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April 5th
192 Notable deaths
Margaret Burbidge
British american astronomer (1919-2020).
Born August 12th, 1919 in Davenport.
Died April 5th, 2020 at 100 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
John A. Burns
Second governor of the state of hawaii.
Born March 30th, 1909 in Fort Assinniboine.
Died April 5th, 1975 at 66 years old in Honolulu (cancer).
Alfred Sturtevant
American biologist (1891–1970).
Born November 21st, 1891 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1970 at 78 years old in Pasadena.
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]
Lee Fierro
American actress.
Born February 13th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2020 at 91 years old in Aurora (COVID-19). [ref]
Bill Butler
American cinematographer (1921–2023).
Born April 7th, 1921 in Cripple Creek. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2023 at 101 years old in Montana. [ref]
Bjarni Tryggvason
Canadian astronaut.
Born September 21st, 1945 in Reykjavík. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2022 at 76 years old in London. [ref]
Herbert Graf
Austrian-american theatre director (1903-1973).
Born April 10th, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1973 at 69 years old in Geneva. [ref]
David Kilgour
Canadian human rights activist and writer.
Born February 18th, 1941 in Winnipeg.
Died April 5th, 2022 at 81 years old in Ottawa.
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
Bavarian prince.
Born May 10th, 1884 in Madrid.
Died April 5th, 1958 at 73 years old in Madrid.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 192
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn