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September 5th
167 Notable deaths
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.
Rebecca Cheptegei
Ugandan athlete (1991–2024).
Born February 22nd, 1991 in Kenya.
Died September 5th, 2024 at 33 years old in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Jane Roberts
American writer and poet.
Born May 8th, 1929 in Saratoga Springs.
Died September 5th, 1984 at 55 years old in Elmira (arthritis).
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]
Cliff Gorman
American actor (1936-2002).
Born October 13th, 1936 in Queens.
Died September 5th, 2002 at 65 years old in Manhattan (leukemia).
Carlo M. Cipolla
Italian economic historian.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Pavia. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2000 at 78 years old in Pavia. [ref]
Rachael Bland
Welsh journalist and presenter.
Born January 21st, 1978 in Cardiff.
Died September 5th, 2018 at 40 years old in Cheshire (breast cancer). [ref]
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).
Martin van Maële
French illustrator (1863–1926).
Born October 12th, 1863 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died September 5th, 1926 at 62 years old in Varennes-Jarcy.
Josh White
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and civil rights activist (1914-1969).
Born February 11th, 1914 in Greenville.
Died September 5th, 1969 at 55 years old in Manhasset.
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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