Famous Birthdays In December - 05

1870  On this day in history birth of vítÄ›zslav Novák, Czech composer (d. 1949)   

1871  Bill Pickett, American rodeo performer (d. 1932) was born on December - 05.   

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

1875  On this day in history birth of sir Arthur Currie, Canadian soldier (d. 1933)   

1878  On December - 05 birth of arrigo Pedrollo, composer   

1879  Clyde Cessna, American airplane manufacturer (d. 1954) was born on this day in history.   

1880  Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Neth violinist/conductor was born on December - 05.   

1884  On December - 05 birth of evert Cornelis, Dutch conductor/pianist   

1885  On this day in history birth of dirk H W Filarski, Dutch painter/lithographer (Bergense School)   

1886  On December - 05 birth of pieter J Old, lawyer/minister of Finance/mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52)   

1888  Askell Snorrason, composer was born on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history birth of fritz Lang, Germany, director (M, Metropolis)   

1890  David Bomberg, English painter (d. 1957) was born on December - 05.   

1892  Cyril Ring, MA, actor (Body & Soul) was born on December - 05.   

1892  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (d. 1973)   

1895  On this day in history birth of henriette H Bosmans, Dutch cellist/pianist/composer   

1895  Elbert Frank Cox, American mathematician (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.   

1896  On December - 05 birth of (Lady Huxley) Juliette Baillot, author   

1896  Willem F M Lampe, Dutch ambassador of the Dutch Antilles was born on this day in history.   

1897  Nunnally Johnson, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1977) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history birth of josh Malihabadi, Urdu poet of India and Pakistan (d. 1982)   

1898  Grace Moore, American soprano (d. 1947) was born on December - 05.   

1899  On this day in history birth of sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player   

1901  Grace Moore, US, soprano (One Night to Live) was born on December - 05.   

1901  Hanns Jelinek, composer was born on December - 05.   

1901  Walter Elias Disney, Chicago, animator (Mickey Mouse) was born on December - 05.   

1901  On December - 05 birth of werner Heisenberg, German physicist/discovered uncertainty (Nobel 32)   

1901  On December - 05 birth of milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist (d. 1980)   

1902  [Steve James] Strom Thurmond, (Sen-D/R-SC) was born on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history birth of cecil Frank Powell, England, physicist, discovered pion (Nobel 1950)   

1905  On this day in history birth of otto Preminger, Austria, director/producer (Laura, Exodus)   

1905  On this day in history birth of gus Mancuso, American baseball player (d. 1984)   

1907  Lin Piau, Chinese politician was born on this day in history.   

1907  Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian physicist (d. 1993) was born on December - 05.   

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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  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona   

1212  Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies on this day in history.   

1244  On this day in history johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies   

1355  On this day in history jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies   

1560  On this day in history francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16   

1570  Death of Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494) on this day in history.