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September 5th
148 Notable deaths
Cliff Gorman
American actor (1936-2002).
Born October 13th, 1936 in Queens. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2002 at 65 years old in Manhattan (leukemia). [ref]
Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid
Turkish artist (1901–1991).
Born January 7th, 1901 in Turkey, Büyükada. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1991 at 90 years old in Amman.
Francis Ford
Actor, film director (1881-1953).
Born August 14th, 1881 in Portland.
Died September 5th, 1953 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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. [ref]
Yossef Romano
Israeli weightlifter.
Born April 15th, 1940 in Benghazi.
Died September 5th, 1972 at 32 years old in Munich.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
American politician (1890-1964).
Born August 7th, 1890 in Concord.
Died September 5th, 1964 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Moon Landrieu
American politician.
Born July 23rd, 1930 in New Orleans.
Died September 5th, 2022 at 92 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Moshe Weinberg
1972 munich massacre victim.
Born September 19th, 1939 in Haifa. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1972 at 32 years old in Munich. [ref]
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]
Charles Péguy
French poet, essayist, and editor.
Born January 7th, 1873 in Orléans. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1914 at 41 years old in Le Plessis-l'Évêque. [ref]
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