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April 5th
192 Notable deaths
Vsevolod Garshin
Russian author of short stories (1855-1888).
Born February 14th, 1855 in Bakhmutsky Uyezd.
Died April 5th, 1888 at 33 years old in Saint Petersburg (falling).
John Wray
American character actor (1887-1940).
Born February 13th, 1887 in Philadelphia.
Died April 5th, 1940 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Irina Sebrova
Soviet air force officer.
Born December 25th, 1914 in Novomoskovsk, Russia.
Died April 5th, 2000 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Cường Để
Vietnamese revolutionary (1882-1951).
Born January 11th, 1882 in Huế.
Died April 5th, 1951 at 69 years old in Tokyo.
María Blanchard
Spanish author (1881-1932).
Born March 6th, 1881 in Santander. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1932 at 51 years old in Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
Giulio Einaudi
Italian publisher.
Born January 2nd, 1912 in Dogliani. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1999 at 87 years old in Magliano Sabina. [ref]
Nikolay Kovalyov
Russian politician.
Born August 6th, 1949 in Moscow.
Died April 5th, 2019 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Willard Robertson
American actor and writer (1886-1948).
Born January 1st, 1886 in Runnels County.
Died April 5th, 1948 at 62 years old in Hollywood.
Anja Niedringhaus
German photojournalist.
Born October 12th, 1965 in Höxter. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2014 at 48 years old in Khost. [ref]
Franciszek Kleeberg
Polish general.
Born February 1st, 1888 in Ternopil.
Died April 5th, 1941 at 53 years old in Dresden.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 192
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir