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July 5th
204 Notable deaths
Cesare Mori
Italian prefect and politician (1871-1942).
Born December 22nd, 1871 in Pavia.
Died July 5th, 1942 at 70 years old in Udine.
Mohammed Barkindo
Nigerian politician.
Born April 20th, 1959 in Yola.
Died July 5th, 2022 at 63 years old in Abuja.
Takeo Fukuda
Prime minister of japan from 1976 to 1978.
Born January 14th, 1905 in Takasaki.
Died July 5th, 1995 at 90 years old in Tokyo (pulmonary emphysema).
H. Richard Niebuhr
American theologian (1894-1962).
Born September 3rd, 1894 in Wright City.
Died July 5th, 1962 at 67 years old in New Haven.
Armen Gilliam
American basketball player (1964–2011).
Born May 28th, 1964 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 5th, 2011 at 47 years old in Bridgeville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vladimir Menshov
Soviet and russian film director and actor (1939–2021).
Born September 17th, 1939 in Baku.
Died July 5th, 2021 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Hugh Shearer
Prime minister of jamaica (1923-2004).
Born May 18th, 1923 in Trelawny Parish.
Died July 5th, 2004 at 81 years old in Kingston.
Max Klinger
German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer (1857–1920).
Born February 12th, 1857 in Leipzig.
Died July 5th, 1920 at 63 years old in Naumburg, Großjena.
Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza
Descendant of the brazilian imperial family.
Born August 13th, 1911 in Château d'Eu.
Died July 5th, 2003 at 91 years old in Paris.
Rodger Ward
American racecar driver.
Born January 10th, 1921 in Beloit.
Died July 5th, 2004 at 83 years old in Anaheim.
Yaroslav Stetsko
Prime minister of ukraine (1912–1986).
Born January 19th, 1912 in Ternopil.
Died July 5th, 1986 at 74 years old in Munich.
Krunoslav Draganović
Croatian roman catholic priest (1903–1982).
Born October 30th, 1903 in Brčko.
Died July 5th, 1983 at 79 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Nasr Abu Zayd
Egyptian quranic thinker, author, and academic (1943-2010).
Born October 7th, 1943 in Tanta. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2010 at 66 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Theodore Roszak
American social historian, social critic, writer (1933–2011).
Born November 15th, 1933 in Chicago.
Died July 5th, 2011 at 77 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Albrecht Kossel
German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics.
Born September 16th, 1853 in Rostock.
Died July 5th, 1927 at 73 years old in Heidelberg.
George Johnstone Stoney
Anglo-irish physicist (1826-1911).
Born February 15th, 1826 in County Offaly.
Died July 5th, 1911 at 85 years old in Notting Hill.
Howard Nemerov
Poet (1920-1991).
Born February 29th, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 5th, 1991 at 71 years old in St. Louis (cancer).
William L. Armstrong
American politician (1937-2016).
Born March 16th, 1937 in Fremont.
Died July 5th, 2016 at 79 years old in Denver.
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
German pianist (1884–1969).
Born March 26th, 1884 in Leipzig.
Died July 5th, 1969 at 85 years old in Villach.
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).
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa