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July 5th
167 Notable deaths
Alfred Lyttelton
English cricketer and politician (1857-1913).
Born February 7th, 1857 in Westminster.
Died July 5th, 1913 at 56 years old in London.
Archibald Clark Kerr, 1st Baron Inverchapel
British diplomat (1882-1951).
Born March 17th, 1882 in Australia.
Died July 5th, 1951 at 69 years old in Greenock.
Mika Myllylä
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born September 12th, 1969 in Oulu.
Died July 5th, 2011 at 41 years old in Kokkola. [ref]
Safiye Ali
Turkish physician (1891–1952).
Born February 2nd, 1891 in Istanbul.
Died July 5th, 1952 at 61 years old in Dortmund (cancer).
Joe Newman
American musician.
Born September 7th, 1922 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1992 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Tanya Baramzina
Soviet wwii sniper and heroine of the soviet union (1919–1944).
Born December 19th, 1919 in Glazov.
Died July 5th, 1944 at 24 years old in Smaliavičy (gunshot wound).
Bengt I. Samuelsson
Swedish biochemist.
Born May 21st, 1934 in Halmstad.
Died July 5th, 2024 at 90 years old in Mölle. [ref]
Cleveland Eaton
American musician.
Born August 31st, 1939 in Fairfield. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2020 at 80 years old in Birmingham (disease). [ref]
Charles N. Haskell
Governor of oklahoma; politician (1860-1933).
Born March 13th, 1860 in Leipsic.
Died July 5th, 1933 at 73 years old in Oklahoma City (pneumonia).
Régine Crespin
French singer.
Born February 23rd, 1927 in Marseille.
Died July 5th, 2007 at 80 years old in Clichy (liver cancer).
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