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September 5th
167 Notable deaths
Roman Ghirshman
French archaeologist (1895-1979).
Born October 15th, 1895 in Kharkiv.
Died September 5th, 1979 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Dick Lane
American actor and television announcer (1899-1982).
Born May 28th, 1899 in Rice Lake.
Died September 5th, 1982 at 83 years old in Newport Beach.
Jack Hildyard
British cinematographer.
Born March 17th, 1908 in London.
Died September 5th, 1990 at 82 years old in London. [ref]
Živko Radišić
Bosnian serb politician.
Born August 15th, 1937 in Prijedor.
Died September 5th, 2021 at 84 years old in Banja Luka. [ref]
Mariella Mehr
Swiss writer of yenish descent.
Born December 27th, 1947 in Zurich. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2022 at 74 years old in Zurich.
Francis La Flesche
Native american writer and anthropologist (1857-1932).
Born December 25th, 1857 in Nebraska.
Died September 5th, 1932 at 74 years old in Thurston County.
Jules Isaac
Jewish french historian (1877-1963).
Born November 18th, 1877 in Rennes.
Died September 5th, 1963 at 85 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Salvatore Licitra
Italian operatic tenor.
Born August 10th, 1968 in Bern. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2011 at 43 years old in Catania (traffic collision). [ref]
Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo
Dutch artist of the cobra movement better known as corneille (1922-2010).
Born July 4th, 1922 in Liège. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2010 at 88 years old in L'Isle-Adam. [ref]
Radha Charan Gupta
Indian mathematician.
Born August 14th, 1935 in Jhansi.
Died September 5th, 2024 at 89 years old in Jhansi.
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