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April 5th
215 Notable deaths
Frederick Charles Frank
British physicist (1911–1998).
Born March 6th, 1911 in Durban.
Died April 5th, 1998 at 87 years old in Bristol.
Yuri Zavadsky
Russian and soviet actor and theatre director.
Born July 12th, 1894 in Moscow.
Died April 5th, 1977 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Hans Lunding
Danish colonel (1899–1984).
Born February 25th, 1899 in Stepping.
Died April 5th, 1984 at 85 years old in Aarhus.
Louisa Bolus
South african botanist (1877–1970).
Born July 31st, 1877 in Burgersdorp.
Died April 5th, 1970 at 92 years old in Cape Town.
Roy Rea
Northern irish footballer (1934-2005).
Born November 28th, 1934 in Belfast.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 70 years old in Toronto.
Isolde Kurz
German poet (1853–1944).
Born December 21st, 1853 in Stuttgart.
Died April 5th, 1944 at 90 years old in Tübingen.
Bernhard Pankok
German architect and painter (1872-1943).
Born May 16th, 1872 in Münster. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1943 at 70 years old in Baierbrunn. [ref]
Heinrich Müller
Austrian association football player and coach (b. 1909).
Born May 13th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died April 5th, 2000 at 90 years old in Vienna.
Bekir Refet
Turkish footballer (1899-1977).
Born May 22nd, 1899 in Constantinople.
Died April 5th, 1977 at 77 years old in Karlsruhe.
Chung Nam-sik
South korean footballer (1917-2005).
Born February 16th, 1917 in Gimje. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2005 at 88 years old in South Korea. [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 215
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