June 5th
149 Notable deaths
Gösta Dunker
Swedish footballer and manager (1905-1973).
Born September 16th, 1905 in Sandviken.
Died June 5th, 1973 at 67 years old in Sweden.
Vadim Malakhatko
Ukranian chess grandmaster.
Born March 22nd, 1977 in Kyiv.
Died June 5th, 2023 at 46 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction).
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.
Márta Rudas
Hungarian athletics competitor (1937-2017).
Born February 14th, 1937 in Debrecen.
Died June 5th, 2017 at 80 years old in Budapest. [ref]
William Seagrove
British long-distance runner (1898-1980).
Born July 2nd, 1898 in London.
Died June 5th, 1980 at 81 years old in Seaford.
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.
Vladimir Lugovskoy
Russian writer.
Born July 1st, 1901 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1957 at 55 years old in Yalta. [ref]
Fernando Manzaneque
Road bicycle racer.
Born February 4th, 1934 in Campo de Criptana.
Died June 5th, 2004 at 70 years old in Alcázar de San Juan.
Jack Oosterlaak
South african sprinter (1896-1968).
Born January 15th, 1896 in Wellington.
Died June 5th, 1968 at 72 years old in Pretoria.
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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce