July 5th
167 Notable deaths
Bruce Fairchild Barton
American author, politician and advertising executive (1886-1967).
Born August 5th, 1886 in Robbins.
Died July 5th, 1967 at 80 years old in New York City.
Bill Burgess
British swimmer and water polo player (1872-1950).
Born June 15th, 1872 in Rotherham.
Died July 5th, 1950 at 78 years old in Paris.
Juanita M. Kreps
United states secretary of commerce (1921-2010).
Born January 11th, 1921 in Lynch.
Died July 5th, 2010 at 89 years old in Durham (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Wilhelm Backhaus
Pianist.
Born March 26th, 1884 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1969 at 85 years old in Villach. [ref]
Joachim Meisner
German cardinal and archbishop of cologne, catholic cardinal (1933–2017).
Born December 25th, 1933 in Leśnica.
Died July 5th, 2017 at 83 years old in Bad Füssing (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Harrison Salisbury
American journalist (1908–1993).
Born November 14th, 1908 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1993 at 84 years old in Providence. [ref]
Raúl Leoni
President of venezuela (1964-1969).
Born April 26th, 1905 in Bolívar.
Died July 5th, 1972 at 67 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Hennes Weisweiler
German association football player and manager (1919–1983).
Born December 5th, 1919 in Lechenich.
Died July 5th, 1983 at 63 years old in Aesch (myocardial infarction).
Hans-Ulrich Wehler
German historian (1931-2014).
Born September 11th, 1931 in Freudenberg.
Died July 5th, 2014 at 82 years old in Bielefeld.
Julius Dorpmüller
German politician and railway manager (1869-1945).
Born July 24th, 1869 in Elberfeld.
Died July 5th, 1945 at 75 years old in Malente (cancer).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 167
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir