Deaths November 5 | History by KabAstro

1772 Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72), dies at 66
1801 Motoori Norinaga, Japanese physician, scholar, and writer (Kojiki-den (Commentaries on the Kojiki)), dies at 71
1803 Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French army general and writer (Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons)), dies at 61
1804 Betje Wolff [Elizabeth Wolff-Bekker], Dutch novelist and poet (Sara Burgerhart; Willem Levend), dies at 66
1807 Angelica Kauffmann, Swiss Neoclassical painter, dies at 66
1819 Dirk van den Boetzelaer, Regent of Holland, dies at 55
1828 Maria Feodorovna of Russia, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia, dies at 69
1834 Aernout Drost, Dutch literary/founder (The Guide), dies at 24
1836 Karel Hynek Mácha, Czech poet (b. 1810)
1850 Ferdinand Karl Joseph, Archduke of Austria-Este, dies at 69
1854 Soimonov, Russian general, dies in battle of Inkermann
1860 Carl Binder, Austrian composer, dies at 43
1869 Otis Tufts, American machinist and inventor who built printing machines, steam engines, firefighting equipment and invented the steam pile driver, dies at 65
1872 Thomas Sully, American portrait painter (Queen Victoria), dies at 89

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

Scottish physicist (speed of light), dies of abdominal cancer at 48

1883 William Hicks, British col/commander (Egyptian army), dies in battle
1921 Antoinette Brown Blackwell, American minister (1st ordained US female minister), dies at 96
1923 Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French novelist (b. 1880)

Christiaan Eijkman (1858-1930)

Dutch physician and bacteriologist (Nobel Prize in Medicine 1929), dies at 72

1933 (Mary Louise) "Texas" Guinan, American vaudeville singer, silent film actress, and speakeasy (saloon) proprietor, dies of amoebic dysentery at 49
1934 Karen Hulda Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mot Solen), dies at 72
1935 Mina Dilis-Beersmans, Flemish actress/wife of John Dilis, dies at 71
1937 Jack McAuliffe, Irish-American boxer and undefeated World Lightweight champion (1886-93), dies at 71
1939 Charles Barrois, French geologist and palaeontologist, dies at 88
1941 Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish pacifist, executed without a trial for refusal to follow orders at 36

George M. Cohan (1878-1942)

American father of musical comedy (Phantom President; Give My Regards to Broadway), dies of cancer at 64

1943 Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter and graphic artist, dies at 62
1944 Alexis Carrel, French surgeon, sociologist and biologist (Nobel 1912), dies at 71
1946 Joseph Stella, Italian-American Futurist painter (Brooklyn Bridge), dies at 69 [1]
1946 Zygmunt Stojowski, Polish-American concert pianist, composer, and pedagogue, dies at 76
1951 Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer and pedagogue (Fundamentals of the Classical Dance), dies at 72
1951 Bedrich Antonin Wiedermann, Czech organist and composer, dies at 67
1951 Reggie Walker, South African athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1908), dies at 62
1954 Oran "Hot Lips" Page, American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader, dies at 46
1955 Charley Toorop, Dutch painter (3 Generations), dies at 64
1955 Maurice Utrillo, French painter (Port St Martin, Montmartre), dies at 71
1956 Art Tatum, American jazz pianist and composer, dies from complications of uremia at 47
1960 August Gailit, Estonian writer (Ekke Moor), dies at 69
1960 Johnny Horton, American country and rockabilly singer ("The Battle of New Orleans"), dies in a car accident at 33

Mack Sennett (1880-1960)

Canadian-American film director and producer (Keystone Kops), dies at 80

1960 Ward Bond, American actor (Wagon Train, It's a Wonderful Life), dies of a heart attack at 57
1964 (Edwin) "Buddy" Cole, American jazz and session pianist, Hammond organist, orchestra leader, and composer ("Truth Or Consequences"), dies at 47
1964 Alexander Uriah Boskovich, Israeli composer, dies at 57
1964 Lansdale Sasscer, U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 5th District (b. 1893)
1964 Mabel Lucie Attwell, English children's author and illustrator, dies at 85
1966 Dietrich von Choltitz, German general known as the "Saviour of Paris" for surrendering the city to Free French forces and disobeying Hitler's orders to destroy it, dies at 71
1967 Robert Nighthawk [McCollum], American blues singer, electric slide guitarist, and harmonica player ("Annie Lee Blues"), dies of heart failure following a stroke at 57
1968 Estelle Hemsley, American actress (Leech Woman, Take a Giant Step), dies at 81
1968 Robert Ayres, actor (Battle Beneath the Earth), dies at 54
1969 Itih Walracen, Sudanese widow of author William Walraven, dies
1969 Lloyd Corrigan, American actor (Papa Dodger, The Manchurian Candidate), dies at 69
1971 Sam Jones, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1955, 59; no-hitter 1955; Chicago Cubs), dies of neck cancer at 45
1972 Reginald Owen, British actor (Mary Poppins, Sherlock Holmes), dies at 85
1974 Stafford Repp, American actor (Playhouse 90, Batman, Plunder Road), dies of a heart attack at 56
1975 Edward L Tatum, American molecular geneticist and biochemist (Nobel Prize 1958), dies of heart failure at 65
1975 Lionel Trilling, American literary critic and author (1969 Poses Award, The Liberal Imagination), dies at 70
1977 (Jacob) "Jan" Garber, American violinist and sweet jazz bandleader, dies at 82
1977 Aleksey Stachanov, Russian model miner, dies at 72

René Goscinny (1926-1977)

French cartoonist (Asterix), dies of cardiac arrest during a routine stress test at 51

1977 [Gaetano] Guy Lombardo, Canadian-American orchestra leader ("Auld Lang Syne"), dies of heart attack in Houston at 75
1978 Denis O'Dea, Irish actor (Niagara, Esther & the King, Treasure Island), dies at 73
1979 Al Capp, [Alfred Gerald Caplin], American cartoonist (Li'l Abner), dies at 70
1979 Amedeo Nazzari [Buffa], Italian actor (Nights of Cabiria; Chains; Caravaggio), dies from cardiac arrest at 71
1982 Gerarda "Gerda" Brautigam, Dutch journalist and politician (PvdA), dies
1982 Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, American novelist (Dictee), raped and murdered at 31
1983 Lloyd McBride, American labor leader (President of United Steelworkers), dies at 67 [1]
1985 Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist (b. 1898)
1986 (Ulysses) Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Robins; The Coasters - "Charlie Brown"; "Youngblood"), dies of a heart attack at 61
1986 Claude Jutra, Québécois actor and film director (b. 1930)
1987 Eamonn Andrews, Television Presenter (b. 1922)
1987 Georges Franju, French film director (Judex; Les Yeux sans visage - Eyes Without A Face), dies at 75
1987 Jan Nicolaas Bakhuizen van den Brink, Dutch theologist and church historian, dies at 91
1989 Barry Sadler, American singer ("Ballad Of The Green Berets"), dies from complications of being shot 14 months earlier at 49
1989 Vladimir Horowitz, Russian-American classical pianist (Variations on a Theme from Carmen), dies of a heart attack at 85
1990 Bobby Scott, American composer, arranger and jazz singer ("He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"), dies of cancer at 53
1990 Herbert Berghof, Austrian actor (Belarus File, Harry and Tonto, Target), dies of heart failure at 81
1990 Humphrey Gibbs, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1959-69), dies at 87
1991 Fred MacMurray, American actor (Double Indemnity, The Apartment, My Three Sons), dies of pneumonia at 83
1991 Robert Maxwell, Czech-British billionaire publisher, politician and fraudster (Mirror Group, NY Daily News), drowns at sea at 68
1992 Arpad Elo, Hungarian physicist (chess classification system), dies at 89
1992 Jan Hendrik Oort, Dutch astronomer (hypothesized "Oort Cloud"), dies at 92
1993 Maurice Cranston, English philosopher and political scientist (John Locke biographies), dies at 73
1994 McHenry Boatwright, American operatic singer (Clarence Cameron White's "Ouanga"; Dave Brubeck's "The Gates of Justice"), dies of cancerat 66
1995 Laura Weber, American folk guitarist, educator, and public television host, dies at 70
1996 Eddie Harris, American jazz saxophonist and composer ("Freedom Jazz Dance"), dies of congestive heart failure at 62
1996 Lars-Ake Nilsson, Swedish diplomat, dies at 53
1996 Paula Hinton, British ballet dancer, dies at 72
1997 Epic Soundtracks [Kevin Paul Godfrey], British musician (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls), dies in his sleep at 38
1997 Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-British philosopher, dies at 88
1997 James Robert Baker, American novelist, screenwriter (b. 1946)
2000 Bibi Titi Mohammed, Tanzanian politician (b.1926)
2000 Jimmie Davis, American singer and songwriter ("You Are My Sunshine"), dies at 101
2000 Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Special Friendships), dies at 93
2000 Victor Grinich, American businessman (b. 1924)
2001 Barry Horne, a British animal liberation activist.
2001 Roy Boulting, English film director and producer (Desert Victory), dies at 87
2002 Billy Guy [Frank Phillips], American baritone pop singer (The Coasters, 1955-73 - "Charlie Brown"; "Youngblood"), and record producer, dies of cardiovascular disease at 66
2002 Stan Burns, American television screenwriter (The Tonight Show, 1954-57; Get Smart; The Carol Burnet Show; The Flip Wilson Show; Dean Martin Roasts), dies of heart failure at 79

