April 5th

215 Notable deaths

Jiro Sato

Japanese tennis player (1908–1934).

Born January 5th, 1908 in Tokyo, Nagao.

Died April 5th, 1934 at 26 years old in Strait of Malacca (drowning).

Claude Miller

French film director, producer and screenwriter (1942-2012).

Born February 20th, 1942 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.

Died April 5th, 2012 at 70 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]

Franciszek Kleeberg

Polish general (1888–1941).

Born February 1st, 1888 in Ternopil.

Died April 5th, 1941 at 53 years old in Dresden.

Zori Balayan

Armenian writer.

Born February 10th, 1935 in Khankendi.

Died April 5th, 2026 at 91 years old in Yerevan. [ref]

Song Zheyuan

A senior general of the national revolutionary army of the republic of china, one of feng yuxiang's "five tiger generals" (1885–1940).

Born October 30th, 1885 in Laoling.

Died April 5th, 1940 at 54 years old in Mianyang.

Inez Courtney

American actress (1908-1975).

Born March 12th, 1908 in New York City.

Died April 5th, 1975 at 67 years old in Neptune Township.

Anja Niedringhaus

German photojournalist (1965–2014).

Born October 12th, 1965 in Höxter. [ref]

Died April 5th, 2014 at 48 years old in Khost. [ref]

Duško Gojković

Serbian musician.

Born October 14th, 1931 in Jajce.

Died April 5th, 2023 at 91 years old in Munich. [ref]

Arthur Bisguier

American chess player (1929-2017).

Born October 8th, 1929 in New York City.

Died April 5th, 2017 at 87 years old in Framingham (respiratory failure). [ref]

Isidora Sekulić

Serbian writer (1877–1958).

Born February 16th, 1877 in Mošorin.

Died April 5th, 1958 at 81 years old in Belgrade.

Deaths 101 to 110 of 215

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