September 5th
202 Notable deaths
Helene Chadwick
Actress (1897-1940).
Born November 25th, 1897 in Oneida County.
Died September 5th, 1940 at 42 years old in Los Angeles.
Wolfgang Fortner
German composer and conductor (1907–1987).
Born October 12th, 1907 in Leipzig.
Died September 5th, 1987 at 79 years old in Heidelberg.
Christian Marin
Actor (1929-2012).
Born February 8th, 1929 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died September 5th, 2012 at 83 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Alexei Khvostov
Russian statesman and politician (1872-1918).
Born July 13th, 1872 in Russian Empire.
Died September 5th, 1918 at 46 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
David Todd Wilkinson
American cosmologist (1935–2002).
Born May 13th, 1935 in Hillsdale.
Died September 5th, 2002 at 67 years old in Princeton (cancer).
Jesse Pennington
English footballer (1883-1970).
Born August 23rd, 1883 in West Bromwich.
Died September 5th, 1970 at 87 years old in Kidderminster.
Jules-Élie Delaunay
French painter (1828-1891).
Born June 12th, 1828 in Nantes.
Died September 5th, 1891 at 63 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Horst Krause
German actor.
Born December 18th, 1941 in Benowo.
Died September 5th, 2025 at 83 years old in Teltow. [ref]
Niginho
Brazilian footballer (1912-1975).
Born February 12th, 1912 in Belo Horizonte.
Died September 5th, 1975 at 63 years old in Belo Horizonte.
Henry Folland
Aviation pioneer and aircraft designer (1889–1954).
Born January 22nd, 1889 in Cambridge.
Died September 5th, 1954 at 65 years old in Nottingham.
Charles Du Bos
French writer (1882–1939).
Born October 27th, 1882 in Paris.
Died September 5th, 1939 at 56 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud.
Billy Sherring
Canadian long-distance runner.
Born September 18th, 1878 in Hamilton.
Died September 5th, 1964 at 85 years old in Hamilton.
Alexander Bulygin
Russian politician (1851–1919).
Born August 18th, 1851 in Ryazan Governorate.
Died September 5th, 1919 at 68 years old in Ryazan (gunshot wound).
Félix Morisseau-Leroy
Haitian writer (1912–1998).
Born March 13th, 1912 in Grand-Gosier.
Died September 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Miami.
Friedrich Kaulbach
German painter (1822-1903).
Born July 8th, 1822 in Bad Arolsen.
Died September 5th, 1903 at 81 years old in Hanover.
Patricia Canning Todd
Us tennis player (1922–2015).
Born July 22nd, 1922 in San Francisco.
Died September 5th, 2015 at 93 years old in Encinitas.
Alberto di Jorio
Italian catholic cardinal (1884–1979).
Died September 5th, 1979 at 95 years old in Rome.
Augusta Webster
English poet, dramatist, essayist and translator.
Born January 30th, 1837 in Poole.
Died September 5th, 1904 at 67 years old
David Hendricks Bergey
American bacteriologist (1860-1937).
Born December 27th, 1860 in Skippack.
Died September 5th, 1937 at 76 years old in Philadelphia.
Shimshon Amitsur
Israeli mathematician (1921–1994).
Born August 26th, 1921 in Jerusalem.
Died September 5th, 1994 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Tamara Smirnova
Russian astronomer.
Born December 15th, 1935 in Henichesk.
Died September 5th, 2001 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Eugenie Forde
Actress (1879-1940).
Born June 22nd, 1879 in New York City.
Died September 5th, 1940 at 61 years old in Van Nuys.
Ivan Šuker
Croatian politician (1957–2023).
Born November 12th, 1957 in Livno.
Died September 5th, 2023 at 65 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Constantin Levaditi
Romanian-french physician.
Born August 1st, 1874 in Galați.
Died September 5th, 1953 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]
Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
German princess (1807–1880).
Born November 22nd, 1807 in Langenburg.
Died September 5th, 1880 at 72 years old in Schleiz.
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid