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257 Notable deaths
Manly Wade Wellman
American writer (1903-1986).
Born May 21st, 1903 in Portuguese Angola.
Died April 5th, 1986 at 82 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Leela Majumdar
Indian author of children's books (1908–2007).
Born February 26th, 1908 in Kolkata.
Died April 5th, 2007 at 99 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
John A. Burns
Second governor of the state of hawaii (1909–1975).
Born March 30th, 1909 in Fort Assinniboine.
Died April 5th, 1975 at 66 years old in Honolulu (cancer).
Kurt Lischka
Ss lieutenant colonel & gestapo chief assigned to paris (1909-1989).
Born August 16th, 1909 in Wrocław.
Died April 5th, 1989 at 79 years old in Brühl.
Sidney Altman
Canadian american molecular biologist (1939-2022).
Born May 7th, 1939 in Montreal. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2022 at 82 years old in Rockleigh. [ref]
Chauncey Depew
American politician (1834–1928).
Born April 23rd, 1834 in Peekskill. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1928 at 93 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Margaret Burbidge
British-born american astronomer (1919–2020).
Born August 12th, 1919 in Davenport.
Died April 5th, 2020 at 100 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Eastman Johnson
American artist (1824-1906).
Born July 29th, 1824 in Lovell.
Died April 5th, 1906 at 81 years old in New York City.
Vincent Youmans
American composer (1898-1946).
Born September 27th, 1898 in New York City.
Died April 5th, 1946 at 47 years old in Denver (tuberculosis).
Paul Vidal de La Blache
French geographer.
Born January 22nd, 1845 in Pézenas.
Died April 5th, 1918 at 73 years old in La Seyne-sur-Mer.
Alfred Sturtevant
American biologist (1891–1970).
Born November 21st, 1891 in Jacksonville.
Died April 5th, 1970 at 78 years old in Pasadena.
Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg
Austrian prince (1800-1852).
Born October 2nd, 1800 in Český Krumlov.
Died April 5th, 1852 at 51 years old in Vienna (cerebrovascular disease).
Herbert Graf
Austrian-american opera producer (1903–1973).
Born April 10th, 1903 in Vienna.
Died April 5th, 1973 at 69 years old in Geneva.
José Wilker
Brazilian actor (1944–2014).
Born August 20th, 1944 in Juazeiro do Norte.
Died April 5th, 2014 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
Bavarian prince (1884–1958).
Born May 10th, 1884 in Madrid.
Died April 5th, 1958 at 73 years old in Madrid.
Bjarni Tryggvason
Canadian astronaut (1945–2022).
Born September 21st, 1945 in Reykjavík. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2022 at 76 years old in London. [ref]
Alf Kjellin
Swedish actor and film director (1920–1988).
Born February 28th, 1920 in Lund.
Died April 5th, 1988 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play
French engineer, sociologist and economist (1806-1882).
Born April 11th, 1806 in La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur.
Died April 5th, 1882 at 75 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Parvin E'tesami
Iranian poet (1907–1941).
Born March 16th, 1907 in Tabriz.
Died April 5th, 1941 at 34 years old in Tehran.
David Kilgour
Canadian human rights activist and politician (1941–2022).
Born February 18th, 1941 in Winnipeg.
Died April 5th, 2022 at 81 years old in Ottawa.
Craig Reedie
Scottish badminton player and sports administrator (1941-2026).
Born May 6th, 1941 in Stirling. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2026 at 84 years old in Beaulieu. [ref]
Wayne Henderson
American trombonist and record producer (1939–2014).
Born September 24th, 1939 in Houston. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2014 at 74 years old in Culver City. [ref]
Cecil Clementi
British colonial administrator (1875–1947).
Born September 1st, 1875 in Kanpur.
Died April 5th, 1947 at 71 years old in High Wycombe.
Vsevolod Garshin
Russian author of short stories (1855-1888).
Born February 14th, 1855 in Bakhmutsky Uyezd.
Died April 5th, 1888 at 33 years old in Saint Petersburg (falling).
Neil MacCormick
Scottish legal scholar and politician (1941-2009).
Born May 27th, 1941 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2009 at 67 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore