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Notable deaths on May 5th
George Jung
Major player in the cocaine trade in the united states in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Born August 6th, 1942 in Boston.
Died May 5th, 2021 at 78 years old in Weymouth (kidney failure, liver failure). [ref]
Bernard Hill
British actor (1944-2024).
Born December 17th, 1944 in Blackley.
Died May 5th, 2024 at 79 years old in Reydon. [ref]
Bobby Sands
Activist of the provisional irish republican army (1954-1981).
Born March 9th, 1954 in Belfast, Rathcoole. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1981 at 27 years old in HM Prison Maze (starvation). [ref]
Violet Jessop
Titanic crew member (1887–1971).
Born October 1st, 1887 in BahÃa Blanca.
Died May 5th, 1971 at 83 years old in Great Ashfield (heart failure).
Robert Ressler
Fbi agent (1937–2013).
Born February 21st, 1937 in Chicago.
Died May 5th, 2013 at 76 years old in Spotsylvania County (Parkinson's disease).
Dana Wynter
Actress (1931–2011).
Born June 8th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died May 5th, 2011 at 79 years old in Ojai (heart failure). [ref]
Mike Hagerty
American actor (1954–2022).
Born May 10th, 1954 in Chicago.
Died May 5th, 2022 at 67 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Bertha Benz
German automobile pioneer, with husband karl benz (1849–1944).
Born May 3rd, 1849 in Pforzheim.
Died May 5th, 1944 at 95 years old in Ladenburg.
Kenneth Welsh
Canadian actor (1942-2022).
Born March 30th, 1942 in Edmonton.
Died May 5th, 2022 at 80 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
President of nigeria (1951-2010).
Born August 16th, 1951 in Katsina.
Died May 5th, 2010 at 58 years old in Nigerian Presidential Complex (Churg-Strauss syndrome).
For some moments in life there are no words. David Seltzer