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September 5th
167 Notable deaths
Earl Long
American politician and the 45th governor of louisiana for three non-consecutive terms (1895-1960).
Born August 26th, 1895 in Winnfield.
Died September 5th, 1960 at 65 years old in Alexandria.
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).
Yossef Romano
Israeli weightlifter.
Born April 15th, 1940 in Benghazi.
Died September 5th, 1972 at 32 years old in Munich.
Moon Landrieu
American politician.
Born July 23rd, 1930 in New Orleans.
Died September 5th, 2022 at 92 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
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 artist (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 C. 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.
Adam Malik
3rd vice president of indonesia (1917-1984).
Born July 22nd, 1917 in Pematangsiantar.
Died September 5th, 1984 at 67 years old in Bandung (liver cancer).
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld