December 5th
197 Notable deaths
Li Keran
Chinese artist (1907-1989).
Born March 26th, 1907 in Tongshan District. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1989 at 82 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Silvio Zavala
Mexican historian (1909–2014).
Born February 7th, 1909 in Mérida.
Died December 5th, 2014 at 105 years old in Mexico City.
Alexandre Trauner
Hungarian art director (1906-1993).
Born August 3rd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 5th, 1993 at 87 years old in Omonville-la-Petite. [ref]
Sylvère Maes
Belgian cyclist.
Born August 27th, 1909 in Gistel.
Died December 5th, 1966 at 57 years old in Ostend (cancer).
Zaharia Stancu
Romanian writer (1902–1974).
Born October 5th, 1902 in Salcia.
Died December 5th, 1974 at 72 years old in Bucharest.
Dimitar Iliev Popov
Bulgarian politician (1927-2015).
Died December 5th, 2015 at 88 years old in Sofia.
H. C. Artmann
Austrian poet.
Born June 12th, 1921 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2000 at 79 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Aurelio Galfetti
Swiss architect.
Born April 2nd, 1936 in Lugano. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2021 at 85 years old in Bellinzona. [ref]
Liu Binyan
Chinese writer and journalist (1925-2005).
Born February 7th, 1925 in Changchun.
Died December 5th, 2005 at 80 years old in Trenton (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Willie Applegarth
English sprinter (1890-1958).
Born May 11th, 1890 in Guisborough. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1958 at 68 years old in Schenectady.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 197
I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino