December 5th
175 Notable deaths
Rudolf Bahro
German politician and writer (1935-1997).
Born November 18th, 1935 in Świeradów-Zdrój. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1997 at 62 years old in Berlin. [ref]
George Laurer
American inventor.
Born September 23rd, 1925 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2019 at 94 years old in Wendell. [ref]
Eugen Cicero
Romanian-german jazz pianist.
Born June 17th, 1940 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 5th, 1997 at 57 years old in Zürich.
Schalk Willem Burger
South african politician (1852-1918).
Born September 6th, 1852 in Lydenburg.
Died December 5th, 1918 at 66 years old in Krugerspos.
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.
Jan Kubelík
Czech violinist and composer (1880-1940).
Born July 5th, 1880 in Michle. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1940 at 60 years old in Podolí. [ref]
Richard Tucker
Actor (1884-1942).
Born June 4th, 1884 in Brooklyn.
Died December 5th, 1942 at 58 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Gaito Gazdanov
Russian writer, radio liberty editor.
Born December 6th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1971 at 67 years old in Munich (lung cancer). [ref]
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Us tennis and badminton player.
Born December 20th, 1886 in Healdsburg.
Died December 5th, 1974 at 87 years old in Chestnut Hill. [ref]
Friedrich Wolf
German writer (1888-1953).
Born December 23rd, 1888 in Neuwied. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lehnitz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 175
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde