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September 5th
202 Notable deaths
Yossef Romano
Israeli weightlifter (1940–1972).
Born April 15th, 1940 in Benghazi.
Died September 5th, 1972 at 32 years old in Munich.
George Stoneman
Union army general and governor of california (1822–1894).
Born August 8th, 1822 in Busti.
Died September 5th, 1894 at 72 years old in Buffalo (stroke).
Moon Landrieu
American politician (1930–2022).
Born July 23rd, 1930 in New Orleans.
Died September 5th, 2022 at 92 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Camille Doncieux
French artists' model (1847–1879).
Born January 15th, 1847 in Lyon.
Died September 5th, 1879 at 32 years old in Vétheuil (cancer).
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
American politician (1890-1964).
Born August 7th, 1890 in Concord.
Died September 5th, 1964 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid
Turkish painter (1901–1991).
Born December 6th, 1901 in Büyükada.
Died September 5th, 1991 at 89 years old in Amman.
Moshe Weinberg
1972 munich massacre victim (1939–1972).
Born September 19th, 1939 in Haifa. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1972 at 32 years old in Munich. [ref]
Richard Chace Tolman
American physicist (1881–1948).
Born March 4th, 1881 in West Newton.
Died September 5th, 1948 at 67 years old in Pasadena.
Charles Péguy
French poet, essayist, and editor (1873–1914).
Born January 7th, 1873 in Orléans.
Died September 5th, 1914 at 41 years old in Le Plessis-l'Évêque.
Walther Schwieger
German world war i u-boat commander.
Born April 7th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died September 5th, 1917 at 32 years old in North Sea.
Adam Malik
3rd vice president of indonesia (1978–1983).
Born July 22nd, 1917 in Pematangsiantar.
Died September 5th, 1984 at 67 years old in Bandung (liver cancer).
Verner Panton
Danish furniture designer (1926–1998).
Born February 13th, 1926 in Brahesborg.
Died September 5th, 1998 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Nicolaas Bloembergen
Dutch-born american physicist.
Born March 11th, 1920 in Dordrecht.
Died September 5th, 2017 at 97 years old in Tucson (heart failure). [ref]
Michael Spindler
Apple ceo 1993–1996 (1942–2016).
Born December 22nd, 1942 in Berlin.
Died September 5th, 2016 at 73 years old in Mougins. [ref]
Vasily Chapayev
Red army commander (1887–1919).
Born February 9th, 1887 in Budayka.
Died September 5th, 1919 at 32 years old in Lbishchensky uyezd (drowning).
Jiří Menzel
Czech film director, actor, director, scriptwriter, writer and university educator (1938-2020).
Born February 23rd, 1938 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2020 at 82 years old in Prague (COVID-19). [ref]
Claude Renoir
French cinematographer (1913–1993).
Born December 4th, 1913 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 5th, 1993 at 79 years old in Troyes. [ref]
Karl Harrer
German journalist and politician (1890-1926).
Born October 8th, 1890.
Died September 5th, 1926 at 35 years old in Munich.
Shoya Tomizawa
Japanese motorcycle racer.
Born December 10th, 1990 in Asahi.
Died September 5th, 2010 at 19 years old in Riccione (chest trauma, struck by vehicle, abdominal trauma, concussion, falling). [ref]
Kir Bulychev
Soviet russian science fiction writer and historian (1934–2003).
Born October 18th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died September 5th, 2003 at 68 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Francisco Toledo
Mexican artist (1940-2019).
Born July 17th, 1940 in Mexico City.
Died September 5th, 2019 at 79 years old in Oaxaca de Juárez. [ref]
Vann Nath
Cambodian writer and sculptor (1946-2011).
Born April 5th, 1946 in Battambang Province. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2011 at 65 years old in Phnom Penh (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Rachels
American philosopher (1941–2003).
Born May 30th, 1941 in Columbus.
Died September 5th, 2003 at 62 years old in Birmingham.
Tatsuo Yoshida
Japanese mangaka and animator (1932–1977).
Born March 6th, 1933 in Kyoto.
Died September 5th, 1977 at 44 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer).
John Thomson
Scottish footballer (1909-1931).
Born January 28th, 1909 in Kirkcaldy.
Died September 5th, 1931 at 22 years old in Glasgow.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 202
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