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April 5th
192 Notable deaths
Sophie Elkan
Swedish writer.
Born January 3rd, 1853 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1921 at 68 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Maksim Kovalevsky
Ukrainian sociologist (1851-1916).
Born September 8th, 1851 in Kharkov Governorate. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1916 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Johan Falkberget
Norwegian politician and author (1879-1967).
Born September 30th, 1879 in Røros. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1967 at 87 years old in Røros. [ref]
Alphons Diepenbrock
Dutch composer, essayist and classicist.
Born September 2nd, 1862 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1921 at 58 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Tim Parnell
British racecar driver (1932-2017).
Born June 25th, 1932 in Derby.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 84 years old in Littleover. [ref]
Aldo Olivieri
Italian footballer and manager (1910-2001).
Born October 2nd, 1910 in Verona.
Died April 5th, 2001 at 90 years old in Camaiore.
Vitaly Sevastyanov
Soviet cosmonaut (1935-2010).
Born July 8th, 1935 in Krasnouralsk.
Died April 5th, 2010 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Richard Bergmann
Austrian table tennis player.
Born April 10th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died April 5th, 1970 at 50 years old in London Borough of Wandsworth.
Ásgrímur Jónsson
Icelandic painter (1876-1958).
Born March 4th, 1876 in Iceland. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1958 at 82 years old in Reykjavík.
Emilio Greco
Italian sculptor, writer, illustrator.
Born October 11th, 1913 in Catania. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1995 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 192
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather