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George Jung
Major player in the cocaine trade in the united states in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Born August 6th, 1942 in Boston.
Died May 5th, 2021 at 78 years old in Weymouth (kidney failure, liver failure). [ref]
Bernard Hill
British actor (1944-2024).
Born December 17th, 1944 in Blackley.
Died May 5th, 2024 at 79 years old in Reydon. [ref]
Bobby Sands
Activist of the provisional irish republican army (1954-1981).
Born March 9th, 1954 in Belfast, Rathcoole. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1981 at 27 years old in HM Prison Maze (starvation). [ref]
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Henry David Thoreau
Born July 12th, 1817 in Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse, Concord.
Died May 6th, 1862 at 44 years old
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