April 5th
205 Notable deaths
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]
Johan Falkberget
Norwegian politician and author (1879-1967).
Born September 30th, 1879 in Røros Municipality.
Died April 5th, 1967 at 87 years old in Røros Municipality.
Mahammed Dionne
Senegalese prime minister.
Born September 22nd, 1959 in Gossas. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2024 at 64 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [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.
Kim Won-gyun
North korean composer of the national anthem (1917–2002).
Born January 2nd, 1917 in Wonsan.
Died April 5th, 2002 at 85 years old (heart failure).
Sergio Gori
Italian footballer (1946–2023).
Born February 24th, 1946 in Milan.
Died April 5th, 2023 at 77 years old in Sesto San Giovanni. [ref]
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 (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. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1934 at 74 years old in Naples. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 205
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.