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People who died on December 5 92

Li Ban
d. 334 (b. 288)
Li Ban, emperor of Chang Han (b. 288)
Ealhswith
d. 902
Ealhswith, queen consort and wife of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex
Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona
d. 1082 (b. 1053)
Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona (b. 1053)
Dirk van Are
d. 1212
Dirk van Are, bishop and lord of Utrecht
Joan, Countess of Flanders
d. 1244
Joan, Countess of Flanders and Hainault(b. 1199 or 1200)
John III, Duke of Brabant
d. 1355 (b. 1300)
John III, Duke of Brabant (b. 1300)
Francis II of France
Francis II of France
d. 1560 (b. 1544)
Francis II of France (b. 1544)
Johan Friis
Johan Friis
d. 1570 (b. 1494)
Johan Friis, Danish politician (b. 1494)
Gaspard Bauhin
Gaspard Bauhin
d. 1624 (b. 1560)
Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist and physician (b. 1560)
Jean François Sarrazin
d. 1654 (b. 1611)
Jean François Sarrazin, French author and poet (b. 1611)
Severo Bonini
d. 1663 (b. 1582)
Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer (d. 1663)
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye
d. 1749 (b. 1685)
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, Canadian commander and explorer (d. 1749)
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Johann Friedrich Fasch
d. 1758 (b. 1688)
Johann Friedrich Fasch, German violinist and composer (b. 1688)
James Stirling (mathematician)
d. 1770 (b. 1692)
James Stirling, Scottish mathematician and surveyor (b. 1692)
Phillis Wheatley
d. 1784 (b. 1753)
Phillis Wheatley, Senegal-born slave, later American poet (b. 1753)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d. 1791 (b. 1756)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer and musician (b. 1756)
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg
d. 1819 (b. 1750)
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet and lawyer (b. 1750)
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas
d. 1870 (b. 1802)
Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright (b. 1802)
Eliza R. Snow
Eliza R. Snow
d. 1887 (b. 1804)
Eliza R. Snow, American poet and songwriter (b. 1804)
Pedro II of Brazil
d. 1891 (b. 1825)
Pedro II of Brazil (b. 1825)
Schalk Willem Burger
Schalk Willem Burger
d. 1918 (b. 1852)
Schalk Willem Burger, South African commander, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of the South African Republic (b. 1852)
Władysław Reymont
Władysław Reymont
d. 1925 (b. 1867)
Władysław Reymont, Polish noelist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
Claude Monet
d. 1926 (b. 1840)
Claude Monet, French painter (b. 1840)
Vachel Lindsay
d. 1931 (b. 1879)
Vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879)
Jan Kubelík
Jan Kubelík
d. 1940 (b. 1880)
Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1880)
Amrita Sher-Gil
d. 1941 (b. 1913)
Amrita Sher-Gil, Hungarian-Pakistani painter (b. 1913)
Jock Delves Broughton
d. 1942 (b. 1883)
Jock Delves Broughton, English captain (b. 1883)
Louis Dewis
d. 1946 (b. 1872)
Louis Dewis, Belgian-French painter and educator (b. 1872)
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless Joe Jackson
d. 1951 (b. 1887)
Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)
Abanindranath Tagore
d. 1951 (b. 1871)
Abanindranath Tagore, Indian painter, author, and academic (b. 1871)
William Sterling Parsons
d. 1953 (b. 1901)
William Sterling Parsons, American admiral (b. 1901)
Glenn L. Martin
Glenn L. Martin
d. 1955 (b. 1886)
Glenn L. Martin, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company (b. 1886)
Emil Fuchs (baseball)
Emil Fuchs (baseball)
d. 1961 (b. 1878)
Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman (b. 1878)
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
d. 1963 (b. 1905)
Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer and educator (b. 1905)
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
d. 1963 (b. 1892)
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1892)
V. Veerasingam
d. 1964 (b. 1892)
V. Veerasingam, Sri Lankan educator and politician (b. 1892)
Joseph Erlanger
Joseph Erlanger
d. 1965 (b. 1874)
Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, neuroscientist, and academic Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
Fred Clark
d. 1968 (b. 1914)
Fred Clark, American actor (b. 1914)
Claude Dornier
d. 1969 (b. 1884)
Claude Dornier, German engineer and businessman, founded Dornier Flugzeugwerke (b. 1884)
Princess Alice of Battenberg
Princess Alice of Battenberg
d. 1969 (b. 1885)
Princess Alice of Battenberg (b. 1885)
Robert Watson-Watt
Robert Watson-Watt
d. 1973 (b. 1892)
Robert Watson-Watt, Scottish engineer, invented the radar (b. 1892)
Constance McLaughlin Green
d. 1975 (b. 1897)
Constance McLaughlin Green, American historian and author (b. 1897)
Katherine Milhous
d. 1977 (b. 1894)
Katherine Milhous, American author and illustrator (b. 1894)
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
d. 1977 (b. 1895)
Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Russian marshal and politician, Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union (b. 1895)
Jesse Pearson (actor)
d. 1979 (b. 1930)
Jesse Pearson, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
Robert Aldrich
d. 1983 (b. 1918)
Robert Aldrich, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1918)
Cecil M. Harden
d. 1984 (b. 1894)
Cecil M. Harden, American politician (b. 1894)
Edward Youde
d. 1986 (b. 1924)
Edward Youde, Welsh-Chinese sinologist and diplomat, 26th Governor of Hong Kong (b. 1924)
John Pritchard (conductor)
d. 1989 (b. 1921)
John Pritchard, English conductor and director (b. 1921)
Alfonso A. Ossorio
Alfonso A. Ossorio
d. 1990 (b. 1916)
Alfonso A. Ossorio, Filipino-American painter and sculptor (b. 1916)
Harry Horner
Harry Horner
d. 1994 (b. 1910)
Harry Horner, Czech-American director, producer, and production designer (b. 1910)
L. B. Cole
d. 1995 (b. 1918)
L. B. Cole, American illustrator and publisher (b. 1918)
Charles Evans (mountaineer)
d. 1995 (b. 1918)
Charles Evans, English mountaineer, surgeon, and educator (b. 1918)
Gwen Harwood
Gwen Harwood
d. 1995 (b. 1920)
Gwen Harwood, Australian poet and playwright (b. 1920)
Clair Cameron Patterson
Clair Cameron Patterson
d. 1995 (b. 1922)
Clair Cameron Patterson, American scientist (b. 1922)
Eugen Cicero
d. 1997 (b. 1940)
Eugen Cicero, Romanian-German jazz pianist (b. 1940)
Albert Gore, Sr.
d. 1998 (b. 1907)
Albert Gore, Sr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1998)
Franco Rasetti
d. 2001 (b. 1901)
Franco Rasetti, Italian-American physicist and academic (b. 1901)
Roone Arledge
d. 2002 (b. 1931)
Roone Arledge, American sportscaster and producer (b. 1931)
Ne Win
d. 2002 (b. 1911)
Ne Win, Burmese general and politician, 4th President of Burma (b. 1911)
Edward L. Masry
d. 2005 (b. 1932)
Edward L. Masry, American lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
David Bronstein
David Bronstein
d. 2006 (b. 1924)
David Bronstein, Ukrainian-Belarusian chess player and theoretician (b. 1924)
Andrew Imbrie
d. 2007 (b. 1921)
Andrew Imbrie, American composer and academic (b. 1921)
George Paraskevaides
d. 2007 (b. 1916)
George Paraskevaides, Greek-Cypriot businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Joannou & Paraskevaides (b. 1916)
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen
d. 2007 (b. 1928)
Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (b. 1928)
Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow
Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow
d. 2008 (b. 1929)
Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow (b. 1929)
George Brecht
George Brecht
d. 2008 (b. 1926)
George Brecht, American chemist and composer (b. 1926)
Nina Foch
Nina Foch
d. 2008 (b. 1924)
Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (b. 1924)
Beverly Garland
d. 2008 (b. 1926)
Beverly Garland, American actress and businesswoman (b. 1926)
Anca Parghel
Anca Parghel
d. 2008 (b. 1957)
Anca Parghel, Romanian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1957)
William Lederer
d. 2009 (b. 1912)
William Lederer, American soldier and author (b. 1912)
Alan Armer
d. 2010 (b. 1922)
Alan Armer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
Don Meredith
Don Meredith
d. 2010 (b. 1938)
Don Meredith, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1938)
Peter Gethin
Peter Gethin
d. 2011 (b. 1940)
Peter Gethin, English race car driver (b. 1940)
Gennady Logofet
d. 2011 (b. 1942)
Gennady Logofet, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1942)
Dave Brubeck
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (d. 2012)
Elisabeth Murdoch (philanthropist)
Elisabeth Murdoch (philanthropist)
d. 2012 (b. 1909)
Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian philanthropist (b. 1909)
Oscar Niemeyer
d. 2012 (b. 1907)
Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and the Cathedral of Brasília (d. 2012)
Ignatius IV of Antioch
Ignatius IV of Antioch
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Ignatius IV of Antioch, Syrian patriarch (b. 1920)
Fred Bassetti
Fred Bassetti
d. 2013 (b. 1917)
Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects (b. 1917)
William B. Edmondson
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
William B. Edmondson, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Africa (b. 1927)
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
Ernest C. Brace
Ernest C. Brace
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Ernest C. Brace, American captain and pilot (b. 1931)
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Fabiola, Queen of Belgium (b. 1928)
Talât Sait Halman
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Talât Sait Halman, Turkish poet, translator, and historian (b. 1931)
Jackie Healy-Rae
Jackie Healy-Rae
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Jackie Healy-Rae, Irish hurdler and politician (b. 1931)
Silvio Zavala
d. 2014 (b. 1909)
Silvio Zavala, Mexican historian and author (b. 1909)
Vic Eliason
d. 2015 (b. 1936)
Vic Eliason, American clergyman and radio host, founded VCY America (b. 1936)
Tibor Rubin
Tibor Rubin
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Tibor Rubin, Hungarian-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1929)
Chuck Williams (author)
d. 2015 (b. 1915)
Chuck Williams, American businessman and author, founded Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (b. 1915)
Jayalalithaa
Jayalalithaa
d. 2016 (b. 1948)
Jayalalithaa, Indian politician, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (b. 1948)
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura
d. ?
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura, Roman politician (b. 114 BC)
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