December 5th
197 Notable deaths
Eric Thornton
Belgian association football player (1882-1945).
Born July 5th, 1882 in Worthing.
Died December 5th, 1945 at 63 years old in Antwerp.
Carlos Riolfo
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1978).
Born November 5th, 1905 in Montevideo.
Died December 5th, 1978 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Beba Idelson
Israeli politician.
Born October 14th, 1895 in Dnipro.
Died December 5th, 1975 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Walter Meyer
German rower (1904–1949).
Born September 14th, 1904 in Tangermünde.
Died December 5th, 1949 at 45 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (tuberculosis).
Miloš Đurić
Serbian philosopher, philologist and university teacher (1892-1967).
Born January 14th, 1892 in Benkovac. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1967 at 75 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Dagmar Ebbesen
Swedish actress.
Born October 1st, 1891 in Solna. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1954 at 63 years old in Solna.
William Gilmore
American rower (1895-1969).
Born February 16th, 1895 in Chesterbrook.
Died December 5th, 1969 at 74 years old in Philadelphia.
Yevgeny Gabrilovich
Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter (1899–1993).
Born October 23rd, 1899 in Voronezh.
Died December 5th, 1993 at 94 years old in Moscow.
Frank Schell
American rower (1884–1959).
Born October 22nd, 1884 in Harrisburg.
Died December 5th, 1959 at 75 years old in New Rochelle.
Hadiya Davletshina
Bashkir writer, poet.
Born March 5th, 1905 in Samara Governorate.
Died December 5th, 1954 at 49 years old in Birsk.
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My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur