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December 5 Birthdays in History - December 5 Deaths - December 5 Events
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December 5, 1994 Emily Marie Estefan, daughter of Gloria and Emilio December 5, 1989 Ross Bagley, actor, Nicky-Fresh Prince Of Bel Air December 5, 1977 Michelle Marie Jefferson, Miss Wyoming Teen USA 1996 December 5, 1973 Corissa Yasen, WNBA forward and guard, Sacramento Monarchs December 5, 1973 Shalom Harlow, born in Toronto, Canada, model, House of Style, Harper's Bazaar December 5, 1972 Cliff Floyd, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder/1st base for the Montreal Expos December 5, 1972 Kevin Sally, Richmond Hill Ontario, archer 1996 Olympics December 5, 1972 Randolph Ross, Shelby, North Carolina, 110m hurdler December 5, 1972 Roderick Mullen, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 December 5, 1972 Stanislav Jasecko, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 December 5, 1971 Bryan Schwartz, NFL linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars December 5, 1971 Joe Fleming, CFL defensive end for the BC Lions December 5, 1971 Marrio Grier, fullback for the New England Patriots December 5, 1970 Heather Crickard, Miss Oklahoma USA 1996 December 5, 1970 Kevin Haller, Trochu, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers December 5, 1970 Susan Sloane, Lexington, Kentucky, tennis star December 5, 1970 Thomas Smith, NFL cornerback for the Buffalo Bills December 5, 1969 Mark Dekker, Zimbabwe cricket opening batsman, 1993- December 5, 1968 Lisa Marie [Sliwa], born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, actress, Mars Attack December 5, 1968 Margaret Cho, actress/comedienne, Face/Off December 5, 1968 Rhett Hall, NFL defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles December 5, 1967 Ann Schirman, San Diego, WPVA volleyballer, National-17th-1994 December 5, 1967 Rene Shuman, [Shumans], rockabilly-bandleader/singer December 5, 1966 Bruce Deacon, Ottawa Ontario, marathoner 1996 Olympics December 5, 1966 Joseph Barbara, New Symrna, Florida, actor, Joe Carlino-Another World December 5, 1966 Linda Hunt, LPGA golfer December 5, 1966 Niege Dias, Brazil, tennis star December 5, 1966 Patricia Kaas, French pop singer, Mademoiselle Chant December 5, 1964 Pablo Morales, Chic, butterfly swimmer, Oly-3 gold/2 silver-1984, 92 December 5, 1963 Bob Friend, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nike golfer, 1991 Fort Wayne Open December 5, 1963 Carrie Hamilton, Carol Burnett's daughter/actress, Fame December 5, 1962 Connie Needham Newton, Anaheim California, actress, Elizabeth-8 is Enough December 5, 1960 Andrzej Chylinski, New York City, 50k walker, Olympics-26th-96 December 5, 1960 Darryl James, Kamloops BC, Canadian Tour golfer, Glenco-1992, 93 December 5, 1960 Jack Russell, rocker, Great White-Twice Shy December 5, 1960 John Felton, Kyogle Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics December 5, 1960 Les Nemes, rock bassist, Haircut 100 December 5, 1959 Nikki Gianulias, Vallejo California, bowler, LPBT Rookie of Year 1979 December 5, 1959 Shirley Furlong, born in San Antonio, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1988 Lady Keystone Open December 5, 1957 Art Monk, NFL wide receiver, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles December 5, 1957 Charlene Morett, Darby, Pennsylvania, field hockey left wing, Oly-bronze-1984 December 5, 1957 Phil Collen, English heavy-metal guitarist, Def Leppard-Love Bites December 5, 1954 Kathryn Young, LPGA golfer December 5, 1953 Jonathan Lewis, trombonist, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover December 5, 1953 Larry Zbyszko, [Living Legend, Whistler], wrestler, WCW/AWA/NWA/WWF December 5, 1952 Bobby Barth, rocker vocalist and guitarist, Axe December 5, 1951 Morgan Brittany, [Suzanne Cupito], LA Cal, actress, Katherine-Dallas December 5, 1951 Thomas Warren Purtzer, Des Moines, Iowa, PGA golfer, 1977 Glen Campbell December 5, 1949 Bruce E Melnick, New York City, Cmdr USCG/astronaut, STS 41, STS 49 December 5, 1949 Lanny [Jerry Lanston] Wadkins Richmond, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1972 Sahara December 5, 1947 Jim Messina, rocker, Loggins and Messina-Your Mamma Don't Dance December 5, 1947 Jim Plunkett, born in San Jose, California, NFL quarterback, New England, Oakland December 5, 1947 Jugderdemidjin Gurragcha, Mongolia, cosmonaut, Soyuz 39 December 5, 1946 Jose Carreras, Barcelona Spain opera tenor, I Lombardi, Three Tenors December 5, 1945 J. 