December 5th
180 Notable deaths
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.
Barry Jackson
British actor (1938-2013).
Born March 29th, 1938 in Birmingham.
Died December 5th, 2013 at 75 years old in London (stroke).
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.
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]
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]
Satyananda Saraswati
Yogi (1923-2009).
Born December 24th, 1923 in Almora.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 85 years old in Deoghar district.
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]
Jacques Tits
French mathematician of belgian origin.
Born August 12th, 1930 in Uccle. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2021 at 91 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vachel Lindsay
American poet.
Born November 10th, 1879 in Springfield. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1931 at 52 years old in Springfield (intoxication). [ref]
Valentin Serov
Russian painter (1865-1911).
Born January 19th, 1865 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1911 at 46 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks