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April 5th
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257 Notable deaths
Charlene Holt
American actress (1928–1996).
Born April 28th, 1928 in Snyder.
Died April 5th, 1996 at 67 years old in Williamson County.
Wilder Penfield
Canadian neurosurgeon, college football player and coach (1891–1976).
Born January 26th, 1891 in Spokane.
Died April 5th, 1976 at 85 years old in Montréal-Nord (stomach cancer).
Mark St. John
American guitarist (1956–2007).
Born February 7th, 1956 in Hollywood.
Died April 5th, 2007 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Sławomir Rawicz
Polish -british author, supposed escaped gulag prisoner.
Born September 1st, 1915 in Pinsk.
Died April 5th, 2004 at 88 years old in Nottingham.
Richard Dysart
American actor (1929–2015).
Born March 30th, 1929 in Augusta.
Died April 5th, 2015 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Poornachandra Tejaswi
Indian writer (1938–2007).
Born September 8th, 1938 in Kuppalli.
Died April 5th, 2007 at 68 years old in Mudigere. [ref]
John Tower
American senator from texas and chairman of the tower commission (1925-1991).
Born September 29th, 1925 in Houston.
Died April 5th, 1991 at 65 years old in Brunswick.
Abigail Greene Aldrich
American socialite and philanthropist (1874–1948).
Born October 26th, 1874 in Providence.
Died April 5th, 1948 at 73 years old in New York City.
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
German-austrian industrial designer; co-designer of porsche 911 sports car (1935-2012).
Born December 11th, 1935 in Stuttgart.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 76 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
The sixth shah of iran qajar (1907–1909).
Born June 21st, 1872 in Tabriz.
Died April 5th, 1925 at 52 years old in Sanremo.
Lee Petty
American racecar driver (1914–2000).
Born March 14th, 1914 in Randolph County.
Died April 5th, 2000 at 86 years old in Greensboro (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
Tom Towles
American actor (1950-2015).
Born March 20th, 1950 in Chicago.
Died April 5th, 2015 at 65 years old in Pinellas Park (cardiovascular disease).
Cecil Taylor
American jazz pianist and poet (1929–2018).
Born March 25th, 1929 in New York City.
Died April 5th, 2018 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
Sydney Brenner
South african biologist, nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2002.
Born January 13th, 1927 in Germiston.
Died April 5th, 2019 at 92 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Tim O'Connor
American actor (1927-2018).
Born July 3rd, 1927 in Chicago.
Died April 5th, 2018 at 90 years old in Nevada City (heart failure). [ref]
Peter Matthiessen
American novelist (1927–2014).
Born May 22nd, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Sagaponack (leukemia).
Jimmy Wang Yu
Chinese-taiwanese actor and filmmaker (1943-2022).
Born March 28th, 1943 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2022 at 79 years old in Taipei. [ref]
Charles Freer Andrews
Christian missionary in india, close friend of mahatma gandhi.
Born February 12th, 1871 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died April 5th, 1940 at 69 years old in Kolkata.
wowaka
Japanese vocaloid producer, former vocalist of hitorie.
Born November 4th, 1987 in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Died April 5th, 2019 at 31 years old (heart failure). [ref]
Carlos Prío Socarrás
President of cuba (1903-1977).
Born July 14th, 1903 in Bahía Honda.
Died April 5th, 1977 at 73 years old in Miami.
Nigel Gresley
British engineer (1876–1941).
Born June 19th, 1876 in Edinburgh.
Died April 5th, 1941 at 64 years old in Watton at Stone.
Bingu wa Mutharika
Malawi politician and economist (1934-2012).
Born February 24th, 1934 in Thyolo.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 78 years old in Lilongwe (myocardial infarction).
Molly Picon
American actress (1898–1992).
Born June 1st, 1898 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1992 at 93 years old in Lancaster (Alzheimer's disease).
Marshall Sahlins
American anthropologist (1930-2021).
Born December 27th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died April 5th, 2021 at 90 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Pentti Linkola
Finnish ecologist, polemicist, naturalist, writer, and fisherman (1932–2020).
Born December 7th, 1932 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2020 at 87 years old in Sääksmäki. [ref]
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