December 5th
180 Notable deaths
Jirō Minami
Japanese politician (1874-1955).
Born August 10th, 1874 in Hiji.
Died December 5th, 1955 at 81 years old in Tokyo.
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]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 180
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved