April 5th
215 Notable deaths
Emilio Greco
Italian sculptor, writer, illustrator (1913–1995).
Born October 11th, 1913 in Catania. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1995 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Józef Marcinkiewicz
Polish mathematician.
Born March 30th, 1910 in Cimoszka.
Died April 5th, 1940 at 30 years old in Kharkiv (execution by shooting).
Salvatore Di Giacomo
Italian writer (1860-1934).
Born March 12th, 1860 in Naples.
Died April 5th, 1934 at 74 years old in Naples.
Joe Hall
Canadian ice hockey player (1881-1919).
Born May 3rd, 1881 in Staffordshire.
Died April 5th, 1919 at 37 years old in Seattle (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Heikki Hasu
Finnish nordic skier.
Born March 21st, 1926 in Sippola.
Died April 5th, 2025 at 99 years old [ref]
Paul G. Comba
American astronomer (1926–2017).
Born March 6th, 1926 in Tunis.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 91 years old [ref]
Dragoljub Minić
Yugoslav grandmaster of chess. (1937–2005).
Born March 5th, 1937 in Podgorica.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 68 years old in Novi Sad.
Alime Abdenanova
Crimean tatar scout for the red army and hero of the russian federation (1924-1944).
Born January 4th, 1924 in Kerch.
Died April 5th, 1944 at 20 years old in Simferopol.
Erno Crisa
Italian actor (1914–1968).
Born March 10th, 1914 in Bizerte. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1968 at 54 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Ilarie Voronca
French writer (1903–1946).
Born December 31st, 1903 in Brăila. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1946 at 42 years old in Paris.
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez