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September 5th
167 Notable deaths
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]
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht