December 5th
175 Notable deaths
Willie Applegarth
English sprinter (1890-1958).
Born May 11th, 1890 in Guisborough. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1958 at 68 years old in Schenectady.
Lucy Everest Boole
Irish chemist and pharmacist (1862-1904).
Born August 5th, 1862 in Blackrock.
Died December 5th, 1904 at 42 years old
Raul Brandão
Portuguese writer and journalist (1867-1930).
Born March 12th, 1867 in Foz do Douro. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1930 at 63 years old in Lisbon.
Oscar Björck
Swedish painter (1860-1929).
Born January 15th, 1860 in Stockholm City.
Died December 5th, 1929 at 69 years old in Stockholm City. [ref]
Alexander Kolowrat
Film producer.
Born January 29th, 1886 in Glen Ridge.
Died December 5th, 1927 at 41 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Wojciech Zabłocki
Polish architect and fencer (1930-2020).
Born December 6th, 1930 in Warsaw.
Died December 5th, 2020 at 89 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Erik Lundin
Swedish chess player.
Born July 2nd, 1904 in Stockholm.
Died December 5th, 1988 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
Ferdinand Bruckner
Austrian-german writer and theatre manager.
Born August 26th, 1891 in Sofia, Vienna. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1958 at 67 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Martin Hartmann
German professor, arabist and islamic studies scholar (1851-1918).
Born December 9th, 1851 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1918 at 66 years old in Berlin. [ref]
John Winter
Australian high jumper (1924-2007).
Born December 3rd, 1924 in Perth.
Died December 5th, 2007 at 83 years old in Perth.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 175
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling