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June 5th
160 Notable deaths
Riccardo Zandonai
Italian composer.
Born May 28th, 1883 in Rovereto, Borgo Sacco. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1944 at 61 years old in Pesaro. [ref]
Alexander von Linsingen
German general (1850-1935).
Born February 10th, 1850 in Hildesheim.
Died June 5th, 1935 at 85 years old in Hanover.
Houshang Golshiri
Iranian writer.
Born March 16th, 1937 in Isfahan.
Died June 5th, 2000 at 63 years old in Tehran (meningitis). [ref]
Josef Wagner
Austrian composer (1856-1908).
Born March 20th, 1856 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1908 at 52 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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.
Manuel Rosenthal
French composer and conductor (1904-2003).
Born June 18th, 1904 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2003 at 98 years old in Paris. [ref]
Daša Drndić
Croatian writer.
Born August 10th, 1946 in Zagreb.
Died June 5th, 2018 at 71 years old in Rijeka (cancer).
António Teixeira de Sousa
Prime minister of portugal (1857-1917).
Born May 5th, 1857 in Celeirós.
Died June 5th, 1917 at 60 years old in Porto.
Simeón Toribio
Filipino athlete (1905-1969).
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Bohol.
Died June 5th, 1969 at 63 years old in Carmen. [ref]
Gustav Fehn
German general.
Born February 21st, 1892 in Nuremberg.
Died June 5th, 1945 at 53 years old in Ljubljana.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 160
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown