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June 5th
147 Notable deaths
Boris Gaganelov
Bulgarian footballer (1941-2020).
Born October 7th, 1941 in Petrich.
Died June 5th, 2020 at 78 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Ho Jong-suk
Independence activist and writer, journalist, communism activist, feminist, sex positive activists (1902-1991).
Born July 16th, 1902 in Seoul.
Died June 5th, 1991 at 88 years old in Pyongyang (disease).
Martí Ventolrà
Spanish footballer (1906-1977).
Born December 16th, 1906 in Barcelona.
Died June 5th, 1977 at 70 years old in Mexico City.
James Quibell
British egyptologist.
Born November 11th, 1867 in Newport.
Died June 5th, 1935 at 67 years old in Hertford.
Anna Jókai
Hungarian writer and poet (1932-2017).
Born November 24th, 1932 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2017 at 84 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Junzaburō Nishiwaki
Japanese writer.
Born January 20th, 1894 in Niigata Prefecture.
Died June 5th, 1982 at 88 years old in Niigata Prefecture (heart failure).
Boris Pokrovsky
Soviet and russian opera director (1912-2009).
Born January 23rd, 1912 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2009 at 97 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Solon Irving Bailey
American astronomer.
Born December 29th, 1854 in Lisbon.
Died June 5th, 1931 at 76 years old in Boston.
Gabriel Aresti
Spanish writer in basque and spanish.
Born October 14th, 1933 in Bilbao.
Died June 5th, 1975 at 41 years old in Bilbao.
Robert Pohl
German physicist.
Born August 10th, 1884 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1976 at 91 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 147
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