Died On December 5th
Discover the most famous people who died on December 5. The list includes people like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nelson Mandela, Claude Monet, Alexandre Dumas, Karlheinz Stockhausen. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, novelists, composers and poets and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, India & Germany and many more countries.
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Nelson Mandela(Anti-Apartheid Activist Who Served as the First President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999)
Birthdate: July 18, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mvezo, South Africa
Died: 2013
Birthdate: January 27, 1756
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Salzburg, Austria
Died: 1791
3
Kirstie Alley(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Rebecca Howe’ in the TV Series ‘Cheers’)
Birthdate: January 12, 1951
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas, United States
Died: 2022
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: November 14, 1840
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1926
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: January 19, 1544
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fontainebleau, France
Died: 1560
Birthdate: February 5, 1885
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Windsor Castle, Windsor, England
Died: 1969
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Bob Dole(United States Senator from Kansas from 1969 to 1996)
Birthdate: July 22, 1923
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Russell, Kansas, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: July 16, 1887
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
Died: 1951
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Alexandre Dumas(One of the Most Popular and Widely Read French Authors of the 19th Century)
Birthdate: July 24, 1802
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Villers-Cotterêts, France
Died: 1870
Birthdate: May 8, 1753
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: West Africa
Died: 1784
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Michael I of Romania
(The Last King of Romania (1927 - 1930))
Birthdate: October 25, 1921
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Romania
Died: 2017
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: October 17, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Santa Cruz, California, USA
Died: 2008
Birthdate: December 2, 1825
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: 1891
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Don Meredith
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: April 10, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Texas, USA
Died: 2010
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: April 20, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Died: 2008
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Jim Rohn
(Motivational speaker, Entrepreneur, Writer)
Birthdate: September 17, 1930
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Yakima
Died: 2009
Birthdate: October 8, 1974
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: August 9, 1918
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 1983
Birthdate: August 23, 1994
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 2017
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Karlheinz Stockhausen(German Composer Best Known for His Compositional Series and Analytical Contributions to Music Theory)
Birthdate: August 22, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mödrath, Kerpen, Germany
Died: 2007
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Edward L. Masry
(Former lawyer with the help of his legal assistant Erin Brockovich, Masry built a case against the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) of California in 1993)
Birthdate: July 29, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2005
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Johnny Hallyday
(One of the Best-Selling Artists in the World Credited for Bringing 'Rock and Roll' to France)
Birthdate: June 15, 1943
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cité Malesherbes, Paris, France
Died: 2017
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
23
Dynamite Kid
(British Professional Wrestler)
Birthdate: December 5, 1958
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Golborne, Lancashire, England
Died: 2018
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Amrita Shergil(Greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century)
Birthdate: January 30, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: 1941
Birthdate: December 15, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: 2012
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Sonia Delaunay(Ukrainian-French Artist and Co-Founder of the ‘Orphism Art Movement’)
Birthdate: November 13, 1885
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hradyz'k, Ukraine
Died: 1979
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Jorge Negrete
(Actor, Singer, Film actor)
Birthdate: November 30, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Guanajuato
Died: 1953
Birthdate: April 18, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bremen, Germany
Died: 1994
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Roone Arledge
(Television producer)
Birthdate: July 8, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
Died: 2002
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Robert Watson-Watt
(British Pioneer of Radio Direction Finding and Radar Technology)
Birthdate: April 13, 1892
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brechin, Scotland
Died: 1973
Birthdate: August 30, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fairfield, Texas, United States
Died: 1972
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Queen Fabiola of Belgium
(Queen)
Birthdate: June 11, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Zurbano Palace, Madrid, Spain
Died: 2014
33
Princess Augusta of Cambridge
(Princess)
Birthdate: July 19, 1822
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Palace of Montbrillant, Hanover
Died: 1916
34
Valentin Serov
(Russian Painter and One of the Premier Portrait Artists of His Era)
Birthdate: January 19, 1865
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1911
35
Ron Meyer
(Football Head coach)
Birthdate: February 17, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died: 2017
Birthdate: January 17, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Macksburg, Iowa, United States
Died: 1955
Birthdate: 1945 AD
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: 1996
Birthdate: November 17, 1685
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Trois-Rivières, Canada
Died: 1749
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David K. E. Bruce
(Lawyer, Diplomat, Politician)
Birthdate: February 12, 1898
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Baltimore
Died: 1977
Birthdate: January 1, 1849
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Concord
Died: 1920
Birthdate: November 10, 1879
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois, United States
Died: 1931
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Nikolai Yudenich
(Military commander)
Birthdate: July 30, 1862
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1933
Birthdate: 1840 AD
Birthplace: South Dakota, United States
Died: 1894
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Władysław Reymont
(Polish Novelist)
Birthdate: May 7, 1867
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kobiele Wielkie, Poland
Died: 1925
Birthdate: October 4, 1939
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: 1990
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Elisabeth Murdoch (Philanthropist)
(Philanthropist and matriarch of the Murdoch family)
Birthdate: February 8, 1909
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Died: 2012
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Tibor Rubin
(Military personnel)
Birthdate: June 18, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pásztó
Died: 2015
Birthdate: August 15, 1872
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: 1950
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Frits Philips
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: April 16, 1905
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Died: 2005
Birthdate: August 27, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2008