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December 5th
246 Notable deaths
George Laurer
American inventor.
Born September 23rd, 1925 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2019 at 94 years old in Wendell. [ref]
Karl von Hegel
German medievalist and historian (1813-1901).
Born June 7th, 1813 in Nuremberg.
Died December 5th, 1901 at 88 years old in Erlangen.
Schalk Willem Burger
South african politician (1852–1918).
Born September 6th, 1852 in Lydenburg.
Died December 5th, 1918 at 66 years old in Krugerspos.
Eugen Cicero
Romanian-german jazz pianist.
Born June 17th, 1940 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 5th, 1997 at 57 years old in Zurich (stroke).
Gaito Gazdanov
Russian writer, radio liberty editor (1903–1971).
Born December 6th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1971 at 67 years old in Munich (lung cancer).
Friedrich Wolf
German writer (1888-1953).
Born December 23rd, 1888 in Neuwied.
Died December 5th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lehnitz (myocardial infarction).
Wilhelm Leibl
German artist (1844–1900).
Born October 23rd, 1844 in Cologne.
Died December 5th, 1900 at 56 years old in Würzburg.
Richard Tucker
Actor (1884-1942).
Born June 4th, 1884 in Brooklyn.
Died December 5th, 1942 at 58 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Lesley Selander
American film director (1900-1979).
Born May 26th, 1900 in Los Angeles.
Died December 5th, 1979 at 79 years old in Los Alamitos.
Jan Kubelík
Czech violinist and composer (1880–1940).
Born July 5th, 1880 in Michle.
Died December 5th, 1940 at 60 years old in Podolí (pancreatic neoplasm). [ref]
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Us tennis and badminton player (1886–1974).
Born December 20th, 1886 in Healdsburg.
Died December 5th, 1974 at 87 years old in Chestnut Hill. [ref]
Jacques Roubaud
French mathematician (1932–2024).
Born December 5th, 1932 in Caluire-et-Cuire. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2024 at 92 years old in Paris. [ref]
Franco Rasetti
Italian nuclear physicist, paleontologist, and university teacher (1901–2001).
Born August 10th, 1901 in Castiglione del Lago.
Died December 5th, 2001 at 100 years old in Waremme.
Ignatius IV of Antioch
Patriarch of antioch (1920-2012).
Born April 4th, 1920 in Mharda.
Died December 5th, 2012 at 92 years old in Beirut (stroke). [ref]
John Pritchard
British conductor (1921–1989).
Born February 5th, 1921 in London.
Died December 5th, 1989 at 68 years old in Daly City.
Vladimir Toporov
Russian philologist (1928–2005).
Born July 5th, 1928 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 2005 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Wilhelmina Drucker
Dutch activist, editor (1847-1925).
Born September 30th, 1847 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1925 at 78 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg
German duchess (1802–1864).
Born February 27th, 1802 in Vircava.
Died December 5th, 1864 at 62 years old in Karlsruhe.
Huseyn Javid
Azerbaijani poet and playwright (1882–1941).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Nakhchivan.
Died December 5th, 1941 at 59 years old in Tayshetsky District (sepsis, political repression).
Anca Parghel
Singer, music teacher.
Born September 16th, 1957 in Câmpulung Moldovenesc.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 51 years old in Timișoara (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Grigory Ginzburg
Soviet pianist (1904–1961).
Born May 29th, 1904 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died December 5th, 1961 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Thomas A. Burke
American politician (1898–1971).
Born October 30th, 1898 in Cleveland.
Died December 5th, 1971 at 73 years old in Cleveland.
Alphonse Mingana
British academic (1878-1937).
Born December 23rd, 1878 in Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Died December 5th, 1937 at 58 years old in Birmingham.
Jacques Simon
French footballer (1941-2017).
Born March 25th, 1941 in Omonville-la-Rogue.
Died December 5th, 2017 at 76 years old in Valognes. [ref]
Stanley Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster
British politician (1861-1934).
Born January 9th, 1861 in London.
Died December 5th, 1934 at 73 years old in London.
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid