July 5th
167 Notable deaths
Thirunalloor Karunakaran
Indian writer (1924-2006).
Born October 8th, 1924 in Perinad. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2006 at 81 years old in Kollam.
Franco Lucchini
Italian flying ace (1917-1943).
Born December 24th, 1917 in Rome.
Died July 5th, 1943 at 25 years old in Catania.
Liana Isakadze
Soviet and georgian violinist, music educator, conductor (1946–2024).
Born August 2nd, 1946 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2024 at 77 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Henri Grob
Chess international master, swiss champion.
Born June 4th, 1904 in Braunau.
Died July 5th, 1974 at 70 years old in Zürich.
Walkiria Terradura
Italian partisan.
Born January 9th, 1924 in Gubbio.
Died July 5th, 2023 at 99 years old in Rome.
Prince Arisugawa Takehito
Japanese admiral (1862-1913).
Born January 13th, 1862 in Kyoto.
Died July 5th, 1913 at 51 years old in Kobe (tuberculosis).
Ernesto Halffter
Spanish composer (1905–1989).
Born January 16th, 1905 in Madrid.
Died July 5th, 1989 at 84 years old in Madrid.
René Harris
Nauruan politician (1947–2008).
Born November 11th, 1947 in Aiwo District.
Died July 5th, 2008 at 60 years old in Aiwo District (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gert Fredriksson
Swedish canoeist (1919–2006).
Born November 21st, 1919 in Nyköping.
Died July 5th, 2006 at 86 years old (cancer). [ref]
Oskar Fried
German composer and conductor.
Born August 10th, 1871 in Berlin.
Died July 5th, 1941 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 167
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius