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April 5th
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257 Notable deaths
Robert Lord
Screenwriter, film producer (1900-1976).
Born May 1st, 1900 in Chicago.
Died April 5th, 1976 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Pinchus Krémègne
Litvak-french artist, primarily known as a sculptor, painter and lithographer (1890-1981).
Born July 28th, 1890 in Zhaludok.
Died April 5th, 1981 at 90 years old in Céret.
Fernand Goyvaerts
Belgian footballer (1938-2004).
Born October 24th, 1938 in Mechelen.
Died April 5th, 2004 at 65 years old in Bruges (cerebral hemorrhage).
Mitsuko Mito
Actress (1919–1981).
Born March 23rd, 1919 in Onuma District.
Died April 5th, 1981 at 62 years old
Ignazio Buttitta
Italian poet (1899–1997).
Born September 19th, 1899 in Bagheria.
Died April 5th, 1997 at 97 years old in Bagheria.
David Murray
Scottish racing driver.
Born December 28th, 1909 in Edinburgh.
Died April 5th, 1973 at 63 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (traffic collision).
Laura de Force Gordon
American activist and lawyer.
Born August 17th, 1838 in North East.
Died April 5th, 1907 at 68 years old in Lodi (pneumonia).
Hiromori Hayashi
Japanese composer (1831-1896).
Born December 28th, 1831 in Reinin-cho.
Died April 5th, 1896 at 64 years old
Branislav Pokrajac
Serbian handball player.
Born January 27th, 1947 in Belgrade.
Died April 5th, 2018 at 71 years old in Belgrade.
Makoto Ōoka
Japanese poet (1931–2017).
Born February 16th, 1931 in Mishima.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 86 years old in Mishima (respiratory failure). [ref]
Alberto Bonucci
Actor, film director (1918–1969).
Born May 19th, 1918 in Campobasso.
Died April 5th, 1969 at 50 years old in Rome (cancer).
Gianfranco Leoncini
Italian footballer (1939-2019).
Born September 25th, 1939 in Rome.
Died April 5th, 2019 at 79 years old in Chivasso (leukemia). [ref]
Alla Tarasova
Russian soviet actress (1898–1973).
Born February 6th, 1898 in Kyiv.
Died April 5th, 1973 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Julen Madariaga
Spanish politician (1932–2021).
Born October 11th, 1932 in Bilbao. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2021 at 88 years old in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle. [ref]
Hans Ernst August Buchner
German bacteriologist (1850–1902).
Born December 16th, 1850 in Munich.
Died April 5th, 1902 at 51 years old in Munich.
Milivoje Petrović Blaznavac
Serbian politician and general (1824–1873).
Born May 16th, 1824 in Blaznava.
Died April 5th, 1873 at 48 years old in Belgrade.
José Domingo Molina Gómez
Argentine general (1896–1969).
Born September 26th, 1896 in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
Died April 5th, 1969 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Lajos Csordás
Hungarian footballer (1932-1968).
Born October 26th, 1932 in Budafok.
Died April 5th, 1968 at 35 years old in Budapest.
Memè Perlini
Italian actor (1947-2017).
Born December 8th, 1947 in Sant'Angelo in Lizzola.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 69 years old in Rome (falling). [ref]
Pedro Bartolomé Benoit
Dominican politician and military officer (1921–2012).
Born February 13th, 1921 in Samaná.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 91 years old in Santo Domingo. [ref]
Hugh Robert Mill
Scottish meteorologist (1861–1950).
Born May 28th, 1861 in Thurso.
Died April 5th, 1950 at 88 years old in Sussex. [ref]
Frank Foss
American pole vaulter (1895–1989).
Born May 9th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died April 5th, 1989 at 93 years old in Hinsdale.
Claude Delvincourt
French composer (1888–1954).
Born January 12th, 1888 in Paris.
Died April 5th, 1954 at 66 years old in Orbetello (traffic collision).
Washington Ellsworth Lindsey
American politician (1862-1926).
Born December 20th, 1862 in Armstrongs Mills.
Died April 5th, 1926 at 63 years old in Portales.
Agnes Morton
English tennis player (1872–1952).
Born March 6th, 1872 in Halstead.
Died April 5th, 1952 at 80 years old in 67, Holland Park W11. [ref]
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson