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
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon