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April 5th
192 Notable deaths
Peter Matthiessen
American novelist.
Born May 22nd, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Sagaponack (leukemia). [ref]
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
Shah of iran (1872-1925).
Born June 21st, 1872 in Tabriz.
Died April 5th, 1925 at 52 years old in Sanremo.
Jimmy Wang Yu
Taiwanese actor and filmmaker.
Born March 28th, 1943 in Shanghai.
Died April 5th, 2022 at 79 years old in Taipei. [ref]
Bingu wa Mutharika
Politician and economist (1934-2012).
Born February 24th, 1934 in Thyolo.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 78 years old in Lilongwe (myocardial infarction).
Marshall Sahlins
American anthropologist (1930-2021).
Born December 27th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died April 5th, 2021 at 90 years old in Chicago. [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.
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). [ref]
Pentti Linkola
Finnish ecologist, polemicist, naturalist, writer, and fisherman.
Born December 7th, 1932 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2020 at 87 years old in Sääksmäki. [ref]
Stanisław Kowalski
Polish sprinter.
Born April 10th, 1910 in Rogówek, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.
Died April 5th, 2022 at 111 years old in Świdnica. [ref]
H.J. Muller
American biologist.
Born December 21st, 1890 in New York City.
Died April 5th, 1967 at 76 years old in Indianapolis.
Deaths 41 to 50 of 192
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore