Bruce Golding

Jamaican politician; prime minister of jamaica.

Born December 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Chapelton.

William Barclay

British author, theologian, radio and tv presenter and church of scotland minister (1907-1978).

Born December 5th, 1907 in Wick.

Died January 24th, 1978 at 70 years old in Glasgow.

Maria De Filippi

Italian television presenter (1961).

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

Grace Moore

American operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film (1898-1947).

Born December 5th, 1898 in Cocke County. ^[ref]

Died January 26th, 1947 at 48 years old in Copenhagen Airport (aviation accident, 1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 crash). ^[ref]

Nick Jameson

American actor.

Born December 5th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Columbia.

Anjali Bhagwat

Indian sport shooter.

Born December 5th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Mumbai.

Richard Gibbs

American film composer and music producer.

Born December 5th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Bay Village.

Cam Fowler

Canadian-born american ice hockey player.

Born December 5th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Windsor.

Armando Diaz

Italian general (1861-1928).

Born December 5th, 1861 in Naples. ^[ref]

Died February 29th, 1928 at 66 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Carlos Marighella

Brazilian politician, writer, and guerrilla fighter (1911–1969).

Born December 5th, 1911 in Salvador.

Died November 4th, 1969 at 57 years old in São Paulo (gunshot wound).

Phumtham Wechayachai

Acting prime minister of thailand from 14 to 16 august 2024 and from july to september 2025.

Born December 5th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Phasi Charoen.

David Griffiths

U.s. physicist and educator.

Born December 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Arlington County.

Peter Hansen

American actor (1921–2017).

Born December 5th, 1921 in Oakland.

Died April 9th, 2017 at 95 years old in Tarzana (disease). ^[ref]

Lina Bo Bardi

Italo-brazilian architect (1914-1992).

Born December 5th, 1914 in Rome. ^[ref]

Died March 20th, 1992 at 77 years old in São Paulo. ^[ref]

Alberto Nisman

Argentine lawyer and prosecutor.

Born December 5th, 1963 in Buenos Aires.

Died January 18th, 2015 at 51 years old in Torres Le Parc Puerto Madero.

Marcelo Zalayeta

Uruguayan footballer (born 1978).

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

Bhai Vir Singh

Indian poet, scholar and theologian (1872–1957).

Born December 5th, 1872 in Amritsar.

Died June 10th, 1957 at 84 years old in Amritsar.

Lee Seung-chul

South korean singer.

Born December 5th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Seoul.

Abbas Araghchi

Iranian diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (born 1962).

Born December 5th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Tehran.

Rustam Kasimdzhanov

Uzbekistani chess player.

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

Bryan Murray

Canadian ice hockey coach and executive (1942–2017).

Born December 5th, 1942 in Shawville.

Died August 12th, 2017 at 74 years old in Ottawa (colorectal cancer).

Johannes Heesters

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011).

Born December 5th, 1903 in Amersfoort.

Died December 24th, 2011 at 108 years old in Starnberg (stroke). ^[ref]

Butch Lee

Puerto rican basketball player.

Born December 5th, 1956 (age 69 years) in San Juan.

David Ryding

British alpine skier.

Born December 5th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Bretherton.

Klaus Allofs

German football player and executive.

Born December 5th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Düsseldorf.