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June 5th
164 Notable deaths
Louis Mottiat
Road bicycle racer (1889-1972).
Born July 6th, 1889 in Bouffioulx.
Died June 5th, 1972 at 82 years old in Charleroi.
Jānis Bojārs
Latvian shot putter.
Born May 12th, 1956 in Kurmāle Parish.
Died June 5th, 2018 at 62 years old [ref]
Gusztáv Szepesi
Hungarian footballer.
Born July 17th, 1939 in Miskolc.
Died June 5th, 1987 at 47 years old in Tatabánya.
István Abonyi
Chess player (1886-1942).
Born August 18th, 1886 in Budapest.
Died June 5th, 1942 at 55 years old in Budapest.
William Seagrove
British long-distance runner (1898-1980).
Born July 2nd, 1898 in London.
Died June 5th, 1980 at 81 years old in Seaford.
Márta Rudas
Hungarian athletics competitor (1937-2017).
Born February 14th, 1937 in Debrecen.
Died June 5th, 2017 at 80 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Vladimir Lugovskoy
Russian writer.
Born July 1st, 1901 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1957 at 55 years old in Yalta. [ref]
Johnny Bent
American ice hockey player (1908-2004).
Born August 5th, 1908 in Eagles Mere.
Died June 5th, 2004 at 95 years old in Lake Forest.
Fernando Manzaneque
Road bicycle racer (1934–2004).
Born February 4th, 1934 in Campo de Criptana.
Died June 5th, 2004 at 70 years old in Alcázar de San Juan.
Lilita Ozoliņa
Soviet and latvian theater and film actress (1947—2023).
Born November 19th, 1947 in Riga.
Died June 5th, 2023 at 75 years old in Latvia. [ref]
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