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"Corkey" Fornof, New Orleans, stunt coordinator, Octopussy December 5, 1945 Jocelyn, Italian entertainer December 5, 1944 Jeroen Krabbe, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, actor, Fugitive December 5, 1942 Randy Kirby, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Randy-Girl From UNCLE December 5, 1941 David Wilson, English contractor/multi-millionaire December 5, 1939 Frederik van Rossum, composer December 5, 1939 Horst Bastian, writer December 5, 1938 John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist, After Midnight December 5, 1935 Calvin Trillin, author, New Yorker December 5, 1934 Joan Didion, U.S. novelist/journalist, Salvador December 5, 1933 Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator December 5, 1932 Little Richard, born in Macon, Georgia, rocker, Tutty Fruity December 5, 1927 Rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Massachusetts, king of Thailand, 1946- December 5, 1926 George Savalas, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Kojak December 5, 1925 Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua, 1967..79 December 5, 1923 Tendrjakow, writer December 5, 1921 Alvy Moore, actor, Mr Kimball-Green Acres December 5, 1921 George Henderson, priest/politician December 5, 1921 Peter Hansen, born in Oakland California, actor, Mr Parkson-Mr Novak, Gen Hospital December 5, 1919 Victor Collin Matthews, businessman December 5, 1917 Simone Gallimard, publisher December 5, 1915 Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer December 5, 1915 Margaret Hayes, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Robert Montgomery Presents December 5, 1912 Maisie Fitter, editor/conservationist December 5, 1911 Alfred Manessier, French painter, leaded windows December 5, 1910 Abraham L Polonsky, U.S. writer and director, Tell them Willie Boy is Here December 5, 1907 Lin Piau, Chinese politician December 5, 1905 Otto Preminger, Austria, director/producer, Laura, Exodus December 5, 1903 Cecil Frank Powell, England, physicist, discovered pion, Nobel 1950 December 5, 1902 [Steve James] Strom Thurmond, Sen-D/R-SC December 5, 1901 Grace Moore, U.S., soprano, One Night to Live December 5, 1901 Hanns Jelinek, composer December 5, 1901 Werner Heisenberg, German physicist/discovered uncertainty, Nobel 32 December 5, 1901 Walt Disney, born in Chicago, animator, Mickey Mouse December 5, 1899 Sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player December 5, 1896 , Lady Huxley, Juliette Baillot, author December 5, 1896 Willem F M Lampe, Dutch ambassador of the Dutch Antilles December 5, 1895 Henriette H Bosmans, Dutch cellist/pianist/composer December 5, 1892 Cyril Ring, Massachusetts, actor, Body and Soul December 5, 1890 Fritz Lang, Germany, director, M, Metropolis December 5, 1888 Askell Snorrason, composer December 5, 1886 Pieter J Old, lawyer/minister of Finance/mayor of Rotterdam, 1945-52 December 5, 1885 Dirk H W Filarski, Dutch painter/lithographer, Bergense School December 5, 1884 Evert Cornelis, Dutch conductor/pianist December 5, 1880 Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Neth violinist and conductor December 5, 1878 Arrigo Pedrollo, composer December 5, 1872 Harry N Pillsbury, U.S. chess player December 5, 1870 Viteslav Augustin Rudolf Novak, Slovak composer, Quasi una ballata December 5, 1867 Antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist, Verzeichnis is der Marchentypen December 5, 1863 Paul P Painleve, French PM, 1917, 1925, mathematician December 5, 1861 Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War, 1922-24 December 5, 1852 Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer December 5, 1844 John Frederick Bridge, composer December 5, 1839 George Armstrong Custer, Mjr General Union volunteers, died in 1876 December 5, 1830 Christina Rossetti, London, poet, Winter Rain, Passing Away December 5, 1826 John Benjamin Sanborn, Bvt Mjr Gen Union volunteers, died in 1904 December 5, 1824 Titian James Coffey, Atty Gen, Union, died in 1867 December 5, 1786 Henry Drummond, English banker/apostole December 5, 1782 Martin Van Buren, Kinderhook, New York, D, 8th President, 1837-41 December 5, 1724 Joseph Friebert, composer December 5, 1697 Carlo Arrigoni, composer December 5, 1697 Giuseppe de Majo, composer December 5, 1687 Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer December 5, 1666 Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer December 5, 1661 Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier, Whig, 1710-14 December 5, 1547 Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian December 5, 1545 Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet |