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201 Notable deaths
Hans von Marées
German artist (1837–1887).
Born December 24th, 1837 in Elberfeld.
Died June 5th, 1887 at 49 years old in Rome.
Jeanne Hersch
Swiss philosopher (1910-2000).
Born July 13th, 1910 in Geneva.
Died June 5th, 2000 at 89 years old in Geneva.
Haidar Abdul-Razzaq
Iraqi footballer (1982–2022).
Born June 9th, 1982 in Baghdad.
Died June 5th, 2022 at 39 years old in Baghdad (traumatic brain injury). [ref]
Rosalina Abejo
Filipina composer and conductor (1922–1991).
Born July 13th, 1922 in Tagoloan.
Died June 5th, 1991 at 68 years old in Fresno.
Ho Jong-suk
Independence activist and writer, journalist, communism activist, feminist, sex positive activists (1902-1991).
Born July 16th, 1908 in Seoul.
Died June 5th, 1991 at 82 years old in Pyongyang (disease).
Ida Adamoff
French tennis player.
Born June 26th, 1910 in Moscow.
Died June 5th, 1993 at 82 years old in Paris.
Togo Mizrahi
Egyptian director, actor, producer, and screenwriter (1901-1986).
Born June 2nd, 1901 in Alexandria.
Died June 5th, 1986 at 85 years old in Rome.
Nina Byers
American physicist (1930-2014).
Born January 19th, 1930 in Los Angeles.
Died June 5th, 2014 at 84 years old in Santa Monica.
Johnny Leach
British table tennis player (1922-2014).
Born November 20th, 1922 in Mile End. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2014 at 91 years old [ref]
Genaro Pérez Villaamil
Spanish artist (1807-1854).
Born February 3rd, 1807 in Ferrol.
Died June 5th, 1854 at 47 years old in Madrid.
August Krönig
German scientist (1822–1879).
Born September 20th, 1822 in Schildesche.
Died June 5th, 1879 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Manuel Franco
President of paraguay (1871-1919).
Born July 9th, 1871 in Concepción.
Died June 5th, 1919 at 47 years old in Asunción (myocardial infarction).
Marie Popelin
Belgian advocate, educator, feminist (1846–1913).
Born December 16th, 1846 in Schaerbeek.
Died June 5th, 1913 at 66 years old in Brussels.
Jákup Dahl
Faroese provost and translator (1878–1944).
Died June 5th, 1944 at 66 years old in Tórshavn.
Lauge Koch
Danish geologist and arctic explorer (1892–1964).
Born July 5th, 1892 in Kalundborg. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1964 at 71 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Luis César Amadori
Film director and screenwriter (1902-1977).
Born May 28th, 1902 in Pescara.
Died June 5th, 1977 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires.
Vahram Papazyan
Turkish actor of armenian ancestry (1888–1968).
Born January 18th, 1888 in Istanbul.
Died June 5th, 1968 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Martí Ventolrà
Spanish footballer (1906-1977).
Born December 16th, 1906 in Barcelona.
Died June 5th, 1977 at 70 years old in Mexico City.
Giacomo Furia
Italian actor (1925–2015).
Born January 2nd, 1925 in Naples.
Died June 5th, 2015 at 90 years old in Rome. [ref]
Hans Schmidt
German general of the infantry (1877–1948).
Born April 28th, 1877 in Ulm.
Died June 5th, 1948 at 71 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Ludimar Hermann
German physiologist, speech scientist (1838–1914).
Born October 21st, 1838 in Berlin.
Died June 5th, 1914 at 75 years old in Königsberg.
Evgeni Gegechkori
Georgian politician (1882–1954).
Born April 24th, 1882 in Martvili.
Died June 5th, 1954 at 72 years old in Paris.
James Quibell
British egyptologist (1867–1935).
Born November 11th, 1867 in Newport.
Died June 5th, 1935 at 67 years old in Hertford.
Juan Luis Beigbeder y Atienza
Minister of foreign affairs (1888-1957).
Born March 31st, 1888 in Cartagena.
Died June 5th, 1957 at 69 years old in Madrid.
Boris Gaganelov
Bulgarian footballer (1941-2020).
Born October 7th, 1941 in Petrich.
Died June 5th, 2020 at 78 years old in Sofia. [ref]
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The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé