December 5th
175 Notable deaths
Stevan Jelovac
Serbian basketball player.
Born July 8th, 1989 in Novi Sad.
Died December 5th, 2021 at 32 years old in Belgrade (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Lucy Dawidowicz
Writer, historian (1915-1990).
Born June 16th, 1915 in New York City.
Died December 5th, 1990 at 75 years old in New York City (disease).
Roy Welensky
Northern rhodesian politician.
Born January 20th, 1907 in Harare.
Died December 5th, 1991 at 84 years old in Blandford Forum.
Oskar von Hutier
German general.
Born August 27th, 1857 in Erfurt.
Died December 5th, 1934 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Yeshwantrao Holkar II
Maharajah of indore.
Born September 6th, 1908 in Indore.
Died December 5th, 1961 at 53 years old in Mumbai.
Anna Kavan
British novelist, short story writer, and painter (1901-1968).
Born April 10th, 1901 in Cannes. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1968 at 67 years old in London. [ref]
William Isaac Thomas
American sociologist (1863-1947).
Born August 13th, 1863 in Russell County.
Died December 5th, 1947 at 84 years old in Berkeley.
Violetta Villas
Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938-2011).
Born June 10th, 1938 in Heusy.
Died December 5th, 2011 at 73 years old in Lewin Kłodzki. [ref]
Bob Berg
American musician (1951-2002).
Born April 7th, 1951 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2002 at 51 years old in Amagansett (traffic collision).
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist.
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1949 at 42 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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