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June 5th
149 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]
Michael Mosley
British journalist, producer and presenter (1957–2024).
Born March 22nd, 1957 in Kolkata.
Died June 5th, 2024 at 67 years old in Symi. [ref]
Edgar Lungu
President of zambia from 2015 to 2021 (1956–2025).
Born November 11th, 1956 in Ndola.
Died June 5th, 2025 at 68 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy