What happened on 5 December 1914?

Discover what happened on 5 December 1914 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

  • Angelo Di Pietro (Catholic cardinal (1828–1914))
  • Georg Franzius (German engineer (1842-1914))
  • Hermann Stenner (German painter (1891-1914))
  • Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Sikkim monarch)
  • Tito Vignoli (Italian philosopher (1824-1914))
  • Agnes Irwin (educator (1841–1914))
  • Frank Rice (American lawyer and politician)
  • Herbert H. D. Peirce (American diplomat (1849–1914))
  • Justino Muniz (Uruguayan military personnel (1838-1914))
  • Mary Fields (first African-American female Star Route stagecoach delivery driver the United States)
  • William E. Haynes (Union Army officer, politicians (1829-1914))
  • Stanisław Kujot
  • Albert Charles Peale (geologist (1849-1914))
  • William McKenzie (Canadian politician)
  • Charles Malo (French composer)
  • Alfonso Doria Pamphili Landi (Italian noble and politician (1851-1914))
  • William Francis Prideaux (British officer in the Indian Army (1840-1914))
  • Nina Geijer
  • Harald Kristian Dannevig (Norwegian fisheries expert and applied scientist, worked in Australia (1871-1914))
  • Frederick Lord (Australian politician)
  • Lluís Suñé i Molist
  • Winifreda Jane Adye ((1860-1914))
  • Charles, Comte de Vogue ((1882-1914))
  • Frances Harriet Eardley Blomefield ((died 1914))
  • John Vesey Nugent ((1837-1914))
  • Walter Schöllkopf
  • Maria Hedwig von Maubeuge (15 Dec 1851 – 5 Dec 1914)
  • Ludwik Wostrowski
  • Johannes Valeur