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December 5th
197 Notable deaths
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov
Russian botanist (1869-1945).
Born October 13th, 1869 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 5th, 1945 at 76 years old in Moscow.
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]
John Winter
Australian high jumper (1924-2007).
Born December 3rd, 1924 in Perth.
Died December 5th, 2007 at 83 years old in Perth.
Robert Dhéry
French actor and film director (1921-2004).
Born April 27th, 1921 in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2004 at 83 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Willem Bastiaan Tholen
Dutch artist (1860–1931).
Born February 13th, 1860 in Amsterdam.
Died December 5th, 1931 at 71 years old in The Hague.
Ildikó Pécsi
Hungarian actress.
Born May 21st, 1940 in Polgár.
Died December 5th, 2020 at 80 years old in Gödöllő. [ref]
Gennady Logofet
Russian footballer (1942-2011).
Born April 15th, 1942 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 2011 at 69 years old in Moscow (liver cancer). [ref]
Felix Kaspar
Austrian figure skater (1915–2003).
Born January 14th, 1915 in Vienna.
Died December 5th, 2003 at 88 years old in Bradenton.
Herbert W. Roesky
German chemist.
Born November 6th, 1935 in Saranskoe. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2025 at 90 years old [ref]
Philipp Rinaldi
Italian catholic priest (1856-1931).
Died December 5th, 1931 at 75 years old in Turin.
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