Vinnette Carroll (1922-2002)

American actress and 1st African-American woman to direct on Broadway (1972: Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope), dies of heart disease and diabetes at 80

2003 Bobby Hatfield, American singer (Righteous Brothers - "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"), dies of acute cocaine toxicity at 63
2005 (Fred Lincoln) "Link" Wray, Native American rock guitarist ("Rumble"), dies of heart failure at 76 [1]
2005 John Fowles, British novelist (Collector, French Lieutenant's Woman), dies at 79
2005 Rod Donald, New Zealand environmentalist (b. 1957)
2005 Virginia MacWatters, American soprano, dies at 93

Bülent Ecevit (1925-2006)

four term Turkish Prime Minister (between 1974 and 2002), dies at 81

2006 LaMar Clark, American boxer (record most consecutive knockouts 44, including unsanctioned bouts), dies at 71
2007 Nils Liedholm, Swedish football midfielder and coach (b. 1922)
2008 Michael Higgins, American actor (Angel Heart, 1918, Wanda, Black Stallion), dies of heart failure at 88
2008 Paul Greening, Royal Navy officer and master of Queen's household, dies at 80
2009 Félix Luna, Argentine historian and lyricist, dies at 84
2010 Adrian Păunescu, Romanian poet and politician (b. 1943)
2010 Jill Clayburgh, American actress (Unmarried Woman, Semi-Tough), dies of Leukemia at 66
2010 Shirley Verrett, American mezzo-soprano (Berlioz'z Les Troyens - "Cassabdra"; Verdi's MacBeth - "Lady MacBeth"), dies of heart failure at 79 [1]
2011 Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer, composer, lyricist, music director, and filmmaker, dies at 85
2012 Charles V. Bush, African-American pioneer (1st African-American US Air Force Academy Graduate and US Supreme Court Page), dies from colon cancer at 72
2012 Elliott Carter, American composer, dies from natural causes at 103
2012 Stalking Cat [Dennis Avner], American body modifier, dies at 54
2013 Lee Crystal [Sackett], American drummer (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock'n'Roll"), dies at 57
2014 Lane Evans, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1983-2007), dies at 63
2015 Guido Masanetz, German composer (In Frisco ist der Teufel Los), dies at 101
2017 Robert Knight, American pop singer ("Everlasting Love"), dies at 79
2019 Ernest J. Gaines, African-American author (A Lesson Before Dying; The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman), dies at 86
2020 Geoffrey Palmer, British actor (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The Madness of King George, Butterflies), dies at 93 [1]
2020 Len Barry [Leonard Borisoff], American singer, songwriter and producer (The Dovells - "Bristol Stomp"; solo - "1-2-3"), dies of bone marrow cancer at 78
2021 Charlie Burns, Canadian ice hockey forward (world champion Whitby Dunlops 1958) and coach (Minnesota North Stars), dies at 85
2021 Marília Mendonça, Brazilian Sertaneja singer-songwriter, dies in a plane crash at 26
2021 Roger Zatkoff, American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1954, 55, 56; First Team All Pro 1954, 55; Green Bay Packers), dies at 90
2021 Russell Ebert, Australian Rules midfielder (4 x Magarey Medals; 6 x Port Adelaide FC B&F; Australian Football HOF) and coach (SA 1996-98), dies of leukemia at 72
2021 Ryszard Grzegorczyk, Polish soccer midfielder (23 caps; Polonia Bytom, RC Lens), dies at 82
2022 Aaron Carter, American singer, rapper and songwriter, accidentally drowns in his bathtub while under the influence of prescription sedatives and non-medicinal inhalants at 34
2022 Bill Treacher, British actor (EastEnders, 1985-96 - "Arthur Fowler"), dies at 92
2022 Peter Kolman,Slovak- Austrian composer (Monumento per 6,000,000), and experimental music proponent, dies at 85
2023 Ryland Davies, Welsh operatic tenor, dies at 80