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June 5th
197 Notable deaths
Ludo Martens
Belgian activist (1946–2011).
Born March 12th, 1946 in Torhout.
Died June 5th, 2011 at 65 years old [ref]
Augustus Edward Hough Love
English mathematician (1863–1940).
Born April 17th, 1863 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died June 5th, 1940 at 77 years old in Oxford.
Akira Endō
Japanese agricultural chemist and biochemist (1933 - 2024).
Born November 14th, 1933 in Higashiyuri.
Died June 5th, 2024 at 90 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Iona Brown
British violinist and conductor (1941–2004).
Born January 7th, 1941 in Salisbury.
Died June 5th, 2004 at 63 years old in Salisbury (cancer).
Jane Briggs Hart
American aviator (1921-2015).
Born October 21st, 1921 in Detroit. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2015 at 93 years old in West Hartford (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Aleksandr Samoylovich Martynov
Russian politician (1865–1935).
Born December 24th, 1865 in Pinsk.
Died June 5th, 1935 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Dagny Juel
Norwegian writer, translator, playwright, poet, and artists' model (1867–1901).
Born June 8th, 1867 in Kongsvinger Municipality.
Died June 5th, 1901 at 33 years old in Tbilisi (gunshot wound).
Maud Watson
English tennis player.
Born October 9th, 1864 in Harrow.
Died June 5th, 1946 at 81 years old in Charmouth.
Urbano Rattazzi
Italian politician (1808–1873).
Born June 30th, 1808 in Alessandria.
Died June 5th, 1873 at 64 years old in Frosinone.
Arne Nordheim
Norwegian composer (1931–2010).
Born June 20th, 1931 in Larvik.
Died June 5th, 2010 at 78 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Bronisław Czech
Polish sportsman and artist (1908–1944).
Born July 25th, 1908 in Zakopane.
Died June 5th, 1944 at 35 years old in Auschwitz.
Elio Sgreccia
Catholic cardinal (1928–2019).
Born June 6th, 1928 in Arcevia.
Died June 5th, 2019 at 90 years old in Rome. [ref]
Colette Marchand
French dancer and actress (1925-2015).
Born April 29th, 1925 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 5th, 2015 at 90 years old in Fontainebleau. [ref]
Riccardo Zandonai
Italian composer and conductor.
Born May 28th, 1883 in Rovereto, Borgo Sacco. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1944 at 61 years old in Pesaro.
Alexander von Linsingen
German general (1850-1935).
Born February 10th, 1850 in Hildesheim.
Died June 5th, 1935 at 85 years old in Hanover.
Karl Friedrich Lessing
German historical and landscape painter (1808-1880).
Born February 15th, 1808 in Wrocław, Wrocław Pracze.
Died June 5th, 1880 at 72 years old in Karlsruhe.
Houshang Golshiri
Iranian writer.
Born March 16th, 1937 in Isfahan.
Died June 5th, 2000 at 63 years old in Tehran (meningitis).
Josef Wagner
Austrian composer (1856-1908).
Born March 20th, 1856 in Vienna.
Died June 5th, 1908 at 52 years old in Vienna.
George Murry
Catholic bishop (1948-2020).
Born December 28th, 1948 in Camden. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2020 at 71 years old in New York City.
Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin
Egyptian prime minister (1926-1984).
Born February 16th, 1926 in Cairo, Kafr el-Sheikh.
Died June 5th, 1984 at 58 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Huda Sultan
Egyptian actress.
Born August 15th, 1925 in Kafr Abu Jindi.
Died June 5th, 2006 at 80 years old in 6th of October City (lung cancer).
Manuel Rosenthal
French composer and conductor (1904-2003).
Born June 18th, 1904 in Paris.
Died June 5th, 2003 at 98 years old in Paris.
Julius Benedict
German-born composer and conductor (1804–1885).
Born November 27th, 1804 in Stuttgart.
Died June 5th, 1885 at 80 years old in London.
Rhoda Broughton
Welsh novelist (1840–1920).
Born November 29th, 1840 in Denbigh.
Died June 5th, 1920 at 79 years old in Oxford.
Daša Drndić
Croatian writer (1946–2018).
Born August 10th, 1946 in Zagreb.
Died June 5th, 2018 at 71 years old in Rijeka (cancer).
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius