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December 5th
197 Notable deaths
Fred Clark
American film and television character actor (1914-1968).
Born March 19th, 1914 in Lincoln. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1968 at 54 years old in Santa Monica (hepatitis). [ref]
Robert Watson-Watt
Physicist (1892-1973).
Born April 13th, 1892 in Brechin.
Died December 5th, 1973 at 81 years old in Inverness.
Cosmo Gordon Lang
British archbishop and clergyman (1864-1945).
Born October 31st, 1864 in Fyvie.
Died December 5th, 1945 at 81 years old in Kew.
William Sterling Parsons
American naval officer (1901–1953).
Born November 26th, 1901 in Chicago.
Died December 5th, 1953 at 52 years old in Bethesda (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herbert Henry Lehman
American politician (1878–1963).
Born March 28th, 1878 in Manhattan.
Died December 5th, 1963 at 85 years old in New York City.
Barry Jackson
British actor (1938-2013).
Born March 29th, 1938 in Birmingham.
Died December 5th, 2013 at 75 years old in London (stroke).
Colin Cowdrey
Cricket player of england. (1932-2000).
Born December 24th, 1932 in Bengaluru. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2000 at 67 years old in Littlehampton. [ref]
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer.
Born August 30th, 1924 in Fairfield. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1972 at 48 years old in New York City. [ref]
Satyananda Saraswati
Yogi (1923-2009).
Born December 24th, 1923 in Almora.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 85 years old in Deoghar district.
Gurbachan Singh Salaria
Recipient of param vir chakra (1935-1961).
Born November 29th, 1935 in Gurdaspur.
Died December 5th, 1961 at 26 years old in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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