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December 5th
172 Notable deaths
Robert Walker, Jr.
American actor (1940-2019).
Born April 15th, 1940 in Queens.
Died December 5th, 2019 at 79 years old in Malibu. [ref]
Oscar Niemeyer
Brazilian architect (1907-2012).
Born December 15th, 1907 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2012 at 104 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Big Syke
American rapper.
Born March 31st, 1968 in Inglewood.
Died December 5th, 2016 at 48 years old in Hawthorne. [ref]
Abanindranath Tagore
Indian painter and writer (1871–1951).
Born August 7th, 1871 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1951 at 80 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Jorge Negrete
Mexican actor and singer (1911-1953).
Born November 30th, 1911 in Chihuahua City. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1953 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Clair Cameron Patterson
American chemist and geochemist (1922–1995).
Born June 2nd, 1922 in Mitchellville.
Died December 5th, 1995 at 73 years old in Sea Ranch (status asthmaticus).
Ne Win
1st military dictator of myanmar.
Born May 14th, 1911 in Paungdale.
Died December 5th, 2002 at 91 years old in Yangon.
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Bengali barrister and politician (1892–1963).
Born September 8th, 1892 in Medinipur.
Died December 5th, 1963 at 71 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).
Kalki Krishnamurthy
Writer.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Thanjavur district.
Died December 5th, 1954 at 55 years old in United States of America (cancer, tuberculosis).
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Marshal of the soviet union.
Born September 30th, 1895 in Vichuga.
Died December 5th, 1977 at 82 years old in Moscow.
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