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December 5th
246 Notable deaths
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Bengali barrister and politician (1892–1963).
Born September 8th, 1892 in Medinipur.
Died December 5th, 1963 at 71 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Hrdlicka
Austrian sculptor and chess player (1928-2009).
Born February 27th, 1928 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2009 at 81 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Li Keran
Chinese artist (1907-1989).
Born March 26th, 1907 in Tongshan District.
Died December 5th, 1989 at 82 years old in Beijing.
Silvio Zavala
Mexican historian (1909–2014).
Born February 7th, 1909 in Mérida.
Died December 5th, 2014 at 105 years old in Mexico City.
Alexandre Trauner
Hungarian art director (1906-1993).
Born August 3rd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 5th, 1993 at 87 years old in Omonville-la-Petite.
Sylvère Maes
Belgian cyclist (1909–1966).
Born August 27th, 1909.
Died December 5th, 1966 at 57 years old in Ostend (cancer).
Zaharia Stancu
Romanian writer (1902–1974).
Born October 5th, 1902 in Salcia.
Died December 5th, 1974 at 72 years old in Bucharest.
Dimitar Iliev Popov
Bulgarian politician (1927-2015).
Born June 25th, 1927 in Kula. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2015 at 88 years old in Sofia.
H. C. Artmann
Austrian poet, writer, and translator (1921–2000).
Born June 12th, 1921 in Kienmayergasse 43. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2000 at 79 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernest Hébert
French painter (1817–1908).
Born November 3rd, 1817 in Grenoble. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1908 at 91 years old in La Tronche.
Aurelio Galfetti
Swiss architect (1936–2021).
Born April 2nd, 1936 in Lugano. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2021 at 85 years old in Bellinzona. [ref]
Liu Binyan
Chinese writer and journalist (1925-2005).
Born February 7th, 1925 in Changchun.
Died December 5th, 2005 at 80 years old in Trenton (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Willie Applegarth
English sprinter (1890-1958).
Born May 11th, 1890 in Guisborough. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1958 at 68 years old in Schenectady.
Raul Brandão
Portuguese writer and journalist (1867-1930).
Born March 12th, 1867 in Freguesia de Foz do Douro.
Died December 5th, 1930 at 63 years old in Lisbon.
Wojciech Zabłocki
Polish architect and fencer (1930-2020).
Born December 6th, 1930 in Warsaw.
Died December 5th, 2020 at 89 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Siddhi Savetsila
Thai air force officer and politician (1919-2015).
Born January 7th, 1919 in Bangkok. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2015 at 96 years old in Bangkok.
Asım Orhan Barut
Turkish-american theoretical physicist (1926–1994).
Born June 6th, 1926 in Malatya.
Died December 5th, 1994 at 68 years old in Boulder.
Oscar Björck
Swedish painter (1860-1929).
Born January 15th, 1860 in Stockholm City.
Died December 5th, 1929 at 69 years old in Stockholm City. [ref]
Maximilian Daublebsky von Sterneck
Austrian admiral (1829-1897).
Born February 14th, 1829 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died December 5th, 1897 at 68 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Lucy Everest Boole
British chemist and pharmacist (1862-1904).
Born August 5th, 1862 in Blackrock.
Died December 5th, 1904 at 42 years old in Notting Hill.
Alexander Kolowrat
Austrian film producer (1886-1927).
Born January 29th, 1886 in Glen Ridge.
Died December 5th, 1927 at 41 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Martin Hartmann
German professor, arabist and islamic studies scholar (1851-1918).
Born December 9th, 1851 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1918 at 66 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Shūichi Katō
Japanese critic and author (1919-2008).
Born September 19th, 1919 in Tokyo.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Herman Severin Løvenskiold
Norwegian composer (1815–1870).
Born July 30th, 1815 in Ulefoss.
Died December 5th, 1870 at 55 years old in Frederiksberg.
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare