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May 5th
142 Notable deaths
George Jung
Major player in the cocaine trade in the united states in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Born August 6th, 1942 in Boston.
Died May 5th, 2021 at 78 years old in Weymouth (kidney failure, liver failure). [ref]
Bobby Sands
Irish terrorist of the provisional irish republican army (1954-1981).
Born March 9th, 1954 in Rathcoole. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1981 at 27 years old in HM Prison Maze (starvation). [ref]
Violet Jessop
Titanic crew member.
Born October 1st, 1887 in Buenos Aires, Bahía Blanca.
Died May 5th, 1971 at 83 years old in Suffolk, Great Ashfield (heart failure).
Robert Ressler
Fbi agent.
Born February 15th, 1937 in Chicago.
Died May 5th, 2013 at 76 years old in Spotsylvania County (Parkinson's disease).
Dana Wynter
Actress (1931-2011).
Born June 8th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died May 5th, 2011 at 79 years old in Ojai (heart failure). [ref]
Kenneth Welsh
Canadian actor (1942-2022).
Born March 30th, 1942 in Edmonton.
Died May 5th, 2022 at 80 years old in London, Uxbridge. [ref]
Ludwig Erhard
Chancellor of west germany (1963–1966).
Born February 4th, 1897 in Fürth. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1977 at 80 years old in Bonn (heart failure). [ref]
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
President of nigeria (1951-2010).
Born August 16th, 1951 in Katsina.
Died May 5th, 2010 at 58 years old in Nigerian Presidential Complex (Churg-Strauss syndrome).
Mike Hagerty
American actor.
Born May 10th, 1954 in Chicago.
Died May 5th, 2022 at 67 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu
South african anti-apartheid activist and member of the african national congress (1912-2003).
Born May 18th, 1912 in Transkei.
Died May 5th, 2003 at 90 years old in Johannesburg (Parkinson's disease).
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