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Events

=Pre-1600=

  • 63 BC – Cicero gives the fourth and final of the Catiline Orations.{{cite book |editor-last1=Bishop |editor-first1=J. Remsen |editor-last2=King |editor-first2=Frederick Alwin |editor-last3=Helm |editor-first3=Nathan Wilbur |title=Cicero: Ten Orations and Selected Letters |location=New York |publisher=American Book Co. |date=1912 |oclc=4713150 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N4UXAAAAIAAJ |page=88}}
  • 633 – Fourth Council of Toledo opens, presided over by Isidore of Seville.{{cite book |last=Schaff |first=Philip |title=History of the Christian Church. Volume IV: Mediaeval Christianity, from Gregory I to Gregory VII, A.D. 590-1073 |location=Grand Rapids, Mich. |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans |date=1910 |oclc=4306917 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j0yktsqpvS4C |page=663}}
  • 1033 – The Jordan Rift Valley earthquake destroys multiple cities across the Levant, triggers a tsunami and kills many.{{cite journal |last1=Kallner-Amiran |first1=D. H. |title=A Revised Earthquake-Catalogue of Palestine |date=1950 |publisher=Israel Exploration Society |pages=223–246 |issue=4 |volume=1 |journal=Israel Exploration Journal |jstor=27924451 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/27924451.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724062529/https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/27924451.pdf |archive-date=2022-07-24 |url-status=live}}
  • 1082 – Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated, most likely by his brother, Berenguer Ramon II.{{cite book |translator-last=Nelson |translator-first=Lynn H. |title=The Chronicle of San Juan de la Peña: A Fourteenth-Century Official History of the Crown of Aragon |location=Philadelphia |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |date=1991 |isbn=9780812213522 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cVml0pDn2LoC |pages=48–49, 119 fn.176}}
  • 1408 – Seeking to resubjugate Muscovy, Emir Edigu of the Golden Horde reaches Moscow, burning areas around the city but failing to take the city itself.{{cite book |last=Kwanten |first=Luc |title=Imperial Nomads: A History of Central Asia, 500-1500 |location=Leicester, U.K. |publisher=Leicester University Press |date=1979 |isbn=9780718511807 |page=265}}
  • 1456 – The first of two earthquakes measuring {{M|w}} 7.2 strikes Italy, causing extreme destruction and killing upwards of 70,000 people.{{cite journal |author1=C. Nunziata |author2=M. R. Costanzo |title=Ground Shaking Scenario at the Historical Center of Napoli (Southern Italy) for the 1456 and 1688 Earthquakes |journal=Pure and Applied Geophysics |date=2020 |volume=177 |issue=7 |pages=3175–3190 |doi=10.1007/s00024-020-02426-y |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00024-020-02426-y |publisher=Springer Science+Business Media |bibcode=2020PApGe.177.3175N |s2cid=210975336|url-access=subscription }}
  • 1484 – Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes affectibus, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany.{{cite book |last=Quaife |first=G.R. |title=Godly Zeal and Furious Rage: The Witch in Early Modern Europe |location=New York |publisher=St. Martin's Press |date=1987 |isbn=9780312004750 |page=21}}
  • 1496 – King Manuel I of Portugal issues a decree ordering the expulsion of Jews from the country.{{cite book |last=Soyer |first=Francis |title=Persecution of the Jews and Muslims of Portugal: King Manuel I and the End of Religious Tolerance (1496-7) |location=Boston |publisher=Brill |date=2014 |isbn=9789004162624 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JTSwCQAAQBAJ |pages=187–190}}
  • 1560 – Thirteen-year-old Charles IX becomes king of France, with Queen Mother Catherine de' Medici as regent.{{cite book |last=Garrisson |first=Janine |translator-last=Rex |translator-first=Richard |title=A History of Sixteenth-Century France, 1483-1598: Renaissance, Reformation and Rebellion |location=Basingstoke, U.K. |publisher=Macmillan |date=1995 |isbn=9780333604595 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D5FKEAAAQBAJ |page=226}}
  • 1578 – Sir Francis Drake, after sailing through Strait of Magellan, raids Valparaiso.{{cite book |first=Marley |last=David F. |title=Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the New World, 1492 to the Present |location=Oxford, U.K. |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=1998 |isbn=9780874368376 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdvp3cGJUZoC |pages=68–69}}

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

Births

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1901 – Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (died 1966){{cite book |last1=Ryan |first1=James Gilbert |last2=Schlup |first2=Leonard C. |title=Historical Dictionary of the 1940s |date=26 March 2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-46865-3 |page=107 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TnmsBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA107 |language=en}}
  • 1901 – Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and author (died 1980)
  • 1901 – Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976){{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 5: Paula Patton, Frankie Muniz |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/05/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-5-Paula-Patton-Frankie-Muniz/1281670185068/#:~:text=5%3A%20Paula%20Patton%2C%20Frankie%20Muniz,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=UPI |access-date=4 December 2023 |date=5 December 2022}}
  • 1902 – Emeric Pressburger, Hungarian-English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1988)
  • 1902 – Strom Thurmond, American educator, general, and politician, 103rd Governor of South Carolina (died 2003)
  • 1903 – Johannes Heesters, Dutch-German actor and singer (died 2011)
  • 1903 – C. F. Powell, English-Italian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1969)
  • 1905 – Francisco Javier Arana, Guatemalan Army colonel and briefly Guatemalan head of state (died 1949)
  • 1905 – Otto Preminger, Austrian-American actor, director, and producer (died 1986)
  • 1907 – Lin Biao, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 1971)
  • 1907 – Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian-French physicist and academic (died 1993)
  • 1910 – Abraham Polonsky, American director and screenwriter (died 1999)
  • 1911 – Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist and composer (died 2000)
  • 1912 – Kate Simon, American travel writer (died 1990)
  • 1912 – Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (died 1965)
  • 1913 – Esther Borja, Cuban soprano and actress (died 2013)
  • 1913 – Bruce Conde, American army officer, mercenary, stamp collector, and royalty claimant (died 1992){{Cite web |date=1992-08-04 |title=Obituary: Bruce Conde |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-bruce-conde-1538240.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210528061516/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-bruce-conde-1538240.html |archive-date=May 28, 2021 |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=The Independent |language=en}}
  • 1914 – Helen Dettweiler, American golfer (died 1990){{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/helen-dettweiler/ |title=Helen Dettweiler |publisher=Society for American Baseball Research |first=Warren |last=Corbett |access-date=28 March 2024}}
  • 1914 – Hans Hellmut Kirst, German lieutenant and author (died 1989)
  • 1916 – Hilary Koprowski, Polish-American virologist and immunologist, created the world's first effective live polio vaccine (died 2013)
  • 1916 – Walt McPherson, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)
  • 1917 – Ken Downing, English racing driver (died 2004)
  • 1919 – Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont, English historian and politician (died 2020)
  • 1921 – Alvy Moore, American actor and producer (died 1997)
  • 1922 – Casey Ribicoff, American philanthropist (died 2011)
  • 1922 – Don Robertson, American songwriter and pianist (died 2015)
  • 1924 – Robert Sobukwe, South African banker and politician (died 1978)
  • 1925 – Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan politician, 73rd President of Nicaragua (died 1980)
  • 1926 – Adetoun Ogunsheye, first female Nigerian professor and university dean{{Cite news |url=https://www.tribuneonlineng.com/prof-adetowun-ogunsheye-nigerias-first-female-professor-turns-90/ |title=Prof Adetoun Ogunsheye, Nigeria's first female professor, turns 90 |date=November 29, 2016 |work=Tribune Online |access-date=May 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426235249/http://www.tribuneonlineng.com/prof-adetowun-ogunsheye-nigerias-first-female-professor-turns-90/ |archive-date=April 26, 2018 |url-status=dead}}
  • 1927 – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (died 2016)
  • 1927 – W.D. Amaradeva, Sri Lankan musician and composer (died 2016)
  • 1929 – Madis Kõiv, Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author (died 2014)
  • 1930 – Yi-Fu Tuan, Chinese-American geographer (died 2022)
  • 1931 – Ladislav Novák, Czech footballer and manager (died 2011)
  • 1932 – Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs, British politician
  • 1932 – Sheldon Glashow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1932 – Jim Hurtubise, American race car driver (died 1989)
  • 1932 – Nadira, Indian actress (died 2006)
  • 1932 – Little Richard, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (died 2020)
  • 1933 – Gennadiy Agapov, Russian race walker (died 1999)
  • 1933 – Harry Holgate, Australian politician, 36th Premier of Tasmania (died 1997)
  • 1934 – Joan Didion, American novelist and screenwriter (died 2021)
  • 1935 – Calvin Trillin, American novelist, humorist, and journalist
  • 1935 – Yury Vlasov, Ukrainian-Russian weightlifter and politician (died 2021)
  • 1936 – James Lee Burke, American journalist, author, and academic
  • 1938 – J. J. Cale, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)
  • 1940 – Tony Crafter, Australian cricket umpire
  • 1940 – Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager
  • 1940 – Peter Pohl, Swedish author, director, and screenwriter
  • 1940 – Frank Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2012)
  • 1942 – Bryan Murray, Canadian ice hockey coach (died 2017)
  • 1943 – Eva Joly, Norwegian-French judge and politician
  • 1943 – Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, South Korean cardinal
  • 1944 – Jeroen Krabbé, Dutch actor, director, and producer
  • 1945 – Serge Chapleau, Canadian cartoonist
  • 1945 – Moshe Katsav, Iranian-Israeli educator and politician, 8th President of Israel
  • 1946 – José Carreras, Spanish tenor and actor
  • 1946 – Andy Kim, Canadian pop singer-songwriter
  • 1946 – Sarel van der Merwe, South African racing driver
  • 1947 – Rudy Fernandez, Filipino triathlete (died 2022)
  • 1947 – Bruce Golding, Jamaican lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Jamaica
  • 1947 – Tony Gregory, Irish activist and politician (died 2009)
  • 1947 – Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, Mongolian cosmonaut and military leader{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |title=Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program |date=2016 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham |isbn=9783319241630 |page=143}}
  • 1947 – Jim Messina, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1947 – Jim Plunkett, American football player and radio host
  • 1947 – Kim Simmonds, Welsh blues-rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2022)
  • 1947 – Don Touhig, Welsh journalist and politician
  • 1948 – Denise Drysdale, Australian television host and actress
  • 1949 – John Altman, English composer and conductor
  • 1949 – David Manning, English civil servant and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States
  • 1951 – Morgan Brittany, American actress
  • 1951 – Link Byfield, Canadian journalist and author (died 2015)
  • 1951 – Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven, Belgian painter and illustrator
  • 1953 – Gwen Lister, South African-Namibian journalist, publisher, and activist
  • 1954 – Hanif Kureishi, English author and playwright
  • 1955 – Miyuki Kawanaka, Japanese singer
  • 1955 – Juha Tiainen, Finnish hammer thrower (died 2003)
  • 1956 – Klaus Allofs, German footballer and manager
  • 1956 – Butch Lee, Puerto Rican basketball player{{cite web |title=Butch Lee |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77356/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=4 December 2023}}
  • 1956 – Adam Thorpe, French-English author, poet, and playwright
  • 1956 – Krystian Zimerman, Polish virtuoso pianist
  • 1957 – Raquel Argandoña, Chilean model, actress, and politician
  • 1957 – Art Monk, American football player{{cite web |last1=Hawkins |first1=Maurice |title=Redskins celebrate Hall of Famer Art Monk at 60 |url=https://commanderswire.usatoday.com/2017/12/06/redskins-celebrate-hall-of-famer-art-monk-at-60/ |publisher=USA Today |access-date=29 November 2022 |date=6 December 2017}}
  • 1958 – Dynamite Kid, English wrestler (died 2018)
  • 1959 – Lee Chapman, English footballer
  • 1959 – Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, Ukrainian businessman
  • 1960 – Frans Adelaar, Dutch footballer and manager
  • 1960 – Osvaldo Golijov, Argentinian-American composer and educator
  • 1960 – Jack Russell, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2024){{Cite news |last=Petri |first=Alexandra E. |date=2024-08-16 |title=Jack Russell, 63, Dies; Singer for Great White and Survivor of Nightclub Fire |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/arts/music/jack-russell-dead.html |access-date=2024-08-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
  • 1960 – Matthew Taylor, English businessman and politician
  • 1961 – Ralf Dujmovits, German mountaineer
  • 1961 – Laura Flanders, British journalist
  • 1962 – José Cura, Argentinian tenor, conductor, and director
  • 1962 – Pablo Morales, American swimmer and coach
  • 1962 – Nivek Ogre, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • 1962 – Fred Rutten, Dutch footballer and manager
  • 1963 – Doctor Dré, American television and radio host
  • 1963 – Carrie Hamilton, American actress and playwright (died 2002)
  • 1963 – Alberto Nisman, Argentinian lawyer (died 2015)
  • 1964 – Martin Vinnicombe, Australian cyclist
  • 1965 – Manish Malhotra, Indian fashion designer
  • 1965 – John Rzeznik, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 5, 2022 includes celebrities John Rzeznik, Paula Patton |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-5-2022-includes-celebrities-john-rzeznik-paula-patton.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=4 December 2023 |date=5 December 2022}}
  • 1965 – Wayne Smith, Jamaican rapper (died 2014)
  • 1965 – Valeriy Spitsyn, Russian race walker
  • 1967 – Gary Allan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1968 – Margaret Cho, American comedian, actress, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1968 – Lisa Marie, American model and actress
  • 1968 – Lydia Millet, American novelist
  • 1968 – Falilat Ogunkoya, Nigerian sprinter
  • 1969 – Eric Etebari, American actor, director, and producer
  • 1969 – Morgan J. Freeman, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1969 – Sajid Javid, British Pakistani banker and politician, former Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • 1969 – Lewis Pugh, English swimmer and lawyer
  • 1969 – Ramón Ramírez, Mexican footballer
  • 1969 – Catherine Tate, English actress, comedian, and writer
  • 1970 – Kevin Haller, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1970 – Michel'le, American singer-songwriter
  • 1971 – Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, German businessman and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence
  • 1971 – Ashia Hansen, American-English triple jumper
  • 1971 – Gabriel Hjertstedt, Swedish golfer
  • 1971 – Kali Rocha, American actress
  • 1972 – Cliff Floyd, American baseball player and sportscaster
  • 1972 – Duane Ross, American hurdler and coach{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/duane-ross-14250060 |title=Duane ROSS |website=worldathletics.org}}
  • 1973 – Argo Arbeiter, Estonian footballer
  • 1973 – Arik Benado, Israeli footballer{{Cite web |url=http://mhaifafc.com/historyPlayer.asp?P=1055&lang=en |title=First Team | Arik Benado |website=mhaifafc.com}}
  • 1973 – Mikelangelo Loconte, Italian singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
  • 1973 – Luboš Motl, Czech physicist and academic
  • 1974 – Ravish Kumar, Indian journalist and author
  • 1974 – Brian Lewis, American sprinter{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/brian-lewis-14244003 |title=Brian LEWIS |website=worldathletics.org}}
  • 1975 – Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player and radio host
  • 1975 – Paula Patton, American actress
  • 1976 – Amy Acker, American actress
  • 1976 – Xavier Garbajosa, French rugby player
  • 1976 – Norishige Kanai, Japanese doctor and astronaut{{cite book |last1=O'Sullivan |first1=John |title=Japanese Missions to the International Space Station: Hope from the East |date=2019 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham, Switzerland |isbn=9783030045340 |page=265}}
  • 1976 – Sachiko Kokubu, Japanese actress and model
  • 1976 – Rachel Komisarz, American swimmer and coach
  • 1977 – Peter van der Vlag, Dutch footballer
  • 1978 – Neil Druckmann, American video game designer and author{{cite web |url=http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/ndruckma/bio.html |title=Neil Druckmann - Bio |last=Druckmann |first=Neil |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |access-date=October 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031030053540/http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/ndruckma/bio.html |archive-date=October 30, 2003}}
  • 1978 – Olli Jokinen, Finnish ice hockey player
  • 1978 – Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer
  • 1979 – Matteo Ferrari, Italian footballer
  • 1979 – Niklas Hagman, Finnish ice hockey player
  • 1979 – Gareth McAuley, Northern Irish footballer
  • 1979 – Nick Stahl, American actor
  • 1980 – Jessica Paré, Canadian actress
  • 1981 – Adan Canto, Mexican actor (died 2024)
  • 1982 – Eddy Curry, American basketball player{{basketballstats|bbr=c/curryed01}}
  • 1982 – Keri Hilson, American singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1982 – Gabriel Luna, American actor
  • 1983 – Joakim Lindström, Swedish ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Joakim Lindstrom |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/joakim-lindstrom-8470152 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=4 December 2023}}
  • 1984 – Lauren London, American actress
  • 1985 – Shikhar Dhawan, Indian cricketer
  • 1985 – André-Pierre Gignac, French footballer{{cite web |title=A. Gignac |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/andre-pierre-gignac/3125/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=5 December 2024}}
  • 1985 – Frankie Muniz, American actor, drummer, and race car driver
  • 1985 – Josh Smith, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Josh Smith |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2746/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=4 December 2023}}
  • 1985 – Danny Wicks, Australian rugby league player
  • 1986 – LeGarrette Blount, American football player
  • 1986 – James Hinchcliffe, Canadian Indycar racing driver
  • 1986 – Justin Smoak, American baseball player
  • 1987 – A. J. Pollock, American baseball player{{cite web |title=AJ Pollock |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/aj-pollock-572041 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=4 December 2023}}
  • 1988 – Ross Bagley, American actor
  • 1988 – Tina Charles, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Tina Charles |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/202250/tina-charles |publisher=WNBA |access-date=4 December 2023}}
  • 1988 – Kyle Long, American football player{{cite web |title=Kyle Long |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15801/kyle-long |publisher=ESPN |access-date=4 December 2023}}
  • 1988 – Joanna Rowsell, English cyclist
  • 1989 – Jurrell Casey, American football player{{cite web |title=Jurrell Casey |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jurrellcasey/2495476/profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=18 March 2020 |language=en}}
  • 1989 – Kwon Yu-ri, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress{{cite book |author=Mark Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution |date=April 29, 2014 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1 |page=72 |access-date=October 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527064350/https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |archive-date=May 27, 2016 |url-status=live}}
  • 1990 – Montee Ball, American football player
  • 1991 – Cam Fowler, Canadian-American ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Cam Fowler |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/player/cam-fowler-8475764 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=4 December 2023}}
  • 1991 – Jacopo Sala, Italian footballer
  • 1991 – Christian Yelich, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Christian Yelich |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/christian-yelich-592885 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=29 November 2022}}
  • 1992 – Ilja Antonov, Estonian footballer
  • 1992 – Natalie Sourisseau, Canadian field hockey player{{cite web |title=Natalie Sourisseau |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/natalie-sourisseau/ |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |access-date=9 January 2020 |language=en |date=25 October 2011}}
  • 1993 – Ross Barkley, English footballer
  • 1993 – Luciano Vietto, Argentine footballer{{cite web |title=Luciano Vietto |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/12949/Luciano-Vietto/overview |website=Premier League |access-date=5 December 2024}}
  • 1994 – Ondrej Duda, Slovak footballer
  • 1994 – Semi Ojeleye, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Semi Ojeleye |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1628400/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=4 December 2023}}
  • 1995 – Danny Levi, New Zealand rugby league player
  • 1995 – Anthony Martial, French footballer
  • 1995 – Kaetlyn Osmond, Canadian figure skater
  • 1995 –Levy Rozman, American chess International Master, streamer and YouTuber{{cite web |url=https://www.chess.com/players/levy-rozman |title=Levy Rozman | Chess Celebrities}}
  • 1995 – Alexander Sørloth, Norwegian footballer{{cite web |title=Alexander Sørloth |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/teams/players/250061361--alexander-sorloth/ |website=UEFA |access-date=5 December 2024}}
  • 1997 – Maddie Poppe, American singer-songwriter and musician{{cite web |title='American Idol' Top 7 spoilers: Who is singing on May 6, what two songs will each perform? |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2018/american-idol-top-7-season-16-songs-may-6/ |website=GOLD DERBY |language=en |date=6 May 2018}}
  • 1997 – Quinnen Williams, American football player{{cite web |title=Quinnen Williams |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4040982/quinnen-williams |publisher=ESPN |access-date=4 December 2023}}
  • 1998 – Conan Gray, American singer-songwriter
  • 1998 – Randal Kolo Muani, French footballer{{cite web |title=Randal Kolo Muani |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/teams/players/250146926--randal-kolo-muani/ |website=UEFA |access-date=5 December 2024}}

Deaths

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1918 – Schalk Willem Burger, South African commander, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of the South African Republic (born 1852)
  • 1925 – Władysław Reymont, Polish novelist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1867)
  • 1926 – Claude Monet, French painter (born 1840){{cite web |title=Claude Monet | Biography, Art, Water Lilies, Haystacks, Impression: Sunrise, & Facts | Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claude-Monet |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=7 June 2022 |language=en}}
  • 1931 – Vachel Lindsay, American poet (born 1879)
  • 1933 – Alexander Atabekian, Armenian physician and anarchist publisher (born 1869){{cite book |editor-last=Biryukova |editor-first=Andreya |year=2013 |chapter=Предисловие |trans-chapter=Preface |title=Против власти: сборник статей |trans-title=Against Power: a collection of articles |location=Moscow |publisher=Librocom |isbn=978-5-397-03166-0 |oclc=840427393 |page=14 |language=ru}}
  • 1940 – Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (born 1880)
  • 1941 – Amrita Sher-Gil, Hungarian-Pakistani painter (born 1913)
  • 1942 – Jock Delves Broughton, English captain (born 1883)
  • 1946 – Louis Dewis, Belgian-French painter and educator (born 1872)
  • 1951 – Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (born 1887)
  • 1951 – Abanindranath Tagore, Indian painter, author, and academic (born 1871)
  • 1953 – William Sterling Parsons, American admiral (born 1901)
  • 1955 – Glenn L. Martin, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company (born 1886)
  • 1961 – Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman (born 1878)
  • 1963 – Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer and educator (born 1905)
  • 1963 – Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1892)
  • 1964 – V. Veerasingam, Sri Lankan educator and politician (born 1892)
  • 1965 – Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, neuroscientist, and academic Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)
  • 1968 – Fred Clark, American actor (born 1914)
  • 1969 – Claude Dornier, German engineer and businessman, founded Dornier Flugzeugwerke (born 1884)
  • 1969 – Princess Alice of Battenberg (born 1885){{cite book |last1=Lagos |first1=Constantinos |last2=Carr |first2=John |title=Philip, Prince of Greece: The Duke of Edinburgh's Early Life and the Greek Succession |date=30 June 2021 |publisher=Pen and Sword History |isbn=978-1-5267-9083-5 |page=282 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WBcuEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT282 |language=en}}
  • 1973 – Robert Watson-Watt, Scottish engineer, invented the radar (born 1892)
  • 1975 – Constance McLaughlin Green, American historian and author (born 1897)
  • 1977 – Katherine Milhous, American author and illustrator (born 1894)
  • 1977 – Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Russian marshal and politician, Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union (born 1895)
  • 1979 – Jesse Pearson, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (born 1930)
  • 1983 – Robert Aldrich, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1918)
  • 1984 – Cecil M. Harden, American politician (born 1894)
  • 1986 – Edward Youde, Welsh-Chinese sinologist and diplomat, 26th Governor of Hong Kong (born 1924)
  • 1989 – John Pritchard, English conductor and director (born 1921)
  • 1990 – Alfonso A. Ossorio, Filipino-American painter and sculptor (born 1916)
  • 1991 – Richard Speck, American mass murderer (born 1941){{Cite web |date=2023-12-02 |title=Richard Speck | Serial Killer, Murderer of 8 Nurses | Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Speck |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}
  • 1994 – Harry Horner, Czech-American director, producer, and production designer (born 1910)
  • 1995 – L. B. Cole, American illustrator and publisher (born 1918)
  • 1995 – Charles Evans, English mountaineer, surgeon, and educator (born 1918)
  • 1995 – Gwen Harwood, Australian poet and playwright (born 1920)
  • 1995 – Clair Cameron Patterson, American scientist (born 1922)
  • 1997 – Eugen Cicero, Romanian-German jazz pianist (born 1940)
  • 1998 – Albert Gore, Sr., American lawyer and politician (born 1907)
  • 2001 – Franco Rasetti, Italian-American physicist and academic (born 1901)
  • 2002 – Roone Arledge, American sportscaster and producer (born 1931)
  • 2002 – Ne Win, Burmese general and politician, 4th President of Burma (born 1911)
  • 2005 – Edward L. Masry, American lawyer and politician (born 1932)
  • 2006 – David Bronstein, Ukrainian-Belarusian chess player and theoretician (born 1924)
  • 2007 – Andrew Imbrie, American composer and academic (born 1921)
  • 2007 – George Paraskevaides, Greek-Cypriot businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Joannou & Paraskevaides (born 1916)
  • 2007 – Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (born 1928)
  • 2008 – Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow (born 1929)
  • 2008 – George Brecht, American chemist and composer (born 1926)
  • 2008 – Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (born 1924)
  • 2008 – Beverly Garland, American actress and businesswoman (born 1926)
  • 2008 – Anca Parghel, Romanian singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1957)
  • 2009 – William Lederer, American soldier and author (born 1912)
  • 2010 – Alan Armer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922)
  • 2010 – Don Meredith, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (born 1938)
  • 2011 – Peter Gethin, English racing driver (born 1940)
  • 2011 – Gennady Logofet, Russian footballer and manager (born 1942)
  • 2012 – Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (born 1920)
  • 2012 – Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian philanthropist (born 1909)
  • 2012 – Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and Cathedral of Brasília (born 1907)
  • 2012 – Ignatius IV of Antioch, Syrian patriarch (born 1920)
  • 2013 – Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects (born 1917)
  • 2013 – William B. Edmondson, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Africa (born 1927)
  • 2013 – Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
  • 2014 – Ernest C. Brace, American captain and pilot (born 1931)
  • 2014 – Fabiola, Queen of Belgium (born 1928)
  • 2014 – Talât Sait Halman, Turkish poet, translator, and historian (born 1931)
  • 2014 – Jackie Healy-Rae, Irish hurdler and politician (born 1931){{cite web |last1=Finn |first1=Christina |title=Tributes to the late Jackie Healy-Rae to be heard in the Dáil |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/tributes-to-the-late-jackie-healy-rae-to-be-heard-in-the-dail-4692837-Jun2019/ |website=TheJournal.ie |date=26 June 2019 |access-date=27 January 2020 |language=en}}
  • 2014 – Silvio Zavala, Mexican historian and author (born 1909)
  • 2015 – Vic Eliason, American clergyman and radio host, founded VCY America (born 1936)
  • 2015 – Tibor Rubin, Hungarian-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1929)
  • 2015 – Chuck Williams, American businessman and author, founded Williams Sonoma (born 1915)
  • 2016 – Tyruss Himes ("Big Syke"), American rapper (born 1968){{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2016/12/06/tupac-rapper-big-syke-dead |title=Rapper Big Syke Dead at 48 |publisher=Tmz.com |date=December 6, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.vibe.com/2016/12/rapper-big-syke-dead-48-years-old-tupac |title=Rapper Big Syke Passed Away at 48 |publisher=Vibe.com |date=December 6, 2016}}
  • 2017 – Michael I of Romania, fifth and last king of Romania (born 1921)
  • 2017 – August Ames, Canadian American pornographic actress (born 1994)
  • 2019 – Robert Walker, American actor (born 1940){{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=2019-12-06 |title=Robert Walker Jr., 'Star Trek' Actor and Son of Hollywood Superstars, Dies at 79 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robert-walker-jr-dead-star-trek-actor-son-hollywood-superstars-was-79-1260215/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-08-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811210608/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robert-walker-jr-dead-star-trek-actor-son-hollywood-superstars-was-79-1260215/ |archive-date=2021-08-11}}
  • 2020 – Peter Alliss, English professional golfer (born 1931) {{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-alliss/former-ryder-cup-player-alliss-the-voice-of-golf-dies-aged-89-idUSKBN28G0CX |title=Former Ryder Cup player Alliss, the 'voice of golf', dies aged 89 |website=Reuters |date=6 December 2020 |access-date=2020-12-07}}
  • 2021 – Bob Dole, American politician (born 1923){{Cite web |title=Bob Dole, WWII hero and former Republican presidential candidate, dies at 98 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bob-dole-wwii-hero-former-republican-presidential-candidate-dies-98-n953981 |access-date=2021-12-05 |website=NBC News |date=5 December 2021 |language=en}}
  • 2022 – Kirstie Alley, American actress and producer (born 1951){{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kirstie-alley-died-after-battle-colon-cancer-rep-reveals |title=Kirstie Alley died after battle with colon cancer, rep reveals |website=Fox News |date=6 December 2022}}
  • 2023 – Norman Lear, American screenwriter and producer (born 1922){{cite news |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/norman-lear-tv-legend-dies-133220344.html |work=Variety |title=Norman Lear, TV Legend, Dies at 101 |via=Yahoo! |first1=Chris |last1=Morris |date=December 6, 2023}}
  • 2024 – Jacques Roubaud, French poet, writer, and mathematician (born 1932)[https://www.telerama.fr/debats-reportages/mort-de-jacques-roubaud-le-poete-mathematicien-grand-chercheur-de-formes-0634-36850.php Le poète mathématicien Jacques Roubaud en 2014 dans “Télérama” : “L’Oulipo, c’était à la fois très sérieux et un peu dingue”]. telerama.fr, 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

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