December 5th
246 Notable deaths
Percival Davson
British fencer and tennis player (1877-1959).
Born September 30th, 1877 in Georgetown.
Died December 5th, 1959 at 82 years old in Paddington.
Angelo Di Pietro
Italian roman-catholic cardinal (1828–1914).
Born May 22nd, 1828 in Vivaro Romano.
Died December 5th, 1914 at 86 years old in Rome.
Yuri Baulin
Olympic ice hockey player (1933–2006).
Born October 5th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 2006 at 73 years old in Zelenograd.
Claude Martin
French politician and rower (1930-2017).
Born October 10th, 1930 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 5th, 2017 at 87 years old in Chambellay.
Paavo Johansson
Finnish athletics competitor (1895–1983).
Born October 21st, 1895 in Helsinki.
Died December 5th, 1983 at 88 years old in Helsinki.
Edmond Bury
British racquets player (1884–1915).
Born November 4th, 1884 in London.
Died December 5th, 1915 at 31 years old
Franz Speta
Austrian botanist (1941-2015).
Born December 22nd, 1941 in Linz.
Died December 5th, 2015 at 73 years old in Linz. [ref]
Said Ahmad
Uzbek writer.
Born June 10th, 1920 in Tashkent.
Died December 5th, 2007 at 87 years old in Tashkent.
Marcel Renaud
French canoe racer (1926–2016).
Born May 27th, 1926 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 5th, 2016 at 90 years old in Bourges. [ref]
Oreste Capuzzo
Gymnast.
Born December 7th, 1908 in Rivarolo.
Died December 5th, 1985 at 76 years old in Genoa.
José Pérez
Uruguayan association football player (1898-1920).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1920 at 23 years old
Rasmus Frandsen
Danish rower (1886-1974).
Born April 17th, 1886 in Årslev.
Died December 5th, 1974 at 88 years old in Næstved.
Aage Walther
Danish gymnast (1897-1961).
Born April 21st, 1897 in Kølstrup Parish.
Died December 5th, 1961 at 64 years old in Kølstrup.
Pietro Brollo
Italian archbishop (1933-2019).
Born December 1st, 1933 in Tolmezzo.
Died December 5th, 2019 at 86 years old in Udine.
Walter Reisp
Austrian handball player.
Born November 5th, 1910 in Austria.
Died December 5th, 1993 at 83 years old in Bruck an der Mur. [ref]
Valter Klauson
Estonian politician (1913–1988).
Born January 2nd, 1914 in Tolmachyovo.
Died December 5th, 1988 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Luigi Conti
Italian nuncio (1929-2015).
Born March 2nd, 1929 in Ceprano.
Died December 5th, 2015 at 86 years old in Ceprano.
Virgilio Teixeira
Portuguese actor (1917-2010).
Born October 26th, 1917 in Funchal.
Died December 5th, 2010 at 93 years old in Funchal. [ref]
Oscar Olson
American sportsperson (1878–1962).
Born October 7th, 1878 in Wisconsin.
Died December 5th, 1962 at 84 years old in Wisconsin. [ref]
Bill Roberts
British sprinter (1912-2001).
Born April 5th, 1912 in Salford.
Died December 5th, 2001 at 89 years old in Timperley.
Dharam Singh
Field hockey player (1919–2001).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Gandiwind.
Died December 5th, 2001 at 82 years old in Chandigarh.
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