April 5th
215 Notable deaths
Hans Ernst August Buchner
German bacteriologist.
Born December 16th, 1850 in Munich.
Died April 5th, 1902 at 51 years old in Munich.
José Domingo Molina Gómez
Argentine general (1896–1969).
Born September 26th, 1896 in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
Died April 5th, 1969 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Lajos Csordás
Hungarian footballer (1932-1968).
Born October 26th, 1932 in Budafok.
Died April 5th, 1968 at 35 years old in Budapest.
Memè Perlini
Italian actor (1947-2017).
Born December 8th, 1947 in Sant'Angelo in Lizzola.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 69 years old in Rome (falling). [ref]
Frank Foss
American pole vaulter.
Born May 9th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died April 5th, 1989 at 93 years old in Hinsdale.
Claude Delvincourt
French composer (1888–1954).
Born January 12th, 1888 in Paris.
Died April 5th, 1954 at 66 years old in Orbetello (traffic collision).
Washington Ellsworth Lindsey
American politician (1862-1926).
Born December 20th, 1862 in Armstrongs Mills.
Died April 5th, 1926 at 63 years old in Portales.
Agnes Morton
English tennis player (1872–1952).
Born March 6th, 1872 in Halstead.
Died April 5th, 1952 at 80 years old in 67, Holland Park W11. [ref]
J. J. P. Oud
Dutch architect (1890–1963).
Born February 9th, 1890 in Purmerend. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1963 at 73 years old in Wassenaar. [ref]
Manuel Ballester
Spanish chemist.
Born June 27th, 1919 in Barcelona.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 85 years old in Barcelona.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche