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December 5th
246 Notable deaths
Rita Macedo
Mexican actress and dressmaker (1925-1993).
Born April 21st, 1925 in Mexico City.
Died December 5th, 1993 at 68 years old in Mexico City (gunshot wound).
Joseph Rock
Austrian-american scientist-explorer (1884-1962).
Born January 13th, 1884 in Vienna.
Died December 5th, 1962 at 78 years old in Honolulu.
Frits Clausen
Danish national socialist politician (1893-1947).
Born November 12th, 1893 in Aabenraa.
Died December 5th, 1947 at 54 years old in Vestre Prison (myocardial infarction).
George Scratchley Brown
Us air force general (1918-1978).
Born August 17th, 1918 in Montclair.
Died December 5th, 1978 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C. (prostate cancer).
Hicham Zerouali
Moroccan footballer (1977-2004).
Born January 17th, 1977 in Rabat.
Died December 5th, 2004 at 27 years old in Rabat (traffic collision).
Alfred J. Lotka
American mathematician (1880–1949).
Died December 5th, 1949 at 69 years old in New York City, Red Bank.
Joseph Erlanger
American doctor (1874-1965).
Born January 5th, 1874 in San Francisco.
Died December 5th, 1965 at 91 years old in St. Louis.
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
German composer (1905-1963).
Born August 2nd, 1905 in Munich.
Died December 5th, 1963 at 58 years old in Munich (stomach cancer).
Viktor Ponedelnik
Soviet and russian footballer.
Born May 22nd, 1937 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died December 5th, 2020 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Geydar Dzhemal
Azerbaijani-russian philosopher, politician, and writer (1947-2016).
Born November 6th, 1947 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 2016 at 69 years old in Almaty. [ref]
Edoardo Amaldi
Italian physicist (1908–1989).
Born September 5th, 1908 in Carpaneto Piacentino.
Died December 5th, 1989 at 81 years old in Rome.
George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle
British politician (1802–1864).
Born April 18th, 1802 in Berkeley Square.
Died December 5th, 1864 at 62 years old in Castle Howard.
Fyodor Sologub
Russian writer (1863–1927).
Born March 1st, 1863 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 5th, 1927 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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).
Heinz Auerswald
German member of the ss (1908-1970).
Born July 26th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died December 5th, 1970 at 62 years old in Düsseldorf.
Jirō Minami
Japanese politician (1874-1955).
Born August 10th, 1874 in Bungotakada.
Died December 5th, 1955 at 81 years old in Zaimokuza.
Charles Barton
Film director, actor (1902-1981).
Born May 25th, 1902 in San Francisco.
Died December 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
German politician (1926–2009).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Aachen.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Roshan Ara Begum
Indian singer.
Born January 19th, 1917 in Kolkata.
Died December 5th, 1982 at 65 years old in Lahore.
Nathan Jacobson
American mathematician (1910–1999).
Born October 5th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died December 5th, 1999 at 89 years old in Hamden. [ref]
Joe Rock
American actor and filmmaker (1893-1984).
Born December 25th, 1893 in New York City.
Died December 5th, 1984 at 90 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Oscar Wisting
Norwegian polar explorer (1871–1936).
Born June 6th, 1871 in Larvik.
Died December 5th, 1936 at 65 years old in Oslo.
Rudolf Bahro
German politician and writer (1935-1997).
Born November 18th, 1935 in Świeradów-Zdrój.
Died December 5th, 1997 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Günther Förg
German visual artist (1952-2013).
Born December 5th, 1952 in Füssen.
Died December 5th, 2013 at 61 years old in Colombier.
Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
German noble (1859-1909).
Born June 18th, 1859 in Remplin.
Died December 5th, 1909 at 50 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius