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June 5th
149 Notable deaths
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.
Józef Beck
Polish diplomat and military officer (1894-1944).
Born October 4th, 1894 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1944 at 49 years old in Stănești (tuberculosis). [ref]
Georges Feydeau
French writer.
Born December 8th, 1862 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1921 at 58 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (syphilis). [ref]
Eugen Leviné
Bavarian revolutionary (1883-1919).
Born May 23rd, 1883 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 5th, 1919 at 36 years old in Stadelheim Prison (ballistic trauma).
Henrik Kauffmann
Danish politician (1888-1963).
Born August 26th, 1888 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died June 5th, 1963 at 74 years old in Skodsborg.
Johanna Wolf
Secretary to adolf hitler.
Born June 1st, 1900 in Munich.
Died June 5th, 1985 at 85 years old in Munich.
Vasili Kuznetsov
Soviet politician (1901-1990).
Born February 13th, 1901 in Varnavinskij County.
Died June 5th, 1990 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Julius Popper
Romanian-argentinian explorer (1857-1893).
Born December 15th, 1857 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1893 at 35 years old in Buenos Aires.
Tokugawa Iesato
Japanese politician (1863-1940).
Born August 24th, 1863 in Tokyo.
Died June 5th, 1940 at 76 years old
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