June 5th
151 Notable deaths
Gordon Wright
English footballer (1884-1947).
Born October 3rd, 1884 in England.
Died June 5th, 1947 at 62 years old in Johannesburg.
Louis Mottiat
Road bicycle racer (1889-1972).
Born July 6th, 1889 in Bouffioulx.
Died June 5th, 1972 at 82 years old in Charleroi.
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.
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