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December 5th
246 Notable deaths
Antoni Rovira i Virgili
Spanish politician (1882–1949).
Born November 26th, 1882 in Tarragona.
Died December 5th, 1949 at 67 years old in Perpignan.
Olha Ilkiv
Ukrainian resistance leader (1920–2021).
Born June 21st, 1920 in Stryi.
Died December 5th, 2021 at 101 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Jaime Camino
Film director, screenwriter.
Born June 11th, 1936 in Barcelona.
Died December 5th, 2015 at 79 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Gernot Jurtin
Austrian footballer (1955-2006).
Born October 9th, 1955 in Scheifling.
Died December 5th, 2006 at 51 years old in Altenmarkt im Pongau (cancer). [ref]
Kálmán Markovits
Hungarian water polo player (1931–2009).
Born August 26th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Hiroshi Kagawa
Japanese association football player.
Born December 29th, 1924 in Kobe.
Died December 5th, 2024 at 99 years old in Kobe. [ref]
Elia Millosevich
Italian astronomer (1848-1919).
Born September 5th, 1848 in Venice.
Died December 5th, 1919 at 71 years old in Rome.
Rupert Charles Barneby
British born american botanist (1911-2000).
Born October 6th, 1911 in Monmouthshire.
Died December 5th, 2000 at 89 years old in The Bronx, Bronx County.
Eric Thornton
Belgian association football player (1882-1945).
Born July 5th, 1882 in Worthing.
Died December 5th, 1945 at 63 years old in Antwerp.
Dirk Schreyer
German rower.
Born July 28th, 1944 in Lauenburg/Elbe.
Died December 5th, 2025 at 81 years old [ref]
Carlos Riolfo
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1978).
Born November 5th, 1905 in Montevideo.
Died December 5th, 1978 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Ruben Simonov
Soviet actor, theatre and film director (1899–1968).
Born April 1st, 1899 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 1968 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Beba Idelson
Israeli politician.
Born October 14th, 1895 in Dnipro.
Died December 5th, 1975 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Walter Meyer
German rower (1904–1949).
Born September 14th, 1904 in Tangermünde.
Died December 5th, 1949 at 45 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (tuberculosis).
Miloš Đurić
Serbian philosopher, philologist and university teacher (1892-1967).
Born January 3rd, 1892 in Benkovac. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1967 at 75 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Philippe Rousseau
French painter (1816-1887).
Born February 22nd, 1816 in Paris.
Died December 5th, 1887 at 71 years old in Acquigny.
Dagmar Ebbesen
Swedish actress (1891–1954).
Born October 1st, 1891 in Solna. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1954 at 63 years old in Solna.
James Henry Emerton
United states naturalist (1847-1931).
Born March 31st, 1847 in Salem.
Died December 5th, 1931 at 84 years old in Boston.
William Gilmore
American rower (1895-1969).
Born February 16th, 1895 in Chesterbrook.
Died December 5th, 1969 at 74 years old in Philadelphia.
Gennadi Poloka
Russian film director, screenwriter and actor (1930–2014).
Born July 15th, 1930 in Samara, Kuybyshev.
Died December 5th, 2014 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Yevgeny Gabrilovich
Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter (1899–1993).
Born October 23rd, 1899 in Voronezh.
Died December 5th, 1993 at 94 years old in Moscow.
Frank Schell
American rower (1884–1959).
Born October 22nd, 1884 in Harrisburg.
Died December 5th, 1959 at 75 years old in New Rochelle.
Hadiya Davletshina
Bashkir writer, poet (1905–1954).
Born March 5th, 1905 in Samara Governorate.
Died December 5th, 1954 at 49 years old in Birsk.
Evy Berggren
Swedish artistic gymnast (1934–2018).
Born June 16th, 1934 in Skellefteå.
Died December 5th, 2018 at 84 years old in Uppsala.
Jos van der Vleuten
Dutch professional road bicycle racer (1943–2011).
Born February 7th, 1943 in Helmond.
Died December 5th, 2011 at 68 years old in Sosúa.
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino