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December 5th
197 Notable deaths
Ignatius IV of Antioch
Patriarch of antioch (1920-2012).
Born April 4th, 1920 in Mhardeh.
Died December 5th, 2012 at 92 years old in Beirut (stroke). [ref]
John Pritchard
British conductor (1921–1989).
Born February 5th, 1921 in London.
Died December 5th, 1989 at 68 years old in Daly City.
Vladimir Toporov
Russian philologist.
Born July 5th, 1928 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 2005 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Huseyn Javid
Azerbaijani poet and playwright (1882-1941).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Nakhchivan.
Died December 5th, 1941 at 59 years old in Tayshetsky District (sepsis, political repression).
Anca Parghel
Singer, music teacher.
Born September 16th, 1957 in Câmpulung Moldovenesc.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 51 years old in Timișoara (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Grigory Ginzburg
Russian pianist.
Born May 29th, 1904 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died December 5th, 1961 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Alphonse Mingana
British academic (1878-1937).
Born December 23rd, 1878 in Kurdistan Region.
Died December 5th, 1937 at 58 years old in Birmingham.
Jacques Simon
French footballer (1941-2017).
Born March 25th, 1941 in Omonville-la-Rogue.
Died December 5th, 2017 at 76 years old in Valognes. [ref]
Stanley Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster
British politician (1861-1934).
Born January 9th, 1861 in London.
Died December 5th, 1934 at 73 years old in London.
Alfred Hrdlicka
Austrian sculptor and chess player (1928-2009).
Born February 27th, 1928 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2009 at 81 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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