Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 05

1900  Death of Ivan Aivazovsky, Russian painter (b. 1817) on May - 05.   

1902  Bret Harte, writer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1909  Pauline Staegeman, German feminist, dies on this day in history.   

1921  On May - 05 alfred H Fried, Austrian/German pacifist (Nobel 1911), dies   

1927  On May - 05 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  On May - 05 death of natalija Obrenović, Queen of Serbia (b. 1859)   

1942  Death of Qemal Stafa, Albanian politician (b. 1920) on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history death of peter Van Pels, Jewish Refugee (b. 1926)   

1947  Death of Ty LaForest, Canadian baseball player (b. 1917) on this day in history.   

1949  On May - 05 maurice Maeterlinck, Belg playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911), dies   

1951  Eddie Dunn, comedian (Face to Face, Spin the Picture), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1956  On May - 05 charles R Gallas, lexicographer (French Dictionary), dies at 88   

1957  Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin, composer, dies at 74 on May - 05.   

1959  Death of Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878) on May - 05.   

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  On this day in history alice Tissot, actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81   

1972  Rev Gary David, vocalist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history thomas Burnett Swann, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47   

1977  On this day in history ludwig Erhard, German minister of Economic Affairs (CDU), dies at 80   

1978  Alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies on May - 05.   

1979  On May - 05 shirley O'Hara, actress (Wild Party), dies at 68   

1980  On May - 05 edmond Vandercammen, Belgian writer/poet (Grand Combat), dies at 79   

1981  On this day in history bobby Sands, IRA activist/terrorist dies in the 66th day of his hunger strike   

1983  John Williams, actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1985  Death of Sir Donald Bailey, British civil engineer (b. 1901) on May - 05.   

1986  Jon William Haussermann Jr, composer, dies at 76 on May - 05.   

1988  George Rose, actor (Devil's Disciple, Hideaways), dies at 68 on May - 05.   

1989  Frank Easton, cricket wicketkeeper (NSW 1933-39), dies on May - 05.   

1991  William De Acutis, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

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0867  On May - 05 birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)   

1210  On May - 05 birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)   

1352  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, Roman catholic German king   

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on May - 05.   

1546  On May - 05 birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)   

1557  On this day in history birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty   

1635  On this day in history birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)   

1657  On this day in history birth of jacques Danican Philidor, composer