Died On November 5th
Discover the most famous people who died on November 5. The list includes people like Sidney Reilly, George M. Cohan, John Fowles, Bhupen Hazarika, Alexis Carrel. Famous personalities featured on this list, include journalists, philosophers, cartoonists and poets and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Germany and many more countries.
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James Maxwell(Scottish Mathematician and Scientist Who Gave the Classical Theory of Electromagnetic Radiation)
Birthdate: June 13, 1831
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 1879
Scottish physicist James Maxwell’s contributions included the formulation of the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation and the production of the first light-fast color photograph. His Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution explored the kinetic theory of gases. He has also written poems and was an Elder of the Church of Scotland.
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Fred MacMurray
(American Actor who played 'Steve Douglas' in 'My Three Sons')
Birthdate: August 30, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kankakee, Illinois, United States
Died: 1991
Fred MacMurray was an American actor who appeared in over 100 films in a career that spanned almost 50 years. He is best remembered for appearing in many Disney films and became the first person to be named a Disney Legend in 1987. Fred MacMurray was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Birthdate: April 9, 1903
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Died: 1960
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: April 30, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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George M. Cohan(Entertainer, Playwright and Composer Who is Considered to be ‘The Father of American Musical Comedy’)
Birthdate: July 3, 1878
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died: 1942
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Johnny Horton
(Musician, Singer, Songwriter)
Birthdate: April 30, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Died: 1960
Birthdate: August 10, 1940
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 2003
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Vladimir Horowitz
(Russian-Born American Virtuoso Pianist)
Birthdate: October 1, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukraine
Died: 1989
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Barry Sadler
(Soldier and Writer)
Birthdate: November 1, 1940
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
Died: 1989
Birthdate: May 2, 1929
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dunn, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2005
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Art Tatum
(American Jazz Pianist)
Birthdate: October 13, 1909
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States
Died: 1956
Birthdate: May 6, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States
Died: 2001
Milton William Cooper was a conspiracy theorist, radio broadcaster, and author who warned of multiple global conspiracies in his controversial book Behold a Pale Horse. Described as a "militia theoretician," he often talked about conspiracies involving extraterrestrial life. For many years, he also broadcast his radio show, The Hour of the Time.
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Jacques Tati
(Actor, Director who wrote and starred in Mr. Hulot's Holiday)
Birthdate: October 9, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Le Pecq, France
Died: 1982
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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George Barris
(automotive designer)
Birthdate: November 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: 2015
Birthdate: March 31, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
Died: 2005
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Al Capp
(Cartoonist, Writer, Journalist)
Birthdate: September 28, 1909
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Haven
Died: 1979
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Mack Sennett
(Canadian-American Film Actor, Director, and Producer)
Birthdate: January 17, 1880
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Richmond, Canada
Died: 1960
Mack Sennett was a film actor, director, and producer. He specialized in comedy and was known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Canada in 1880, he moved to USA as a young man and entered the fledgling film industry as an actor. He found considerable success and went on to open Keystone Studios in Edendale.
Birthdate: September 8, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sadiya
Died: 2011
Bhupen Hazarika was an Indian playback singer, musician, poet, lyricist, and filmmaker. He is remembered for composing such songs that highlight the importance of humanity and universal brotherhood. His songs remain popular in places like Assam and Bangladesh. He is also credited with introducing the folk music of Assam to Bollywood. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2019.
Birthdate: March 24, 1873
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Odessa
Died: 1925
Born in Russia, Sigmund Rosenblum was the illegitimate son of a doctor. He later joined the British intelligence services as a spy under the alias Sidney Reilly and mostly reported on the oil deals of Russia. He wished to topple the Bolshevik regime but was eventually executed by Russian authorities.
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Casimir III the Great
(King)
Birthdate: April 30, 1310
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kowal, Poland
Died: 1370
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Mary Anna Custis Lee
(Socialite)
Birthdate: October 1, 1807
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Annefield in Boyce, Virginia, United States
Died: 1873
Birthdate: June 6, 1909
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Died: 1997
British historian and philosopher Isaiah Berlin is best remembered for his concepts of liberal theory and value pluralism. He is also considered a pioneer of intellectual history. Initially a philosophy lecturer, he later deviated to political science. He also penned iconic works such as The Hedgehog and the Fox.
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Angelica Kauffman
(Swiss Neoclassical Painter and One of 18th-Century Europe’s Most Famous Portraitists)
Birthdate: October 30, 1741
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chur, Switzerland
Died: 1807
One of the two women founder members of London’s Royal Academy, Angelica Kauffman was born to a painter father in Switzerland and was quite a prodigy, who mastered several languages and the arts of music and painting quite quickly. The history painter is best remembered for her landscapes and portraits.
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Roy Boulting
(Film Director)
Birthdate: December 21, 1913
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bray, England
Died: 2001
Birthdate: December 26, 1883
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montmartre, Paris, France
Died: 1955
Birthdate: June 28, 1873
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, France
Died: 1944
Nobel Prize-winning French biologist and surgeon Alexis Carrel is remembered for developing a method to suture blood vessels with minimum stitches, to repair them. He also successfully kept tissues alive outside the body for 30 years, in an innovative tissue culture experiment, and worked on organ transplantation.
Birthdate: January 12, 1884
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Waco, Texas, U.S.
Died: 1933
Birthdate: December 11, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2012
Birthdate: October 20, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
Died: 1996
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Arpad Elo
(American Professor and Chess player Who Created the Elo Rating System for Two-Player Game)
Birthdate: August 25, 1903
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Egyházaskesző, Hungary
Died: 1992
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Jan Oort
(Dutch Astronomer)
Birthdate: April 28, 1900
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Franeker, Netherlands
Died: 1992
Jan Oort was a Dutch astronomer whose ground-breaking discoveries revolutionized astronomy. Widely regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest astronomers, Jan Oort's work helped understand the Milky Way. He also pioneered radio astronomy and was honored with several prestigious awards like the Bruce Medal, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Janssen Medal, and Prix Jules Janssen.
Birthdate: December 7, 1987
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States
Died: 2022
Aaron Carter is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, actor, and record producer. Carter became popular among pre-teen and teenage audiences after having released his debut studio album at the age of nine. An openly bisexual musician, Aaron Carter serves as an inspiration to the LGBTQ community.
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Milan Mladenovic
(Serbian Musician Who is Remembered for His Association With the Popular Art Rock Band 'Ekatarina Velika')
Birthdate: September 21, 1958
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Zagreb, Croatia
Died: 1994
Milan Mladenovic was a Serbian musician best remembered for his association with the popular art rock band Ekatarina Velika. Milan Mladenovic is credited with forming a band named Šarlo Akrobata, which released its only full length album Bistriji ili tuplji čovek biva kad. The album is counted among the most prominent albums of the new wave music scene in Yugoslavia.
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Charlie Trotter
(American Chef and Restaurateur)
Birthdate: September 8, 1959
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wilmette, Illinois, United States
Died: 2013
Birthdate: August 27, 1933
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2017
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Agrippina Vaganova
(Russian Ballet Teacher Known for Developing the 'Vaganova Method' )
Birthdate: June 26, 1879
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1951
The person behind the development of the Vaganova method, Agrippina Vaganova was a significant name in the Russian ballet scene. She also penned Fundamentals of the Classical Dance, which is the most-followed text on ballet. At Mariinsky Ballet, she was known as the queen of variations.
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Ernest Gellner
(British-Czech Philosopher and Social Anthropologist)
Birthdate: December 9, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1995
Ernest Gellner was a British-Czech philosopher and social anthropologist who was considered one of the leading theoreticians on nationalism. A prolific author, he was able to attract critical attention with his very first book, Words and Things, in which he fiercely attacked what he called linguistic philosophy. He eventually developed an interest in social anthropology, before turning his attention to nationalism.
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David Brower
(American Prominent Environmentalist and Ski Mountaineer)
Birthdate: July 1, 1912
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, United States
Died: 2000
Prominent environmentalist and world-class mountaineer, David Brower became aware of the environmental issues through his proximity to nature, eventually joining Sierra Club, serving it in different capacities over a long period before establishing several organizations of his own. Author of three autobiographies, he fought to keep dams out of the Grand Canyon and was thrice nominated for Nobel Peace Prize.
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Shirley Verrett
(American Opera Singer Known for Her Performances of Works by Verdi and Donizetti)
Birthdate: May 31, 1931
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2010
American opera singer Shirley Verrett had an almost 4-decade-long career. Starting her opera career with Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia in Ohio, she later gained fame in both Europe and the US. She also performed at London’s Covent Garden and in Paris. She was known as The Black Callas in Italy.
Birthdate: 1892 AD
Birthplace: Khedivate of Egypt
Died: 1937
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Hans Mommsen
(Historian, known for his studies in German social history)
Birthdate: November 5, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marburg, Germany
Died: 2015
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Lionel Trilling
(Literary critic, Writer, Novelist, University teacher, Journalist)
Birthdate: July 4, 1905
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
Died: 1975
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Erich Neumann
(Psychologist)
Birthdate: January 23, 1905
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1960
Erich Neumann was a psychologist, philosopher, and writer. He completed his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and studied medicine at the University of Berlin. He was a student of Carl Jung and regularly gave lectures at the C. G. Jung Institute. He was a member of the International Association for Analytical Psychology as well.
Birthdate: April 29, 1921
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lublin, Poland
Died: 2011
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Bunny Breckinridge
(Actor)
Birthdate: August 6, 1903
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1996
Birthdate: August 11, 1858
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nijkerk
Died: 1930
Nobel Prize-winning Dutch physician and pathologist Christiaan Eijkman was the first to prove that poor diet is the cause of the disease beriberi, which in turn led to the discovery of vitamins. While he initially worked in the Dutch East Indies, he later collaborated with Robert Koch in his Berlin laboratory.
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Georges Franju
(Filmmaker)
Birthdate: April 12, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Fougères, France
Died: 1987
Birthdate: March 11, 1930
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: 1986
Birthdate: November 6, 1380
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Caister-on-Sea, England
Died: 1459
Birthdate: October 20, 1847
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Oslo Christiania, Norway
Died: 1906
One of the earliest Skagen painters, Norwegian artist Frits Thaulow was a pioneering figure of Impressionist painting in Norway. Best remembered for his marine landscape painting, he later received the French Legion of Honor. Picquigny, Ambiance Du Soir, and Dordrecht remain some of his best-known works.