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September 5th
148 Notable deaths
Fritz Leiber
American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.
Born December 24th, 1910 in Chicago.
Died September 5th, 1992 at 81 years old in San Francisco (neurological disorder).
Marcus Loew
Film pioneer, owner of loew's/m-g-m.
Born May 7th, 1870 in New York City.
Died September 5th, 1927 at 57 years old in Glen Cove (myocardial infarction).
Holger Czukay
German bass-guitarist and co-founder of "can".
Born March 24th, 1938 in Gdańsk.
Died September 5th, 2017 at 79 years old in Weilerswist.
Jane Roberts
American writer and poet.
Born May 8th, 1929 in Saratoga Springs.
Died September 5th, 1984 at 55 years old in Elmira (arthritis).
Freddie Oversteegen
Dutch resistance fighter.
Born September 6th, 1925 in Schoten.
Died September 5th, 2018 at 92 years old in Driehuis.
Rachael Bland
Welsh journalist and presenter.
Born January 21st, 1978 in Creigiau.
Died September 5th, 2018 at 40 years old in Cheshire (breast cancer). [ref]
Setsuko Hara
Japanese actress (1920-2015).
Born June 17th, 1920 in Yokohama.
Died September 5th, 2015 at 95 years old in Kanagawa Prefecture (pneumonia). [ref]
Carlo M. Cipolla
Italian economic historian.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Pavia. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2000 at 78 years old in Pavia. [ref]
Martin van Maële
French illustrator.
Born October 12th, 1863 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died September 5th, 1926 at 62 years old in Varennes-Jarcy.
Richard Walther Darré
Nazi ss general (1895-1953).
Born July 14th, 1895 in Buenos Aires, Belgrano. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1953 at 58 years old in Munich (liver cancer).
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