June 5th
147 Notable deaths
Paul Keres
Estonian and soviet chess player.
Born January 7th, 1916 in Narva.
Died June 5th, 1975 at 59 years old in Helsinki (myocardial infarction).
Rajeev Motwani
Indian theoretical computer scientist and venture capitalist at stanford university (1962–2009).
Born March 26th, 1962 in Jammu.
Died June 5th, 2009 at 47 years old in Atherton (drowning). [ref]
Roland Young
Actor (1887-1953).
Born November 11th, 1887 in London.
Died June 5th, 1953 at 65 years old in New York City.
Miles Dempsey
British army officer (1896-1969).
Born December 15th, 1896 in Wallasey.
Died June 5th, 1969 at 72 years old in Berkshire (cancer).
Eleanor Farjeon
English children's writer.
Born February 13th, 1881 in London. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1965 at 84 years old in Hampstead. [ref]
Helen Dunmore
British novelist.
Born December 12th, 1952 in Beverley.
Died June 5th, 2017 at 64 years old in Bristol (cancer). [ref]
Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland
Swedish prince.
Born June 17th, 1884 in Tullgarn Palace.
Died June 5th, 1965 at 80 years old in Flen (myocardial infarction).
Caroline John
English actress.
Born October 11th, 1940 in York.
Died June 5th, 2012 at 71 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Sleepy John Estes
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer (1899-1977).
Born January 25th, 1899 in Ripley. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1977 at 78 years old in Brownsville (stroke). [ref]
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
Arab liberation army commander (1890-1977).
Born January 19th, 1890 in Beirut.
Died June 5th, 1977 at 87 years old in Beirut.
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte