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December 5th
197 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Siddhi Savetsila
Thai air force officer and politician (1919-2015).
Born January 7th, 1919 in Bangkok. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2015 at 96 years old in Bangkok.
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]
Lucy Everest Boole
Irish chemist and pharmacist (1862-1904).
Born August 5th, 1862 in Blackrock.
Died December 5th, 1904 at 42 years old
Alexander Kolowrat
Austrian film producer (1886-1927).
Born January 29th, 1886 in Glen Ridge.
Died December 5th, 1927 at 41 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Martin Hartmann
German professor, arabist and islamic studies scholar (1851-1918).
Born December 9th, 1851 in Wrocław.
Died December 5th, 1918 at 66 years old in Berlin.
Shūichi Katō
Japanese critic and author (1919-2008).
Born September 19th, 1919 in Tokyo.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Alexander Atabekian
Armenian author, editor and journalist (1868-1933).
Born February 2nd, 1869 in Shusha.
Died December 5th, 1933 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Erik Lundin
Swedish chess player.
Born July 2nd, 1904 in Stockholm.
Died December 5th, 1988 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
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