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September 5th
153 Notable deaths
Félix Morisseau-Leroy
Haitian playwright and poet.
Born March 13th, 1912 in Grand-Gosier. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Miami. [ref]
Mariella Mehr
Swiss writer.
Born December 27th, 1947 in Zürich. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2022 at 74 years old in Zürich.
Shimshon Amitsur
Israeli mathematician.
Born August 26th, 1921 in Jerusalem.
Died September 5th, 1994 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Patricia Canning Todd
Us tennis player.
Born July 22nd, 1922 in San Francisco.
Died September 5th, 2015 at 93 years old in Encinitas.
Billy Sherring
Canadian long-distance runner.
Born September 18th, 1878 in Hamilton.
Died September 5th, 1964 at 85 years old in Hamilton.
Tamara Smirnova
Russian astronomer.
Born December 15th, 1935 in Henichesk.
Died September 5th, 2001 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Niginho
Brazilian footballer (1912-1975).
Born February 12th, 1912 in Belo Horizonte.
Died September 5th, 1975 at 63 years old in Belo Horizonte.
Luis Santibáñez
Chilean football manager.
Born February 7th, 1936 in Antofagasta.
Died September 5th, 2008 at 72 years old in Santiago (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Gösta Löfgren
Swedish footballer (1923-2006).
Born August 29th, 1923 in Motala.
Died September 5th, 2006 at 83 years old in Motala.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 153
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel