Jagan Nath Azad

Indian writer (1918-2004).

Born December 5th, 1918 in Isakhel.

Died July 24th, 2004 at 85 years old

Giuseppe Occhialini

Italian physicist, who contributed to the discovery of the pion or pi-meson decay.

Born December 5th, 1907 in Fossombrone.

Died December 30th, 1993 at 86 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Hideyuki Ashihara

Japanese full-contact karate master, the founder of ashihara kaikan (1944-1995).

Born December 5th, 1944 in Hiroshima.

Died April 24th, 1995 at 50 years old in Matsuyama (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Ransford Osei

Ghanaian footballer.

Born December 5th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Accra.

Ralf Dujmovits

German mountaineer.

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

Abel Tamata

Dutch professional footballer.

Born December 5th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Bergen op Zoom.

Fritz Arno Wagner

German cinematographer (1889-1958).

Born December 5th, 1889 in Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig.

Died August 18th, 1958 at 68 years old in Göttingen (traffic collision).

Niklas Hagman

Finnish ice hockey player.

Born December 5th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Espoo.

Rumi Utsugi

Japanese association football player.

Born December 5th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Kawasaki.

Óscar Míguez

Uruguayan footballer (1927-2006).

Born December 5th, 1927 in Montevideo.

Died August 19th, 2006 at 78 years old in Montevideo. ^[ref]