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August 5th
155 Notable deaths
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist.
Born November 9th, 1899 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1972 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alan Rabinowitz
American zoologist.
Born December 31st, 1953 in Brooklyn.
Died August 5th, 2018 at 64 years old in Manhattan (leukemia). [ref]
Jô Soares
Brazilian comedian.
Born January 16th, 1938 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 5th, 2022 at 84 years old in São Paulo (pneumonia). [ref]
Queenie Smith
American actress (1898-1978).
Born September 8th, 1898 in New York City.
Died August 5th, 1978 at 79 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Gerald Cohen
Canadian philosopher.
Born April 14th, 1941 in Montreal. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2009 at 68 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Clive Caldwell
Australian fighter ace of world war ii.
Born July 28th, 1910 in Lewisham.
Died August 5th, 1994 at 84 years old in Sydney.
Andrzej Lepper
Polish politician (1954-2011).
Born June 13th, 1954 in Stowięcino.
Died August 5th, 2011 at 57 years old in Warsaw (hanging). [ref]
Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
French historian and politician.
Born July 6th, 1929 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 5th, 2023 at 94 years old in Paris. [ref]
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German explorer (1873-1969).
Born October 10th, 1873 in Schwerin. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1969 at 95 years old in Eutin. [ref]
John Charnley
British surgeon.
Born August 29th, 1911 in Bury.
Died August 5th, 1982 at 70 years old in Manchester.
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