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December 5th
175 Notable deaths
Dagmar Ebbesen
Swedish actress.
Born October 1st, 1891 in Solna. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1954 at 63 years old in Solna. [ref]
William Gilmore
American rower (1895-1969).
Born February 16th, 1895 in Chesterbrook.
Died December 5th, 1969 at 74 years old in Philadelphia.
Walter Meyer
German rower.
Born September 14th, 1904 in Tangermünde.
Died December 5th, 1949 at 45 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp.
Frank Schell
American rower.
Born October 22nd, 1884 in Harrisburg.
Died December 5th, 1959 at 75 years old in New Rochelle.
Jos van der Vleuten
Dutch professional road bicycle racer (1943-2011).
Born February 7th, 1943 in Helmond.
Died December 5th, 2011 at 68 years old in Sosúa.
Hadiya Davletshina
Bashkir writer, poet.
Born March 5th, 1905 in Samara Governorate.
Died December 5th, 1954 at 49 years old in Birsk.
Evy Berggren
Swedish artistic gymnast.
Born June 16th, 1934 in Skellefteå.
Died December 5th, 2018 at 84 years old in Uppsala.
Claude Martin
French politician and rower (1930-2017).
Born October 10th, 1930 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 5th, 2017 at 87 years old in Chambellay.
Yevgeny Gabrilovich
Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter.
Born October 23rd, 1899 in Voronezh.
Died December 5th, 1993 at 94 years old in Moscow.
Percival Davson
British fencer and tennis player (1877-1959).
Born September 30th, 1877 in Georgetown.
Died December 5th, 1959 at 82 years old in Paddington.
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown