April 5th
205 Notable deaths
Joe Hall
Canadian ice hockey player (1881-1919).
Born May 3rd, 1881 in Staffordshire.
Died April 5th, 1919 at 37 years old in Seattle (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Heikki Hasu
Finnish nordic skier.
Born March 21st, 1926 in Sippola.
Died April 5th, 2025 at 99 years old [ref]
Paul G. Comba
American astronomer.
Born March 6th, 1926 in Tunis.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 91 years old [ref]
Dragoljub Minić
Yugoslav grandmaster of chess..
Born March 5th, 1937 in Podgorica.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 68 years old in Novi Sad.
Alime Abdenanova
Crimean tatar scout for the red army and hero of the russian federation (1924-1944).
Born January 4th, 1924 in Kerch.
Died April 5th, 1944 at 20 years old in Simferopol.
Ilarie Voronca
French writer (1903–1946).
Born December 31st, 1903 in Brăila. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1946 at 42 years old in Paris.
Fernand Goyvaerts
Belgian footballer (1938-2004).
Born October 24th, 1938 in Mechelen.
Died April 5th, 2004 at 65 years old in Bruges (cerebral hemorrhage).
Mitsuko Mito
Actress.
Born March 23rd, 1919 in Ōnuma district. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1981 at 62 years old [ref]
Ignazio Buttitta
Italian poet (1899–1997).
Born September 19th, 1899 in Bagheria.
Died April 5th, 1997 at 97 years old in Bagheria.
David Murray
Scottish racing driver.
Born December 28th, 1909 in Edinburgh.
Died April 5th, 1973 at 63 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (traffic collision).
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Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus