December 5th
180 Notable deaths
David Bronstein
Soviet chess grandmaster.
Born February 19th, 1924 in Bila Tserkva.
Died December 5th, 2006 at 82 years old in Minsk (stroke). [ref]
Narayan Gopal
Nepalese singer (1939–1990).
Born October 4th, 1939 in Kathmandu.
Died December 5th, 1990 at 51 years old in Kathmandu (diabetes).
Jean d'Ormesson
French novelist.
Born June 16th, 1925 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2017 at 92 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Patriarch Alexius II
15th patriarch of moscow and all the rus', the primate of the russian orthodox church (1929-2008).
Born February 23rd, 1929 in Tallinn.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 79 years old in Peredelkino (heart failure).
Rosaleen Norton
Australian artist (1917–1979).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Dunedin.
Died December 5th, 1979 at 62 years old in Darlinghurst (colorectal cancer).
Władysław Reymont
Polish novelist (1867-1925).
Born May 7th, 1867 in Kobiele Wielkie. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1925 at 58 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
William McIlvanney
Scottish writer (1936–2015).
Born November 25th, 1936 in Kilmarnock.
Died December 5th, 2015 at 79 years old in Netherlee (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Glenn L. Martin
Aviation pioneer (1886-1955).
Born January 17th, 1886 in Macksburg.
Died December 5th, 1955 at 69 years old in Baltimore.
Hashim al-Atassi
Former syrian president.
Born December 6th, 1875 in Homs.
Died December 5th, 1960 at 84 years old in Homs.
Frits Philips
Dutch entrepreneur.
Born April 16th, 1905 in Eindhoven. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2005 at 100 years old in Eindhoven (fall). [ref]
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold