Argo Arbeiter

Estonian footballer and coach (born 1973).

Born December 5th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Viljandi.

Yusuke Adachi

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born December 5th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Hanns Jelinek

Austrian composer.

Born December 5th, 1901 in Vienna.

Died January 27th, 1969 at 67 years old in Vienna.

Jørgen Kosmo

Norwegian politician (1947-2017).

Born December 5th, 1947 in Valnesfjord.

Died July 24th, 2017 at 69 years old (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Peter Hlinka

Slovak footballer.

Born December 5th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Prešov.

Brian Lewis

American athletics competitor.

Born December 5th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Sacramento.

Rudolf Kraj

Czech boxer and local politician.

Born December 5th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Mělník.

Yin Haiguang

Writer and philosopher (1919-1969).

Born December 5th, 1919 in Huanggang County.

Died September 16th, 1969 at 49 years old in Taipei.

Vilém Dušan Lambl

19th-century czech physician.

Born December 5th, 1824 in Letiny. ^[ref]

Died February 25th, 1895 at 70 years old in Warsaw (asthma). ^[ref]

Franz Martin Hilgendorf

German zoologist and paleontologist (1839–1904).

Born December 5th, 1839 in Dębno.

Died July 5th, 1904 at 64 years old in Berlin.

John Henry Leech

English entomologist.

Born December 5th, 1862 in Redditch.

Died December 29th, 1900 at 38 years old in Salisbury.

Shuto Abe

Japanese association football player.

Born December 5th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Tokyo.

Boris Georgiev

Boxer.

Born December 5th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Sofia.

Vladimir Tendryakov

Soviet writer (1923–1984).

Born December 5th, 1923 in Babayevsky District.

Died August 3rd, 1984 at 60 years old in Moscow (stroke).

Yekaterina Kuskova

Russian politician, editor (1869–1958).

Born December 5th, 1869 in Ufa. ^[ref]

Died December 22nd, 1958 at 89 years old in Geneva. ^[ref]

Charles Yriarte

French writer (1832–1898).

Born December 5th, 1832 in Paris.

Died April 10th, 1898 at 65 years old in Rue Cambon. ^[ref]

Megan Donahue

American astrophysicist and astronomer.

Born December 5th, 1962 (age 63 years) in New York City. ^[ref]

Daniel Revenu

French fencer (1942–2024).

Born December 5th, 1942 in Issoudun.

Died January 2nd, 2024 at 81 years old in Melun.

Béla Volentik

Association football player (1907-1990).

Born December 5th, 1907 in Szolnok.

Died October 27th, 1990 at 82 years old in Budapest.

Frances Theodora Dana

American botanist, naturalist and writer (1861 – 1952).

Born December 5th, 1861 in New York City.

Died June 10th, 1952 at 90 years old in Katonah.

Guy Sagiv

Israeli cyclist.

Born December 5th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Namur. ^[ref]

Louis Versyp

Belgian association football player (1908-1988).

Born December 5th, 1908 in Bruges.

Died June 27th, 1988 at 79 years old in Belgium.

Sisto Riario Sforza

Italian cardinal (1810–1877).

Born December 5th, 1810 in Naples.

Died September 29th, 1877 at 66 years old in Naples.

Christelle Daunay

French long distance runner who specialises in road running.

Born December 5th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Le Mans.

Diego Romero

Sailor.

Born December 5th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Córdoba.