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April 5th
192 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1934 at 74 years old in Naples. [ref]
Kim Won-gyun
North korean composer.
Born January 2nd, 1917 in Wonsan.
Died April 5th, 2002 at 85 years old (heart failure).
Werner Maser
German historian.
Born July 12th, 1922 in Trjochdworka.
Died April 5th, 2007 at 84 years old in Speyer.
Dragoljub Minić
Yugoslav grandmaster of chess..
Born March 5th, 1937 in Podgorica.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 68 years old in Novi Sad.
Paul G. Comba
American astronomer.
Born March 6th, 1926 in Tunis.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 91 years old [ref]
Heikki Hasu
Finnish nordic skier.
Born March 21st, 1926 in Sippola.
Died April 5th, 2025 at 99 years old [ref]
Fernand Goyvaerts
Belgian footballer (1938-2004).
Born October 24th, 1938 in Mechelen.
Died April 5th, 2004 at 65 years old in Bruges (cerebral hemorrhage).
Branislav Pokrajac
Serbian handball player.
Born January 27th, 1947 in Belgrade.
Died April 5th, 2018 at 71 years old in Belgrade.
Gösta Knutsson
Swedish writer.
Born October 12th, 1908 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1973 at 64 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 192
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