July 5th
159 Notable deaths
Maria Mercè Marçal
Catalan poet, professor, writer and translator.
Born November 13th, 1952 in Ivars d'Urgell. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1998 at 45 years old in Barcelona (breast cancer). [ref]
Otto Hersing
German officer (1885-1960).
Born November 30th, 1885 in Mulhouse.
Died July 5th, 1960 at 74 years old in Angelmodde.
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]
Enrique Pla y Deniel
Spanish cardinal of the roman catholic church (1876-1968).
Born December 19th, 1876 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1968 at 91 years old in Toledo. [ref]
Oskar Bolza
German mathematician.
Born May 12th, 1857 in Bad Bergzabern.
Died July 5th, 1942 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
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]
Pavlo Virsky
Ukrainian choreographer (1905-1975).
Born February 25th, 1905 in Odesa.
Died July 5th, 1975 at 70 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital.
Anna Hübler
German pair skater (1885-1976).
Born January 2nd, 1885 in Munich.
Died July 5th, 1976 at 91 years old in Munich.
Alfredo Trombetti
Italian linguist.
Born January 16th, 1866 in Bologna. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1929 at 63 years old in Lido di Venezia. [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]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin