Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Apr-05

Died on This Day (Apr-05)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Bobby Rydell Bobby Rydell Robert Louis Ridarelli , known by the stage name Bobby Rydell, was an American singer and actor who mainly performed rock and roll and traditional pop music. American singer and actor 79 3
Joye Hummel Joye Hummel Joye Evelyn Hummel was an American comic book author. American comic book author 97 4
Honor Blackman Honor Blackman Honor Blackman was an English actress, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in The Avengers , Bond girl Pussy Galore in Goldfinger , Julia Daggett in Shalako , and Hera in Jason and the Argonauts . English actress 94 5
Sydney Brenner Sydney Brenner Sydney Brenner CH FRS FMedSci MAE was a South African biologist. South African biologist 92 6
Eric Bristow Eric Bristow Eric John Bristow, MBE , nicknamed "The Crafty Cockney", was an English professional darts player. English professional darts player 60 7
Paul O Paul O'Neill Paul O'Neill was an American music composer, producer, lyricist, and guitarist. American music composer 61 8
Vitaly Sevastyanov Vitaly Sevastyanov Vitaly Ivanovich Sevastyanov was a Soviet cosmonaut and an engineer who flew on the Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 missions. Soviet cosmonaut 74 15
George Tribe George Tribe George Edward Tribe was an Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches from 1946 to 1947, as well as an Australian rules footballer with the Footscray Football Club in the VFL. Australian rules footballer and cricketer 88 16
Charlton Heston Charlton Heston Charlton Heston was an American actor and political activist. American actor 84 17
Darryl Stingley Darryl Stingley Darryl Floyd Stingley was an American professional football player, a wide receiver whose career was ended at age 26 by an on-field spinal cord injury. US Footballer 55 18
Gene Pitney Gene Pitney Gene Francis Alan Pitney was an American singer-songwriter and musician. American singer and songwriter 66 19
Saul Bellow Saul Bellow Saul Bellow was a Canadian-born American writer. For his literary work, Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts. Novelist, short story writer, critic, professor 89 20
Lee Petty Lee Petty Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car racing driver who competed during the 1950s and 1960s. Stock car rider 86 25
Christian Pineau Christian Pineau Christian Pineau was a noted French Resistance fighter, who later served an important term as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1956 through 1958. French Resistance fighter 90 30
Louis Nelson Louis Nelson was a New Orleans jazz trombonist. Rajeen edits' information here Mohammed Rajeen was born on July 31st at 24/15A,1st cross street, school road, thillyadi puttlam His father Thajudeen Samsudeen was . American musician 87 35
Gerhard Wilck Gerhard Wilck Gerhard Wilck was the German commander who defended the German city of Aachen in the Battle of Aachen. German commander of Aachen 86 40
Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek , also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China from 1928 to his death in 1975 – until 1949 in mainland China and from then on in Taiwan. Chinese President 87 50
Brian L. Buker Brian L. Buker Brian Leroy Buker was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. United States Army Medal of Honor recipient 20 55
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar , Shah of Iran from 8 January 1907 to 16 July 1909. Shah of Persia 52 100
Joseph Louis François Bertrand Joseph Louis François Bertrand Joseph Louis François Bertrand was a French mathematician who worked in the fields of number theory, differential geometry, probability theory, economics and thermodynamics. French mathematician, economist 78 125