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September 5th
202 Notable deaths
Herbert Rappaport
Austrian-soviet film director (1908-1983).
Born July 7th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died September 5th, 1983 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg (aneurysm).
Alexander McCulloch
British rower (1887–1951).
Born October 25th, 1887 in Melbourne.
Died September 5th, 1951 at 63 years old in Henley-on-Thames.
Leonid Sedov
Russian physicist (1907-1999).
Born November 14th, 1907 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died September 5th, 1999 at 91 years old in Moscow.
Akitsugu Konno
Japanese ski jumper (1944–2019).
Born September 1st, 1944 in Sapporo.
Died September 5th, 2019 at 75 years old in Sapporo. [ref]
Antun Nemčić
Croatian writer (1813–1849).
Born January 14th, 1813 in Edde.
Died September 5th, 1849 at 36 years old in Križevci. [ref]
Maria Becker
German-swiss film and theater actress, director, artistic director, reciter, and radio play speaker.
Born January 28th, 1920 in Berlin.
Died September 5th, 2012 at 92 years old in Uster.
Nikodim
Russian archbishop.
Born October 15th, 1929 in Frolovo.
Died September 5th, 1978 at 48 years old in Vatican City.
László Rajcsányi
Hungarian fencer (1907–1992).
Born February 16th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died September 5th, 1992 at 85 years old in Budapest.
Gilbert Chapron
French boxer (1933-2016).
Born October 7th, 1933 in Blois.
Died September 5th, 2016 at 82 years old in Blois. [ref]
Alejandro Pérez Lugín
Spanish writer (1870–1926).
Born February 22nd, 1870 in Madrid.
Died September 5th, 1926 at 56 years old
Oleksandr Rezanov
Soviet ukrainian handball player and handball coach (1948–2024).
Born October 6th, 1948 in Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2024 at 75 years old in Zaporizhzhia. [ref]
Carl Björkman
Premier of åland (1873–1948).
Born February 15th, 1873 in Turku.
Died September 5th, 1948 at 75 years old in Mariehamn.
Jürgen Theuerkauff
German fencer (1934–2022).
Born September 8th, 1934 in Berlin.
Died September 5th, 2022 at 87 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Ernst Reckeweg
Gymnast (1873–1944).
Born April 18th, 1873 in Oberstadt.
Died September 5th, 1944 at 71 years old in New Jersey.
Valdemar Rautio
Finnish triple jumper (1921–1973).
Born November 4th, 1921 in Vaasa.
Died September 5th, 1973 at 51 years old in Nurmijärvi.
Zenón Díaz
Argentine footballer (1880-1948).
Born December 31st, 1880 in Córdoba Province.
Died September 5th, 1948 at 67 years old in Rosario.
Hans Granfelt
Swedish fencer and discus thrower (1897–1963).
Born October 26th, 1897 in Stockholm.
Died September 5th, 1963 at 65 years old in Danderyd Municipality.
Frane Nonković
Croatian water polo player.
Born April 25th, 1935 in Metković.
Died September 5th, 2023 at 88 years old [ref]
Margot Marsman
Dutch swimmer (1932–2018).
Born February 9th, 1932 in Haarlem.
Died September 5th, 2018 at 86 years old in Haarlem. [ref]
Nicolaas Moerloos
Belgian sportsperson (1900–1944).
Born August 10th, 1900 in Sint-Niklaas.
Died September 5th, 1944 at 44 years old in Belsele.
Ernest Barberolle
French rower (1861–1948).
Born October 16th, 1861 in Paris.
Died September 5th, 1948 at 86 years old in Joinville-le-Pont.
Ante Nardelli
Croatian water polo player (1937–1995).
Born April 15th, 1937 in Split.
Died September 5th, 1995 at 58 years old in Zagreb.
Ignacio Macaya
Spanish field hockey player.
Born December 2nd, 1933 in Barcelona.
Died September 5th, 2006 at 72 years old in Barcelona.
Johannes Maas
Dutch racing cyclist (1900-1977).
Born June 17th, 1900 in Steenbergen.
Died September 5th, 1977 at 77 years old in Steenbergen.
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