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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 1 
Nelson Mandela
(Anti-Apartheid Activist Who Served as the First President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999)
Nelson Mandela
83
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 18, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mvezo, South Africa
Died: 2013
 2 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(One of the Greatest Composers in the History of Western Music)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
83
Listed In: Musicians
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’)
Kirstie Alley
38
Birthdate: January 12, 1951
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas, United States
Died: 2022
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 4 
Claude Monet
(French Painter and Founder of 'Impressionism')
Claude Monet
28
Birthdate: November 14, 1840
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1926
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 5 
Francis II of France
(Former King of France (1559 - 1560))
Francis II of France
21
Birthdate: January 19, 1544
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fontainebleau, France
Died: 1560
 6 
Princess Alice of Battenberg
(Mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II)
Princess Alice of Battenberg
23
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 5, 1885
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Windsor Castle, Windsor, England
Died: 1969
 7 
Bob Dole
(United States Senator from Kansas from 1969 to 1996)
Bob Dole
26
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 22, 1923
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Russell, Kansas, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 8 
Shoeless Joe Jackson
(American Professional Baseball Player Who Plays as an Outfielder)
Shoeless Joe Jackson
11
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 16, 1887
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
Died: 1951
 9 
Alexandre Dumas
(One of the Most Popular and Widely Read French Authors of the 19th Century)
Alexandre Dumas
12
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 24, 1802
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Villers-Cotterêts, France
Died: 1870
 10 
Phillis Wheatley
31
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 8, 1753
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: West Africa
Died: 1784
 11 
Michael I of Romania
(The Last King of Romania (1927 - 1930))
Michael I of Romania
6
Birthdate: October 25, 1921
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Romania
Died: 2017
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 12 
Beverly Garland
(Actress)
Beverly Garland
1
Birthdate: October 17, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Santa Cruz, California, USA
Died: 2008
 13 
Pedro II of Brazil
(Former Emperor of Brazil (1831 - 1889))
Pedro II of Brazil
6
Birthdate: December 2, 1825
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: 1891
 14 
Don Meredith
(American Football Player)
Don Meredith
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 10, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Texas, USA
Died: 2010
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 15 
Nina Foch
(Actress)
Nina Foch
6
Birthdate: April 20, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Died: 2008
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 16 
Jim Rohn
(Motivational speaker, Entrepreneur, Writer)
Jim Rohn
1
Listed In:
Birthdate: September 17, 1930
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Yakima
Died: 2009
 17 
Rashaan Salaam
(American Football Player)
Rashaan Salaam
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 8, 1974
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 18 
Robert Aldrich
(Director)
Robert Aldrich
4
Birthdate: August 9, 1918
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 1983
 19 
August Ames
(Actress)
August Ames
24
Birthdate: August 23, 1994
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 2017
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 20 
Karlheinz Stockhausen
(German Composer Best Known for His Compositional Series and Analytical Contributions to Music Theory)
Karlheinz Stockhausen
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 22, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mödrath, Kerpen, Germany
Died: 2007
 21 
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)
Edward L. Masry
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: July 29, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2005
 22 
Johnny Hallyday
(One of the Best-Selling Artists in the World Credited for Bringing 'Rock and Roll' to France)
Johnny Hallyday
5
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)
Dynamite Kid
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 5, 1958
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Golborne, Lancashire, England
Died: 2018
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 24 
Amrita Shergil
(Greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century)
Amrita Shergil
3
Birthdate: January 30, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: 1941
 25 
Oscar Niemeyer
(Architect)
Oscar Niemeyer
3
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: December 15, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: 2012
 26 
Sonia Delaunay
(Ukrainian-French Artist and Co-Founder of the ‘Orphism Art Movement’)
Sonia Delaunay
0
Birthdate: November 13, 1885
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hradyz'k, Ukraine
Died: 1979
 27 
Jorge Negrete
(Actor, Singer, Film actor)
Jorge Negrete
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 30, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Guanajuato
Died: 1953
 28 
Günter Meisner
(Actor)
Günter Meisner
3
Birthdate: April 18, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bremen, Germany
Died: 1994
 29 
Roone Arledge
(Television producer)
Roone Arledge
1
Birthdate: July 8, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
Died: 2002
 30 
Robert Watson-Watt
(British Pioneer of Radio Direction Finding and Radar Technology)
Robert Watson-Watt
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 13, 1892
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brechin, Scotland
Died: 1973
 31 
Kenny Dorham
(Musician)
Kenny Dorham
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 30, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fairfield, Texas, United States
Died: 1972
 32 
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
(Queen)
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
1
Birthdate: June 11, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Zurbano Palace, Madrid, Spain
Died: 2014
 33 
Princess Augusta of Cambridge
(Princess)
Princess Augusta of Cambridge
0
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)
Valentin Serov
0
Birthdate: January 19, 1865
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1911
 35 
Ron Meyer
(Football Head coach)
Ron Meyer
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 17, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died: 2017
 36 
Glenn L. Martin
(Aviator)
Glenn L. Martin
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 17, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Macksburg, Iowa, United States
Died: 1955
 37 
Serge Monast
(Journalist)
Serge Monast
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1945 AD
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: 1996
 38 
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye
(French Canadian Military Officer and Explorer)
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 17, 1685
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Trois-Rivières, Canada
Died: 1749
 39 
David K. E. Bruce
(Lawyer, Diplomat, Politician)
David K. E. Bruce
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 12, 1898
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Baltimore
Died: 1977
 40 
Benjamin Holt
(Inventor)
Benjamin Holt
0
Birthdate: January 1, 1849
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Concord
Died: 1920
 41 
Vachel Lindsay
(Poet)
Vachel Lindsay
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 10, 1879
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois, United States
Died: 1931
 42 
Nikolai Yudenich
(Military commander)
Nikolai Yudenich
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 30, 1862
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1933
 43 
Gall
(Leader)
Gall
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1840 AD
Birthplace: South Dakota, United States
Died: 1894
 44 
Władysław Reymont
(Polish Novelist)
Władysław Reymont
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 7, 1867
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kobiele Wielkie, Poland
Died: 1925
 45 
Narayan Gopal
(Singer)
Narayan Gopal
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 4, 1939
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: 1990
 46 
Elisabeth Murdoch (Philanthropist)
(Philanthropist and matriarch of the Murdoch family)
Elisabeth Murdoch (Philanthropist)
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 8, 1909
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Died: 2012
 47 
Tibor Rubin
(Military personnel)
Tibor Rubin
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 18, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pásztó
Died: 2015
 48 
Sri Aurobindo
(Philosopher, Spiritual Leader)
Sri Aurobindo
10
Birthdate: August 15, 1872
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: 1950
 49 
Frits Philips
(Entrepreneur)
Frits Philips
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: April 16, 1905
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Died: 2005
 50 
George Brecht
(Artist)
George Brecht
0
Birthdate: August 27, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2008