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April 5th
192 Notable deaths
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 industrial designer; co-designer of porsche 911 sports car.
Born December 11th, 1935 in Stuttgart.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 76 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
John Tower
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.
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. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2019 at 92 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Charles Freer Andrews
Christian missionary in india, close friend of mahatma gandhi.
Born February 12th, 1871 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1940 at 69 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Poornachandra Tejaswi
Indian writer.
Born September 8th, 1938 in Kuppalli.
Died April 5th, 2007 at 68 years old in Mudigere. [ref]
Tom Towles
American actor (1950-2015).
Born March 20th, 1950 in Chicago.
Died April 5th, 2015 at 65 years old in Pinellas County (cardiovascular disease).
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]
Lee Petty
American racecar driver.
Born March 14th, 1914 in Randolph County.
Died April 5th, 2000 at 86 years old in Greensboro (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
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