American guitarist   

1971  On this day in history josef Stanislav, composer, dies at 74   

1972  On August - 05 frederic Tozere, actor (Mr Phillips-Stanley), dies at 71   

1976  Adrian Roland Holst, poet (Past the Roads), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history charles Carson, actor (Cry the Beloved Country), dies at 87   

1978  Queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79 on August - 05.   

1980  On this day in history death of harold Runnels, American politician (b. 1924)   

1982  On August - 05 wanda Rotha, actress (Mrs Fitzherbert), dies at 72   

1983  Judy Canova, singer/comedienne (Chatterbox), dies of cancer at 66 on August - 05.   

1984  On this day in history howard Culver, actor (Howie-Gunsmoke), dies at 66   

1985  On August - 05 theodore Sturgeon, sci-fi author (Hugo, It, Caviar), dies at 67   

1987  On August - 05 zygmunt Mycielsky, composer, dies at 79   

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1301  On this day in history birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on August - 05.   

1461  On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

1540  On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.   

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history.   

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on this day in history.