Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: 05-May

Died on This Day (05-May)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Norma Miller Norma Miller Norma Adele Miller was an American Lindy hop dancer, choreographer, actress, author, and comedian known as the "Queen of Swing". American Lindy Hop dancer 99 1
Adolph Kiefer Adolph Kiefer Adolph Gustav Kiefer was an American competition swimmer, Olympic competitor, the last surviving gold medalist of the 1936 Summer Olympics and former world record-holder. American swimmer 98 3
Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg Carl Johan Arthur, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg, KmstkNO was the fourth son and fifth and youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife Princess Margaret of Connaught. Swedish prince 95 8
Joseph Kearney Joseph Kearney Joseph L. Kearney was an American coach and sports administrator in university athletics. American college athletics administrator 83 10
Walter Sisulu Walter Sisulu Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu was a South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress . Anti-apartheid activist 90 17
Don Kindt Don Kindt Donald John Kindt, Sr. was an American defensive back and halfback who played nine seasons from 1947 to 1955 for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League. American football player 74 20
A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar was an Indian politician. He was a member of the legislative assembly elected to Madras State from Thanjavur constituency as a Congress candidate. Indian politician 76 35
Dudley DeGroot Dudley DeGroot Dudley Sargent DeGroot was an American athlete and coach, primarily of American football. American football, basketball, ruby player 70 50
Louis-Amable Jetté Louis-Amable Jetté Sir Louis-Amable Jetté, KCMG was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, professor, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. Canadian politician 84 100
Franklin Peale Franklin Peale Benjamin Franklin Peale was an employee and officer of the Philadelphia Mint from 1833 to 1854. American artist 74 150
Person Person Description Age Anniv
Stanley Falkow Stanley Falkow Stanley "Stan" Falkow was an American microbiologist and a professor of microbiology at Georgetown University, University of Washington, and Stanford University School of Medicine. American microbiologist 84 2
Sarah Kirsch Sarah Kirsch Sarah Kirsch was a German poet. German lyricist 78 7
Dana Wynter Dana Wynter Dana Wynter was a German-born British actress, who was raised in the United Kingdom and southern Africa. German-born English actress 79 9
Pieter de Geus Pieter de Geus Pieter Boudewijn Richard de Geus was a Dutch politician. Dutch politician 75 16
Hugo Banzer Hugo Banzer Hugo Banzer Suárez was a Bolivian politician and military officer who served as the 51st president of Bolivia. President of Bolivia 75 18
Mikhail Botvinnik Mikhail Botvinnik Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster. Chess player 83 25
Kenneth Keating Kenneth Keating Kenneth Barnard Keating was an American politician, diplomat, and judge who served as a United States Senator representing New York from 1959 until 1965. American politician 74 45
Paul Pelseneer Paul Pelseneer Jean Paul Louis Pelseneer was a Belgian malacologist, morphologist, ethologist and phylogenist. Belgian zoologist 81 75
Karl Vogt Karl Vogt August Christoph Carl Vogt was a German scientist, philosopher, popularizer of science, and politician who emigrated to Switzerland. German scientist 77 125
Søren Georg Abel Søren Georg Abel Søren Georg Abel was a Norwegian priest and politician, also known as the father of mathematician Niels Henrik Abel. Norwegian priest and politician 48 200