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December 5th
197 Notable deaths
Alsing Andersen
Danish politician (1893-1962).
Born February 5th, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died December 5th, 1962 at 69 years old in Copenhagen.
Bill Roberts
British sprinter (1912-2001).
Born April 5th, 1912 in Salford.
Died December 5th, 2001 at 89 years old in Timperley.
Menis Koumandareas
Greek writer (1931–2014).
Born January 4th, 1931 in Athens.
Died December 5th, 2014 at 83 years old in Athens.
Alessandro Marchetti
Italian aircraft engineer.
Died December 5th, 1966 at 82 years old in Sesto Calende.
José Manuel Pesudo
Football player/manager (1936-2003).
Born June 1st, 1936 in Almassora.
Died December 5th, 2003 at 67 years old in Valencia.
Antoni Rovira i Virgili
Spanish politician (1882–1949).
Born November 26th, 1882 in Tarragona.
Died December 5th, 1949 at 67 years old in Perpignan.
Gernot Jurtin
Austrian footballer (1955-2006).
Born October 9th, 1955 in Scheifling.
Died December 5th, 2006 at 51 years old in Altenmarkt im Pongau (cancer). [ref]
Kálmán Markovits
Hungarian water polo player.
Born August 26th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Hiroshi Kagawa
Japanese association football player.
Born December 29th, 1924 in Kobe.
Died December 5th, 2024 at 99 years old in Kobe. [ref]
Rupert Charles Barneby
British born american botanist (1911-2000).
Born October 6th, 1911 in Monmouthshire.
Died December 5th, 2000 at 89 years old in The Bronx, Bronx County.
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