Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of December 05:
1545 Janus Dousa [Johan van de Does] Dutch politician/poet
1547 Ubbo Emmius [van Embden] Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian
1661 Robert Haley earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)
1666 Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti composer
1687 Francesco Xaverio Geminiani composer
1697 Carlo Arrigoni composer
1697 Giuseppe de Majo composer
1724 Joseph Friebert composer
1782 Martin Van Buren Kinderhook NY, (D) 8th President (1837-41)
1786 Henry Drummond English banker/apostole
1824 Titian James Coffey Attorney General (Union), died in 1867
1826 John Benjamin Sanborn Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1904
1830 Christina Rossetti London, poet (Winter Rain, Passing Away)
1839 George Armstrong Custer Major General (Union volunteers, of Little Big Horn fame), died in 1876
1844 John Frederick Bridge composer
1852 Thomas Linnemann Laub composer
1861 Armando V Diaz Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24)
1863 Paul P Painlevé French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician
1867 Antti Aarne Finnish sociologist (Verzeichnis is der Märchentypen)
1870 Viteslav Augustin Rudolf Novák Slovak composer (Quasi una ballata)
1872 Harry N Pillsbury US chess player
1878 Arrigo Pedrollo composer
1880 Alexander Schmuller Russian/Netherlands violinist/conductor
1884 Evert Cornelis Dutch conductor/pianist
1885 Dirk H W Filarski Dutch painter/lithographer (Bergense School)
1886 Pieter J Old lawyer/minister of Finance/mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52)
1888 Askell Snorrason composer
1890 Fritz Lang Germany, director (M, Metropolis)
1892 Cyril Ring Massachusetts, actor (Body & Soul)
1895 Henriëtte H Bosmans Dutch cellist/pianist/composer
1896 [Lady Huxley] Juliette Baillot author
1896 Willem F M Lampe Dutch ambassador of the Dutch Antilles
1899 Sonny Boy Williamson [Aleck Miller] blues player
19-- Johnny Douglas rocker/record producer/arranger (Kik Tracee, Shirley Bassey, All Saints)
1901 Walter Elias Disney Chicago IL, animator (Mickey Mouse)
1901 Grace Moore US, soprano (One Night to Live)
1901 Hanns Jelinek composer
1901 Werner Heisenberg German physicist/discovered uncertainty (Nobel 1932)
1902 [Steve James] Strom Thurmond (Senator-D/R-SC)
1903 Cecil Frank Powell England, physicist, discovered pion (Nobel 1950)
1905 Otto Preminger Austria, director/producer (Laura, Exodus)
1907 Lin Piau Chinese politician
1910 Abraham L Polonsky US writer/director (Tell them Willie Boy is Here)
1911 Alfred Manessier French painter (leaded windows)
1912 Maisie Fitter editor/conservationist
1915 Margaret Hayes Baltimore MD, actress (Robert Montgomery Presents)
1915 Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields drummer
1917 Simone Gallimard publisher
1919 Victor Collin Matthews businessman
1921 Peter Hansen Oakland CA, actor (Mr Parkson-Mr Novak, General Hospital)
1921 Alvy Moore actor (Mr Kimball-Green Acres)
1921 George Henderson priest/politician
1923 Tendrjakow writer
1925 Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle President of Nicaragua (1967..79)
1926 George Savalas Bronx NY, actor/brother of Telly (Kojak)
1927 Rama IX [Bhumibol Adulyadej] Massachusetts, king of Thailand (1946- )
1932 Little Richard [Wayne Penniman] Macon GA, rocker (Tutti Frutti, Lucille)
1933 Bernard van Beurden Dutch composer/music educator
1934 Joan Didion US novelist/journalist (Salvador)
1935 Calvin Trillin author (New Yorker)
1938 [John] J J Cale Oklahoma City OK, rock guitarist (After Midnight)
1939 Frederik van Rossum composer
1939 Horst Bastian writer
1941 David Wilson English contractor/multi-millionaire
1942 Randy Kirby Chicago IL, actor (Randy-Girl From UNCLE)
1944 Jeroen Krabbé Amsterdam Netherlands, actor (Fugitive)
1945 J W "Corkey" Fornof New Orleans, stunt coordinator (Octopussy)
1945 Jocelyn Italian entertainer
1946 Andy Kim [Andrew Joachim] rocker
1946 José Carreras Barcelona Spain opera tenor (I Lombardi, Three Tenors)
1947 Jim Messina rocker (Loggins & Messina-Your Mamma Don't Dance)
1947 Jim Plunkett San Jose CA, NFL quarterback (New England, Oakland)
1947 Jugderdemidiin Gurragcha 1st Mongolian space traveler (Soyuz 39)
1949 Bruce E Melnick New York NY, Commander USCG/astronaut (STS 41, STS 49)
1949 Pamela Blair actress (Loving)
1949 Lanny [Jerry Lanston] Wadkins Richmond VA, PGA golfer (1972 Sahara)
1949 Lewis Arlt Kingston NY, actor (Littlest Victims, Ken-Another World)
1951 Morgan Brittany [Suzanne Cupito] Hollywood CA, actress (Katherine-Dallas)
1951 Thomas Warren Purtzer Des Moines IA, PGA golfer (1977 Glen Campbell)
1952 Bobby Barth rocker vocalist/guitarist (Axe)
1953 Jonathan Lewis trombonist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover)
1953 Larry Zbyszko [Living Legend Whistler], wrestler (WCW/AWA/NWA/WWF)
1954 Kathryn Young LPGA golfer
1957 Art Monk NFL wide receiver (Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles)
1957 Charlene Morett Darby PA, field hockey left wing (Olympics-bronze-1984)
1959 Nikki Gianulias Vallejo CA, bowler (LPBT Rookie of Year 1979)
1959 Shirley Furlong San Antonio TX, LPGA golfer (1988 Lady Keystone Open)
1960 Jack Russell rocker (Great White-Twice Shy)
1960 Andrzej Chylinski New York NY, 50k walker (Olympics-26th-96)
1960 Darryl James Kamloops British Columbia, Canadian Tour golfer (Glenco-1992, 93)
1960 John Felton Kyogle Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1960 Les Nemes rock bassist (Haircut 100)
1962 Connie Needham Newton Anaheim CA, actress (Elizabeth-8 is Enough)
1963 Carrie Hamilton actress, Carol Burnett's daughter (Fame)
1963 Bob Friend Pittsburgh PA, Nike golfer (1991 Fort Wayne Open)
1964 Pablo Morales Chicago IL, butterfly swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-1984, 92)
1966 Bruce Deacon Ottawa Ontario, marathoner (Olympics-96)
1966 Joseph Barbara New Symrna FL, actor (Joe Carlino-Another World)
1966 Linda Hunt LPGA golfer
1966 Niege Dias Brazil, tennis star
1966 Patricia Kaas French pop singer (Mademoiselle Chant)
1967 Ann Schirman San Diego CA, WPVA volleyballer (National-17th-1994)
1967 René Shuman [Shumans] rockabilly-bandleader/singer
1968 Lisa Marie [Sliwa] New Brunswick NJ, actress (Mars Attacks)
1968 Margaret Cho actress/comedienne (Face/Off)
1968 Rhett Hall NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
1969 Mark Dekker Zimbabwe cricket opening batsman (1993- )
1970 Heather Crickard Miss Oklahoma USA (1996)
1970 Kevin Haller Trochu, NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers)
1970 Susan Sloane Lexington KY, tennis star
1970 Thomas Smith NFL cornerback (Buffalo Bills)
1971 Bryan Schwartz NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1971 Joe Fleming CFL defensive end (British Columbia Lions)
1971 Marrio Grier fullback (New England Patriots)
1972 Cliff Floyd Chicago IL, outfielder/1st base (Montréal Expos)
1972 Kevin Sally Richmond Hill Ontario, archer (Olympics-96)
1972 Randolph Ross Shelby NC, 110 meter hurdler
1972 Roderick Mullen NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1972 Stanislav Jasecko hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
1973 Corissa Yasen WNBA forward/guard (Sacramento Monarchs)
1973 Shalom Harlow Toronto Ontario, model (House of Style, Harper's Bazaar)
1977 Michelle Marie Jefferson Miss Wyoming Teen USA (1996)
1989 Ross Bagley actor (Nicky-Fresh Prince Of Bel Air)
1994 Emily Marie Estefan daughter of Gloria & Emilio
Deaths which occurred on December 05:
1212 Derek II of Are Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies
1244 Johanna of Constantinople countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies
1355 Jan III duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies
1560 François II King of France (1559-60), dies at 16
1594 Gerardus Mercator Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82
1663 Severo Bonini composer, dies at 80
1675 John Lightfoot English theologist (Horae Hebraicae), dies at 73
1745 Christoph Forster composer, dies at 52
1758 Johann Friedrich Fasch composer, dies at 70
1770 James Stirling Scottish mathematician (Formula of Stirling), dies at 78
1784 Phillis Wheatley 1st important black poet in America, dies in Boston
1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composer, dies in Vienna, Austria, at 35
1799 Robert Kimmerling composer, dies at 61
1818 Bruno Daalberg/Anonymus Belga Secretary of High Council Adel, dies at 60
1835 August von Platen writer, dies at 39
1842 MJ Auguste Vestrius French ballet dancers, dies at 82
1853 Johann Peter Heuschkel composer, dies at 80
1859 Louis Poinsot French mathematician/instrument maker, dies at 82
1870 Alexandre Dumas writer (The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo), dies at 68
1886 Peter Hofstede de Groot Dutch reformed theologist, dies at 84
1891 Pedro II of Alcantara emp of Brazil (1831-89), dies
1902 Henry Stephen Cutler composer, dies at 78
1916 Hans Richter composer, dies at 73
1922 Samuel Muller Fzn Dutch historian/archivist, dies
1925 Wilhelmina E Drucker [Lensing] Dutch feminist, dies at 78
1928 Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61
1935 Frans [MJ François] Erens literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78
1938 Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn pianist/composer, dies at 54
1940 Jan Kubelik composer, dies at 60
1942 Buck Jones Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried
1951 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson of baseball's black sox scandal, dies
1955 Paul Harvey actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73
1958 Ferdinand Bruckner writer, dies at 67
1959 K S Duleepsinhji cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), dies
1963 Herbert H Lehman (Governor-D-NY), dies
1963 Karl Amadeus Hartmann composer, dies at 58
1964 Remy Angenot Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70
1966 Sylveer Maes Belgian bicylist, dies at 57
1968 Fred Clark actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54
1971 Hugh Wakefield actress (Blithe Spirit), dies
1974 Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman tennis player (US Open 1909-11), dies at 87
1974 Henry Wadsworth actor (Applause, Ceiling Zero), dies at 72
1974 Pietro Germi actor/director (Serafino, Climax), dies at 60
1975 Jimmy Nervo actor (Frozen Limits), dies
1980 Don Taylor cricketer (3 Tests for New Zealand 1947-56, 159 runs), dies
1983 Robert Aldrich director/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65
1986 Carmol Taylor country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer
1987 "Fat" Larry James US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38
1989 John M Pritchard British conductor, dies at 68
1990 Steven Shaw dies at 25
1991 Richard Speck mass murderer, dies a day before his 50th birthday
1991 Aad Mansfield soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies
1991 Jill Browne dies at 54
1992 Hilary Tindall actress (Dominique-Max Headroom), dies of cancer at 54
1992 Sergei Aleksandrovich Yemelyanov Russian cosmonaut, dies at 41
1993 Alexandre Trauber Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87
1993 Arthur Staal Dutch architect (Shell Tower Amsterdam), dies at 86
1993 Douglas Hopkins guitarist (Gin Blossoms), dies of gun shot at 32
1994 Harry Horner Czechoslovakian/US set designer/director (Our Town), dies at 84
1994 Richard Brian Waring Barton-Chapple writer, dies at 69
1994 Ronald Ridout school textbook author, dies at 78
1995 Robert Charles Evans mountaineer/doctor, dies at 77
1995 Robert Parrish film director editor/actor (Casino Royale), dies at 79
1995 Victor Collin Matthews businessman, dies on 76th birthday
1996 Peter Hall folklorist/musician, dies at 60
1996 Wilf Carter country singer, dies at 91
1997 Colin Franklin doctor, dies at 67
1997 Daphne Fielding socialite/writer, dies at 93
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 DIBBLE MORRIS F. CORNING NY KIA IN GROUND COMBAT REMAINS NOT LOCATED
1965 EISENBERGER GEORGE J. PAWHUSKA OK KIA IN GROUND COMBAT REMAINS NOT LOCATED
1965 HYDE JIMMY DON CADDO OK
1965 UPNER EDWARD C. ANNISTON AL KIA IN GROUND COMBAT REMAINS NOT LOCATED
1966 BEGLEY BURRISS NELSON HYDEN KY DISPUTED REMAINS IDENTIFIED 01 DEC 93
1966 WARREN ARTHUR LEONARD TOLEDO OH RADIO CONTACT UNINJURED REMAINS RETURNED 09/17/86
1967 RUSSELL DONALD MYRICK WESTBROOK ME REMAINS RETURNED 1994 ID'D 06/25/96
1968 BERRY JOHN A. NATURITA CO
1968 EVANS BILLY K. JR. ROANOKE VA
1969 CLARK JOHN C. II BROWNFIELD TX REMAINS RETURNED 11/03/97
1969 DANIELSON BENJAMIN F. KENYON MN
1969 HARROLD PATRICK K. FORT LEAVENWORTH KS REMAINS RETURNED 1997 DNA ID ANNOUNCED 10/12/97