December 5th

186 Notable deaths

Joseph Rock

Austrian-american scientist-explorer (1884-1962).

Born January 13th, 1884 in Vienna.

Died December 5th, 1962 at 78 years old in Honolulu.

Queen Fabiola of Belgium

Queen consort of belgium (1928-2014).

Born June 11th, 1928 in Madrid.

Died December 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Laken - Laeken.

Claudius Dornier

German aerospace engineer and inventor.

Born May 14th, 1884 in Kempten. [ref]

Died December 5th, 1969 at 85 years old in Zug. [ref]

Alfred J. Lotka

American mathematician.

Born March 2nd, 1880 in Lviv.

Died December 5th, 1949 at 69 years old in New York City.

Peter Gethin

British racing driver (1940-2011).

Born February 21st, 1940 in Ewell.

Died December 5th, 2011 at 71 years old in Haslemere (brain cancer). [ref]

Evgeny Velikhov

Soviet physicist (1935–2024).

Born February 2nd, 1935 in Moscow.

Died December 5th, 2024 at 89 years old in Moscow, Mersin. [ref]

Fyodor Sologub

Russian writer.

Born March 1st, 1863 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died December 5th, 1927 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Heinz Auerswald

German member of the ss (1908-1970).

Born July 26th, 1908 in Berlin.

Died December 5th, 1970 at 62 years old in Düsseldorf.

Geydar Dzhemal

Azerbaijani-russian philosopher, politician, and writer (1947-2016).

Born November 6th, 1947 in Moscow.

Died December 5th, 2016 at 69 years old in Almaty. [ref]

Le Trong Tan

Vietnamese general (1914-1986).

Born October 3rd, 1914 in Hoài Đức.

Died December 5th, 1986 at 72 years old in Hanoi.

Deaths 81 to 90 of 186

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