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April 5th
191 Notable deaths
Nehemiah Persoff
American actor and painter.
Born August 2nd, 1919 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2022 at 102 years old in San Luis Obispo (heart failure). [ref]
Wilder Penfield
Canadian neurosurgeon, college football player and coach.
Born January 26th, 1891 in Spokane.
Died April 5th, 1976 at 85 years old in Montréal-Nord (stomach cancer).
Paul Ritter
English actor (1966–2021).
Born December 20th, 1966 in Gravesend. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2021 at 54 years old in Faversham (brain tumor). [ref]
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
Royal air force air marshal and writer (1892-1984).
Born April 13th, 1892 in Cheltenham. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1984 at 91 years old in Henley-on-Thames. [ref]
Abe Fortas
United states supreme court justice (1910-1982).
Born June 19th, 1910 in Memphis. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1982 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Charlene Holt
American actress (1928–1996).
Born April 28th, 1928 in Snyder.
Died April 5th, 1996 at 67 years old in Williamson County.
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. [ref]
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]
Karl-Otto Koch
German ss officer and first commandant of the buchenwald and sachsenhausen concentration camp (1897-1945).
Born August 2nd, 1897 in Darmstadt.
Died April 5th, 1945 at 47 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (ballistic trauma).
Richard Dysart
Actor (1929-2015).
Born March 30th, 1929 in Augusta.
Died April 5th, 2015 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
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