December 5

December 5

Born on This Day

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  • Honorary Oscar Recipients
  • The Ed Sullivan Show Guests

  Walt Disney

  Entrepreneur / 1901 - 1966

  Walt Disney was an American motion-picture and television producer and showman, famous as a pioneer of cartoon films and as the creator of Disneyland.

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  Walt Disney

  Born: December 5, 1901
  Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
  Occupation: Entrepreneur
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  Strom Thurmond

  U.S. Representative / 1902 - 2003

  Strom Thurmond served as a U.S. senator for South Carolina from 1956 to 2003, during which time he switched from Democrat to Republican due to his opposition to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. He resigned from the Senate at age 100—becoming the oldest congressman in U.S. history.

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  Strom Thurmond

  1902 | 100 years old
  U.S. Representative

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  • Famous Sagittarians
  • Famous Singers

  José Carreras

  Singer / 1946 -

  Opera singer José Carreras is a leading tenor who has performed around the world. He helped popularize opera by performing as part of The Three Tenors.

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  José Carreras

  1946 | 66 years old
  Singer

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  Little Richard

  Singer / 1932 -

  Little Richard is a flamboyant American singer and pianist whose hit songs in the mid 1950s were defining moments in the development of rock ‘n’ roll.

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  Little Richard

  Born: December 5, 1932
  Age: 80 years old
  Birthplace: Macon, Georgia, United States
  Occupation: Singer
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  George Custer

  General / 1839 - 1876

  George Custer was an American general who in 1876 led 210 men into battle at Little Bighorn against Native Americans. Custer and his men were killed.

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  George Custer

  1839 | 36 years old
  General

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  • U.S. Presidents

  Martin Van Buren

  Governor, U.S. President, U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative / 1782 - 1862

  Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States. His shrewd dealings laid the foundations for the Democratic Party and the modern political machine.

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  Martin Van Buren

  1782 | 79 years old
  Governor, U.S. President, ...

December 5

Died on This Day

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  • Famous Pianists

  Wolfgang Mozart

  Songwriter, Pianist / 1756 - 1791

  A prolific artist, Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart created a string of operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that profoundly shaped classical music.

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  Wolfgang Mozart

  Died: December 5, 1791
  Age: 35 years old
  Place: Vienna , Austria
  Occupation: Songwriter, Pianist
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  • Famous Painters

  Claude Monet

  Painter / 1840 - 1926

  Claude Monet was a famous French painter whose work gave a name to the art movement Impressionism which was concerned with capturing light and natural forms.

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  Claude Monet

  1926 | 86 years old
  Painter

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  Phillis Wheatley

  Poet / 1753 - 1784

  In the late 18th century, slave poet Phillis Wheatley impressed everyone she met, proving to the world that the color of one's skin does not indicate one's intellect.

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  Phillis Wheatley

  1784 | 31 years old
  Poet