July 5th
159 Notable deaths
Joachim Meisner
German cardinal and archbishop of cologne, catholic cardinal.
Born December 25th, 1933 in Leśnica.
Died July 5th, 2017 at 83 years old in Bad Füssing (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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.
William L. Armstrong
American politician (1937-2016).
Born March 16th, 1937 in Fremont.
Died July 5th, 2016 at 79 years old in Denver.
Hans-Ulrich Wehler
German historian.
Born September 11th, 1931 in Freudenberg.
Died July 5th, 2014 at 82 years old in Bielefeld.
Yaroslav Stetsko
Prime minister of ukraine.
Born January 19th, 1912 in Ternopil.
Died July 5th, 1986 at 74 years old in Munich.
Safiye Ali
Turkish physician, probably the first female.
Born February 2nd, 1891 in Istanbul.
Died July 5th, 1952 at 61 years old in Dortmund (cancer).
Harrison Salisbury
American journalist (1908-1993).
Born November 14th, 1908 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1993 at 84 years old in Providence. [ref]
Alfred Lyttelton
English cricketer and politician (1857-1913).
Born February 7th, 1857 in Westminster.
Died July 5th, 1913 at 56 years old in London.
Mika Myllylä
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born September 12th, 1969 in Oulu.
Died July 5th, 2011 at 41 years old in Kokkola. [ref]
Hennes Weisweiler
German football player and manager (1919-1983).
Born December 5th, 1919 in Lechenich.
Died July 5th, 1983 at 63 years old in Aesch (myocardial infarction).
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan