8 notable people died on December 5, including Władysław Reymont, Cicero, Domingo de Soto.
20th Century
2 deaths
Władysław Reymont
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1924)
Jesús Flores Magón
journalistlawyer
Mexican politician (1871-1930)
19th Century
3 deaths
Jean Pierre Flourens
anatomistbiologist
Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens was a french physiologist, the first to demonstrate the function of most of the vertebrates central nervous system. (1794-1867)
Chester Dewey
botanistchemist
American botanist, geologist, chemist and lecturer in medical colleges (1784-1867)
Thomas Pringle
abolitionistpoet
Scottish writer, poet, abolitionist (1789-1834)
17th Century
1 death
Gaspard Bauhin
botanistmycologist
Swiss botanist (1560-1624)
16th Century
1 death
Domingo de Soto
Catholic priestjurist
Spanish theologian, jurist and scientist
1st Century BC
1 death
Cicero
ancient Roman priestjurist
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
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