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November 5th
173 Notable deaths
Shirley Verrett
American opera singer, educator and writer.
Born May 31st, 1931 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2010 at 79 years old in Ann Arbor (disease). [ref]
Georges Franju
French filmmaker.
Born April 12th, 1912 in Fougères. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1987 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Christiaan Eijkman
Dutch physician.
Born August 11th, 1858 in Nijkerk. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1930 at 72 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Agrippina Vaganova
Russian ballerina and founder of a ballet teaching method (1879-1951).
Born June 26th, 1879 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 5th, 1951 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Claude Jutra
Canadian filmmaker and actor.
Born March 11th, 1930 in Montreal. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1986 at 56 years old in Montreal (drowning).
James Robert Baker
American author.
Born October 18th, 1946 in Long Beach.
Died November 5th, 1997 at 51 years old in Pacific Palisades (asphyxia).
Mona Rudao
Taiwanese chief of seedeq tribu (1880-1930).
Died November 5th, 1930 at 50 years old in Musha.
Roman Malinovsky
Russian politician (1876-1918).
Born March 18th, 1876 in Russian Empire. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1918 at 42 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Evan Ellingson
American actor (1988-2023).
Born July 1st, 1988 in La Verne.
Died November 5th, 2023 at 35 years old in Fontana (fentanyl toxicity). [ref]
Luis Cernuda
Spanish poet.
Born September 21st, 1902 in Seville. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1963 at 61 years old in Mexico City.
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