Fernando de Abreu (139)
December 5th, 1884

Brazilian politician – Fernando de Abreu was born in Abre Campo (City in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais) on December 5th, 1884 and is 139 years old today.

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52

Kali Rocha

American actress

*December 5th, 1971, Memphis

65

Walt Disney

American animator and producer (1901–1966)

*December 5th, 1901, Chicago †December 15th, 1966, Burbank

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

88

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Former King of Thailand

*December 5th, 1927, Mount Auburn Hospital †October 13th, 2016, Siriraj Hospital

63

Hennes Weisweiler

German association football player and manager (1919–1983)

*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, Aesch

74

Werner Heisenberg

German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner

*December 5th, 1901, Würzburg †February 1st, 1976, Munich

79

Martin Van Buren

President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, Kinderhook

66

Armando Diaz

Italian general (1861-1928)

*December 5th, 1861, Naples †February 29th, 1928, Rome

50

Louise Bryant

American activist and journalist (1885–1936)

*December 5th, 1885, San Francisco †January 6th, 1936, Sèvres

101

Ren Xinmin

Chinese scientist

*December 5th, 1915, Ningguo †February 12th, 2017, Beijing

108

Johannes Heesters

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011)

*December 5th, 1903, Amersfoort †December 24th, 2011, Starnberg

73

Mario Méndez Bejarano

Spanish author

*December 5th, 1857, Seville †January 16th, 1931, Madrid

38

André-Pierre Gignac

French association football player

*December 5th, 1985, Martigues

58

Jaroslav Král

Czech painter

*December 5th, 1883, Malešov †March 22nd, 1942, Auschwitz

88

Amanda Labarca

Chilean diplomat, educator, writer, and feminist (1886-1975)

*December 5th, 1886, Santiago †January 2nd, 1975, Santiago

67

Józef Piłsudski

Polish politician, First Marshall, and Prime Minister (1867–1935)

*December 5th, 1867, Zalavas †May 12th, 1935, Warsaw

87

Carl Ferdinand Cori

Czech Nobel prize laureate and scientist

*December 5th, 1896, Prague †October 20th, 1984, Cambridge

85

Fritz Lang

Austrian filmmaker (1890–1976)

*December 5th, 1890, Vienna †August 2nd, 1976, Beverly Hills

91

Sheldon Glashow

American theoretical physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)

*December 5th, 1932, New York City

28

Kaetlyn Osmond

Canadian figure skater

*December 5th, 1995, Marystown

68

Karin Neugebauer

East German swimmer

*December 5th, 1955, Leipzig

76

Phil van Heerdt tot Eversberg-Quarles van Ufford

Human

*December 5th, 1862, Ketandan †December 2nd, 1939, The Hague

38

Gianni Meersman

Belgian road bicycle racer

*December 5th, 1985, Tielt

77

José Carreras

Spanish opera singer

*December 5th, 1946, Sants

74

Clyde Cessna

American aircraft designer

*December 5th, 1879, Montgomery County †November 20th, 1954, Wichita

63

Lin Biao

Chinese Communist military commander and politician

*December 5th, 1907, Subraga Basin †September 13th, 1971, Öndörkhaan

88

Władysław Szpilman

Polish pianist, composer, Holocaust survivor

*December 5th, 1911, Sosnowiec †July 6th, 2000, Warsaw

100

Strom Thurmond

American politician (1902–2003)

*December 5th, 1902, Edgefield †June 26th, 2003, Edgefield

89

Eduard Berend

German philologist and specialist in literature (1883-1973)

*December 5th, 1883, Hanover †September 23rd, 1973, Marbach am Neckar

87

Little Richard

American musician (1932–2020)

*December 5th, 1932, Macon †May 9th, 2020, Nashville

Also born in 1884

87

Paul Schmitthenner

German architect; Judges' Trial affiant

*December 15th, 1884, Lauterbourg †November 11th, 1972, Munich

31

Rembrandt Bugatti

1884-1916 Italian sculptor

*October 16th, 1884, Milan †January 8th, 1916, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945

*October 11th, 1884, Manhattan †November 7th, 1962, Upper East Side

81

Georges Duhamel

French writer

*June 30th, 1884, Paris †April 13th, 1966, Valmondois

64

Friedrich Bergius

German chemist

*October 11th, 1884, Wrocław †March 30th, 1949, Buenos Aires

88

Harry S. Truman

President of the United States from 1945 to 1953

*May 8th, 1884, Lamar †December 26th, 1972, Kansas City

48

Earl Derr Biggers

American novelist and playwright

*August 26th, 1884, Warren †April 5th, 1933, Pasadena

57

Hugh Walpole

British writer (1884-1941)

*March 13th, 1884, Auckland †June 1st, 1941, London

35

Amedeo Modigliani

Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920)

*July 12th, 1884, Livorno †January 24th, 1920, Paris

89

İsmet İnönü

Turkish general and statesman (1884-1973)

*September 24th, 1884, İzmir †December 25th, 1973, Ankara

94

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

German art dealer and historian (1884-1979)

*June 25th, 1884, Mannheim †January 11th, 1979, 6th arrondissement of Paris

83

Jean Paulhan

French writer

*December 2nd, 1884, Nîmes †October 9th, 1968, Paris

62

Laurette Taylor

American stage and silent film actress

*April 1st, 1884, New York City †December 7th, 1946, New York City

82

Evelyn Nesbit

American model and actress

*December 25th, 1884, Tarentum †January 17th, 1967, Santa Monica

71

Albert Kallee

German judge

*August 13th, 1884, Michelbach am Wald †May 3rd, 1956, Heilbronn

67

Alfred Grünwald

Austrian writer (1884-1951)

*January 16th, 1884, Vienna †February 24th, 1951, New York City

68

Erima Northcroft

New Zealand judge

*December 2nd, 1884, Hokitika †October 10th, 1953

78

Gustave Garrigou

French racing cyclist

*September 24th, 1884, Vabre-Tizac †January 28th, 1963, Esbly

63

Hideki Tojo

Japanese politician, army officer, and convicted war criminal (1884–1948)

*December 30th, 1884, Kōjimachi-ku †December 23rd, 1948, Sugamo Prison

78

Rajendra Prasad

President of India from 1950 to 1962

*December 3rd, 1884, Ziradei Block †February 28th, 1963, Patna

64

Edvard Beneš

Czechoslovak politician (1884-1948)

*May 28th, 1884, Kožlany †September 3rd, 1948, Sezimovo Ústí

81

Vincent Auriol

16th President of the French Republic (1884–1966)

*August 27th, 1884, Revel †January 1st, 1966, Paris

83

Casimir Funk

Polish biochemist

*February 23rd, 1884, Warsaw †November 20th, 1967, Albany

79

Theodor Heuss

German politician (1884-1963)

*January 31st, 1884, Brackenheim †December 12th, 1963, Stuttgart

67

Otto Fritz Meyerhof

German biochemist (1884-1951)

*April 12th, 1884, Hanover †October 6th, 1951, Philadelphia

84

Charles Winninger

Actor (1884-1969)

*May 26th, 1884, Athens †January 27th, 1969, Palm Springs

70

Jane Murfin

American writer (1884-1955)

*October 27th, 1884, Quincy †August 10th, 1955, Brentwood

82

Peter Debye

Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist

*March 24th, 1884, Maastricht †November 2nd, 1966, Ithaca

84

Max Brod

Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist

*May 27th, 1884, Prague †December 20th, 1968, Tel Aviv

82

Sig Ruman

German-American actor (1884-1967)

*October 11th, 1884, Hamburg †February 14th, 1967, Julian

Fernando de Abreu