December 5th
197 Notable deaths
Charles Barton
Film director, actor (1902-1981).
Born May 25th, 1902 in San Francisco.
Died December 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
German politician (1926–2009).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Aachen.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Roshan Ara Begum
Indian singer.
Born January 19th, 1917 in Kolkata.
Died December 5th, 1982 at 65 years old in Lahore.
Nathan Jacobson
American mathematician (1910–1999).
Born October 5th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died December 5th, 1999 at 89 years old in Hamden. [ref]
Joe Rock
American actor and filmmaker (1893-1984).
Born December 25th, 1893 in New York City.
Died December 5th, 1984 at 90 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Oscar Wisting
Norwegian polar explorer.
Born June 6th, 1871 in Larvik.
Died December 5th, 1936 at 65 years old in Oslo.
Rudolf Bahro
German politician and writer (1935-1997).
Born November 18th, 1935 in Świeradów-Zdrój.
Died December 5th, 1997 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Günther Förg
German visual artist (1952-2013).
Born December 5th, 1952 in Füssen.
Died December 5th, 2013 at 61 years old in Colombier.
Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
German noble (1859-1909).
Born June 18th, 1859 in Remplin.
Died December 5th, 1909 at 50 years old in Saint Petersburg.
George Laurer
American inventor.
Born September 23rd, 1925 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2019 at 94 years old in Wendell. [ref]
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett