Famous Deaths In June - 05

1913  Death of Chris von der Ahe, baseball pioneer (b. 1851) on this day in history.   

1915  On June - 05 brzeska, sculptor, dies   

1916  Death of Horatio H Kitchener, British General (Sudan), drowns at 65 on this day in history.   

1920  Death of Rhoda Broughton, Welsh author (b. 1840) on this day in history.   

1921  Georges Feydeau, French playwright (Chat and Poche), dies at 58 on June - 05.   

1923  George H Breitner, impressionist painter, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history paul Lacombe, composer, dies at 89   

1930  Jules Pascin, [Julius Pincas], Bulgarian/US painter/cartoonist, dies on this day in history.   

1932  Henry Taberer, cricket (bowl Trumper only Test wkt for S Africa), dies on June - 05.   

1939  On June - 05 elijah Beardsworth, world quick shaving champion, dies   

1944  On June - 05 riccardo Zandonai, composer, dies at 61   

1953  Bill Tilden, tennis champ, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69   

1967  On this day in history edna Park Edwards, entertainer, dies at 72   

1970  On this day in history "Jopie" Pengel, [Johan A], premier Suriname (1963-69), dies at 54   

1973  On June - 05 max Terhune, actor (Range Justice, Night Riders), dies at 82   

1975  Death of Paul Keres, Estonian chess player (b. 1916) on June - 05.   

1976  Jean Paul Getty, US oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history "Sleepy" John Estes, rocker (Electric), dies at 74   

1978  On this day in history john Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71   

1979  On June - 05 pauline Offner, Zen Theravadin nun, dies at 53   

1980  Lauritz Lauritzen, German politician, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1981  Philo McCullough, actor (Branded, Ridin' Thru), dies on June - 05.   

1984  On June - 05 jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indies Sikh leader   

1988  On June - 05 clarence M Pendleton, chairman of comm on Civil Rights (1981-88) dies   

1990  J Zeldenrust, pathology-anatomy, dies on this day in history.   

1992  Laurence Naismith, actor (Scrooge, Gypsy Girl), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1993  On June - 05 conway Twitty, country star (Linda on My Mind), dies in surgery at 59   

1994  On June - 05 ish Kabbible, [Merwyn A Bogue], cornetist (Kay Kyser), dies at 86   

1995  On this day in history bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer, dies at 75   

1996  Baldev Singh Chahal, campaigner, dies at 59 on June - 05.   

1997  On this day in history death of j Anthony Lukas, writer (Pulitizer, Common Ground), suicide at 64   

1998  Death of Jeanette Nolan, American actress (b. 1911) on this day in history.   

1999  Death of Mel Tormé, American singer ("The Velvet Fog"), composer, and actor (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

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1341  Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402) was born on June - 05.   

1493  On this day in history birth of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555)   

1523  On June - 05 birth of margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573)   

1553  On this day in history birth of bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617)   

1554  On June - 05 birth of elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592)   

1640  Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on June - 05.   

1646  Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684) was born on June - 05.   

1660  On June - 05 birth of sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)