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December 5th
202 Notable deaths
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]
Milo Dor
Austrian writer (1923–2005).
Born March 17th, 1923 in Budapest.
Died December 5th, 2005 at 82 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Philipp Rinaldi
Italian catholic priest (1856-1931).
Died December 5th, 1931 at 75 years old in Turin.
Alsing Andersen
Danish politician (1893-1962).
Born February 5th, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died December 5th, 1962 at 69 years old in Copenhagen.
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]
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