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April 5th
205 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]
Jimmy Wang Yu
Taiwanese actor and filmmaker.
Born March 28th, 1943 in Shanghai.
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.
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).
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]
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]
Thomas Stoltz Harvey
American pathologist (1912–2007).
Born October 10th, 1912 in Louisville.
Died April 5th, 2007 at 94 years old in New Jersey. [ref]
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel