Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 05
Saturday, 12 July 2025
1900 Death of Ivan Aivazovsky, Russian painter (b. 1817) on May - 05.
1902 On May - 05 bret Harte, writer, dies at 65
1909 On this day in history pauline Staegeman, German feminist, dies
1921 On this day in history alfred H Fried, Austrian/German pacifist (Nobel 1911), dies
1927 On this day in history charles Boissevain, editor in chief (General Trade 1885-1908), dies
1931 Death of Glen Kidston, British aviator and racing driver (b. 1899) on May - 05.
1941 Death of Natalija Obrenović, Queen of Serbia (b. 1859) on this day in history.
1942 Death of Qemal Stafa, Albanian politician (b. 1920) on May - 05.
1945 Death of Peter Van Pels, Jewish Refugee (b. 1926) on this day in history.
1947 On May - 05 death of ty LaForest, Canadian baseball player (b. 1917)
1949 On May - 05 maurice Maeterlinck, Belg playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911), dies
1951 On May - 05 eddie Dunn, comedian (Face to Face, Spin the Picture), dies at 54
1956 On May - 05 charles R Gallas, lexicographer (French Dictionary), dies at 88
1957 On this day in history mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin, composer, dies at 74
1959 Death of Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878) on this day in history.
1960 On May - 05 sulho Ranta, composer, dies at 58
1962 Ernest Tyldesley, cricketer (990 runs in 14 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.
1963 On May - 05 heinrich Gebhard, composer, dies
1968 On May - 05 albert Dekker, dies of accidental suffocation at 62
1969 Ben Alexander, actor (Frank Smith-Dragnet), dies at 57 on this day in history.
1971 Alice Tissot, actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81 on this day in history.
1972 Rev Gary David, vocalist, dies at 76 on May - 05.
1976 On this day in history thomas Burnett Swann, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47
1977 Ludwig Erhard, German minister of Economic Affairs (CDU), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1978 On this day in history alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies
1979 On May - 05 shirley O'Hara, actress (Wild Party), dies at 68
1980 On this day in history edmond Vandercammen, Belgian writer/poet (Grand Combat), dies at 79
1981 Bobby Sands, IRA activist/terrorist dies in the 66th day of his hunger strike on May - 05.
1983 John Williams, actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80 on May - 05.
1985 On this day in history death of sir Donald Bailey, British civil engineer (b. 1901)
1986 On May - 05 jon William Haussermann Jr, composer, dies at 76
1988 George Rose, actor (Devil's Disciple, Hideaways), dies at 68 on May - 05.
1989 On May - 05 frank Easton, cricket wicketkeeper (NSW 1933-39), dies
1991 On this day in history william De Acutis, dies at 33
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