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June 5th
144 Notable deaths
Mel Tormé
American recording artist.
Born September 13th, 1925 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1999 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Adrian Carton de Wiart
Recipient of the victoria cross.
Born May 5th, 1880 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1963 at 83 years old in County Cork. [ref]
Jeanette Nolan
Actress (1911-1998).
Born December 30th, 1911 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Astrud Gilberto
Brazilian-american singer and songwriter (1940–2023).
Born March 29th, 1940 in Salvador. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2023 at 83 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
M. S. Golwalkar
2nd chief of the rashtriya swayamsevak sangh.
Born February 19th, 1906 in Ramtek.
Died June 5th, 1973 at 67 years old in Nagpur.
Stephen Crane
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist.
Born November 1st, 1981 in Newark. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1900 at -82 years old in Badenweiler (tuberculosis). [ref]
Tariq Aziz
Iraqi foreign minister under saddam hussein (1936-2015).
Born April 28th, 1936 in Tel Keppe.
Died June 5th, 2015 at 79 years old in Nasiriya (myocardial infarction).
Jerome Bruner
American psychologist and scholar.
Born October 1st, 1915 in New York City.
Died June 5th, 2016 at 100 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Natacha Rambova
American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966).
Born January 19th, 1897 in Salt Lake City.
Died June 5th, 1966 at 69 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction).
Kurt Thomas
American gymnast (1956-2020).
Born March 29th, 1956 in Miami.
Died June 5th, 2020 at 64 years old in Texas (stroke). [ref]
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