December 5th
199 Notable deaths
George Scratchley Brown
Us air force general (1918-1978).
Born August 17th, 1918 in Montclair.
Died December 5th, 1978 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C. (prostate cancer).
Hicham Zerouali
Moroccan footballer (1977-2004).
Born January 17th, 1977 in Rabat.
Died December 5th, 2004 at 27 years old in Rabat (traffic collision).
Alfred J. Lotka
American mathematician (1880–1949).
Died December 5th, 1949 at 69 years old in New York City, Red Bank.
Joseph Erlanger
American doctor (1874-1965).
Born January 5th, 1874 in San Francisco.
Died December 5th, 1965 at 91 years old in St. Louis.
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
German composer (1905-1963).
Born August 2nd, 1905 in Munich. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1963 at 58 years old in Munich (stomach cancer). [ref]
Viktor Ponedelnik
Russian footballer.
Born May 22nd, 1937 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died December 5th, 2020 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Geydar Dzhemal
Azerbaijani-russian philosopher, politician, and writer (1947-2016).
Born November 6th, 1947 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 2016 at 69 years old in Almaty. [ref]
Edoardo Amaldi
Italian physicist.
Born September 5th, 1908 in Carpaneto Piacentino. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1989 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Fyodor Sologub
Russian writer (1863–1927).
Born March 1st, 1863 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 5th, 1927 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Heinz Auerswald
German member of the ss (1908-1970).
Born July 26th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died December 5th, 1970 at 62 years old in Düsseldorf.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 199
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus