July 5th
167 Notable deaths
Maria Mercè Marçal
Spanish poet, professor, writer and translator.
Born November 13th, 1952 in Barcelona.
Died July 5th, 1998 at 45 years old in Barcelona (metastatic breast cancer).
Oskar Bolza
German mathematician.
Born May 12th, 1857 in Bad Bergzabern.
Died July 5th, 1942 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Alfredo Trombetti
Italian linguist (1866–1929).
Born January 16th, 1866 in Bologna.
Died July 5th, 1929 at 63 years old in Lido di Venezia.
Willi Holdorf
German athletics competitor (1940-2020).
Born February 17th, 1940 in Blomesche Wildnis.
Died July 5th, 2020 at 80 years old in Achterwehr (disease). [ref]
Erland Nordenskiöld
Swedish archeologist and anthropologist.
Born July 19th, 1877 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1932 at 54 years old in Johannebergs församling. [ref]
Pavlo Virsky
Ukrainian choreographer (1905-1975).
Born February 25th, 1905 in Odesa.
Died July 5th, 1975 at 70 years old in Kyiv.
Emil Goeldi
Swiss-brazilian naturalist and zoologist (1859–1917).
Born August 28th, 1859 in Nesslau-Krummenau.
Died July 5th, 1917 at 57 years old in Zürich.
Anna Hübler
German pair skater (1885-1976).
Born January 2nd, 1885 in Munich.
Died July 5th, 1976 at 91 years old in Munich.
Volodymyr Troshkin
Soviet footballer (1947-2020).
Born September 28th, 1947 in Yenakiieve.
Died July 5th, 2020 at 72 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Robert Jeangerard
Basketball player.
Born June 20th, 1933 in Evanston.
Died July 5th, 2014 at 81 years old in Belmont.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin