People who died on April 5 114
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Timothy I of Constantinople
d. 517
Timothy I of Constantinople
Eutychius of Constantinople
d. 582 (b. 512)
Eutychius of Constantinople (b. 512)
Ruadán of Lorrha
d. 584
Ruadán of Lorrha, Irish abbot
Al-Mu'tadid
d. 902 (b. 960)
Al-Mu'tadid, Iraqi caliph (b. 960)
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
d. 1168 (b. 1104)
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, English politician (b. 1104)
Isabella I of Jerusalem
d. 1205 (b. 1172)
Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem (b. 1172)
Juliana of Liège
d. 1258
Saint Juliana of Liège
William Melton
d. 1340
William Melton, English archbishop
Vincent Ferrer
d. 1419 (b. 1350)
Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)
Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
d. 1431 (b. 1364)
Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (b. 1364)
Jan Matthys
d. 1534
Jan Matthys, Anabaptist reformer
Adam Loftus (bishop)
d. 1605 (b. 1513)
Adam Loftus, English-Irish archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1513)
Alonso Lobo
d. 1617 (b. 1555)
Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555)
François Caron
d. 1673 (b. 1600)
François Caron, Belgian-French explorer and politician, 8th Governor of Formosa (b. 1600)
Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier
d. 1693 (b. 1627)
Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier (d. 1693)
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
d. 1695 (b. 1633)
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1633)
Charles XI of Sweden
d. 1697 (b. 1655)
Charles XI of Sweden (b. 1655)
Jean Jouvenet
d. 1717 (b. 1647)
Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)
William Derham
d. 1735 (b. 1657)
William Derham, English minister and philosopher (b. 1657)
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Samuel Wesley (poet)
d. 1735 (b. 1662)
Samuel Wesley, English clergyman and poet (b. 1662)
Edward Young
d. 1765 (b. 1683)
Edward Young, English poet, dramatist and literary critic (Night Thoughts).(d. 1765)
Georges Danton
d. 1794 (b. 1759)
Georges Danton, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice (b. 1759)
Camille Desmoulins
d. 1794 (b. 1760)
Camille Desmoulins, French journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1760)
Jean-Charles Pichegru
d. 1804 (b. 1761)
Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general (b. 1761)
Richard Goodwin Keats
d. 1834 (b. 1757)
Richard Goodwin Keats, English admiral and politician, 40th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1757)
Alaric Alexander Watts
d. 1864 (b. 1797)
Alaric Alexander Watts, English poet and journalist (b. 1797)
Joseph Louis François Bertrand
d. 1900 (b. 1822)
Joseph Louis François Bertrand, French mathematician, economist, and academic (b. 1822)
Osman Nuri Pasha
d. 1900 (b. 1832)
Osman Nuri Pasha, Ottoman field marshal and the hero of the Siege of Plevna in 1877 (b. 1832)
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
d. 1923 (b. 1866)
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English archaeologist and banker (d. 1923)
Roy Kilner
d. 1928 (b. 1890)
Roy Kilner, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1890)
Chandler Egan
d. 1936 (b. 1884)
Chandler Egan, American golfer and architect (d. 1936)
Charles Freer Andrews
d. 1940 (b. 1871)
Charles Freer Andrews, English-Indian priest, missionary, and educator (b. 1871)
Nigel Gresley
d. 1941 (b. 1876)
Nigel Gresley, Scottish-English engineer (d. 1941)
Aleš Hrdlička
d. 1943 (b. 1869)
Aleš Hrdlička, Czech-American anthropologist and scholar (b. 1869)
Karl-Otto Koch
d. 1945 (b. 1897)
Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (d. 1945)
Vincent Youmans
d. 1946 (b. 1898)
Vincent Youmans, American composer and producer (d. 1946)
Charles Collett
d. 1952 (b. 1871)
Charles Collett, English engineer (d. 1952)
Douglas MacArthur
d. 1964 (b. 1880)
Douglas MacArthur, American general (b. 1880)
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John Henry Starling
d. 1966 (b. 1883)
John Henry Starling, Australian public servant (b. 1883)
Mischa Elman
d. 1967 (b. 1891)
Mischa Elman, Ukrainian-American violinist (b. 1891)
Hermann Joseph Muller
d. 1967 (b. 1890)
Hermann Joseph Muller, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)
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Ain-Ervin Mere
d. 1969 (b. 1903)
Ain-Ervin Mere, Estonian SS officer (b. 1903)
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Shelby Storck
d. 1969 (b. 1917)
Shelby Storck, American journalist, actor, director, and producer (b. 1917)
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Alfred Sturtevant
d. 1970 (b. 1891)
Alfred Sturtevant, American geneticist and academic (b. 1891)
Brian Donlevy
d. 1972 (b. 1901)
Brian Donlevy, American actor and producer (b. 1901)
Isabel Jewell
d. 1972 (b. 1907)
Isabel Jewell, American actress (d. 1972)
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Robert Speck (politician)
d. 1972 (b. 1915)
Robert Speck, Canadian politician, 1st Mayor of Mississauga (d. 1972)
John Coleman (Australian footballer)
d. 1973 (b. 1928)
John Coleman, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1928)
A. Y. Jackson
d. 1974 (b. 1882)
A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter and academic (d. 1974)
Chiang Kai-shek
d. 1975 (b. 1887)
Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. 1887)
Howard Hughes
d. 1976 (b. 1905)
Howard Hughes, American pilot, engineer, and director (b. 1905)
Wilder Penfield
d. 1976 (b. 1891)
Wilder Penfield, American-Canadian surgeon and academic (b. 1891)
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Eugène Gabritschevsky
d. 1979 (b. 1893)
Eugène Gabritschevsky, Russian biologist and painter (b. 1893)
Bob Hite
d. 1981 (b. 1943)
Bob Hite, American singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
Abe Fortas
d. 1982 (b. 1910)
Abe Fortas, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1982)
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Danny Rapp
d. 1983 (b. 1941)
Danny Rapp, American rock & roll singer (Danny & the Juniors) (d. 1983)
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Nikolai Matvejev
d. 1984 (b. 1923)
Nikolai Matvejev, Estonian cyclist (b. 1923)
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Jan Lindblad
d. 1987 (b. 1932)
Jan Lindblad, Swedish biologist and photographer (d. 1987)
María Cristina Gómez
d. 1989 (b. 1938)
María Cristina Gómez, Salvadoran educator and activist (b. 1938)
Sonny Carter
d. 1991 (b. 1947)
Sonny Carter, American soccer player, physician, and astronaut (b. 1947)
John Tower
d. 1991 (b. 1925)
John Tower, American soldier, academic, and politician (b. 1925)
Sam Walton
d. 1992 (b. 1918)
Sam Walton, American businessman, founded Walmart and Sam's Club (b. 1918)
Divya Bharti
d. 1993 (b. 1974)
Divya Bharti, Indian actress (b. 1974)
Kurt Cobain
d. 1994 (b. 1967)
Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1967)
Roy Smeck
d. 1994 (b. 1900)
Roy Smeck, American country musician (b. 1900)
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Françoise Loranger
d. 1995 (b. 1913)
Françoise Loranger, Canadian playwright and producer (d. 1995)
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Larry LaPrise
d. 1996 (b. 1913)
Larry LaPrise, American songwriter (b. 1913)
Allen Ginsberg
d. 1997 (b. 1926)
Allen Ginsberg, American poet (d. 1997)
Cozy Powell
d. 1998 (b. 1947)
Cozy Powell, English drummer (b. 1947)
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Paul David
d. 1999 (b. 1919)
Paul David, Canadian cardiologist and politician (b. 1919)
Lee Petty
d. 2000 (b. 1914)
Lee Petty, American race car driver (b. 1914)
Brother Theodore
d. 2001 (b. 1906)
Brother Theodore, German-American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd
d. 2001 (b. 1918)
Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (d. 2001)
Layne Staley
d. 2002 (b. 1967)
Layne Staley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
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Sławomir Rawicz
d. 2004 (b. 1915)
Sławomir Rawicz, Polish lieutenant (b. 1915)
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Heiner Zieschang
d. 2004 (b. 1936)
Heiner Zieschang, German mathematician and academic (b. 1936)
Saul Bellow
d. 2005 (b. 1915)
Saul Bellow, Canadian-American novelist, essayist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)
Dale Messick
d. 2005 (b. 1906)
Dale Messick, American author and illustrator (d. 2005)
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John Sichel
d. 2005 (b. 1937)
John Sichel, French-English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
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Neil Welliver
d. 2005 (b. 1929)
Neil Welliver, American painter (d. 2005)
Allan Kaprow
d. 2006 (b. 1927)
Allan Kaprow, American painter and author (d. 2006)
Gene Pitney
d. 2006 (b. 1940)
Gene Pitney, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
Maria Gripe
d. 2007 (b. 1923)
Maria Gripe, Swedish journalist and author (d. 2007)
Leela Majumdar
d. 2007 (b. 1908)
Leela Majumdar, Indian author and academic (b. 1908)
Mark St. John
d. 2007 (b. 1956)
Mark St. John, American guitarist (b. 1956)
Darryl Stingley
d. 2007 (b. 1951)
Darryl Stingley, American football player and scout (d. 2007)
Poornachandra Tejaswi
d. 2007 (b. 1938)
Poornachandra Tejaswi, Indian ornithologist, author, and photographer (b. 1938)
Charlton Heston
d. 2008 (b. 1923)
Charlton Heston, American actor, director and gun rights activist (d. 2008)
Constantine Papadakis
d. 2009 (b. 1946)
Constantine Papadakis, Greek-American businessman and academic (b. 1946)
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Joe Avezzano
d. 2012 (b. 1943)
Joe Avezzano, American football player and coach (b. 1943)
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Jim Herr
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Jim Herr, American businessman, founded Herr's Snacks (b. 1924)
Jim Marshall (businessman)
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (d. 2012)
Gil Noble
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Gil Noble, American journalist and producer (b. 1932)
Peter Tapsell (New Zealand politician)
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Peter Tapsell, New Zealand surgeon and politician, 30th New Zealand Minister of Defence (b. 1930)
Bingu wa Mutharika
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
Bingu wa Mutharika, Malawian economist and politician, 3rd President of Malawi (b. 1934)
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Nakatindi Wina
d. 2012
Nakatindi Wina, Zambian Princess and politician
Regina Bianchi
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Regina Bianchi, Italian actress (b. 1921)
Amnon Dankner
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Amnon Dankner, Israeli journalist and author (b. 1946)
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Piero de Palma
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Piero de Palma, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1924)
Dave Hunt (Christian apologist)
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Dave Hunt, American radio host and author (b. 1926)
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Mohammad Ishaq Khan
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Mohammad Ishaq Khan, Indian historian and academic (b. 1946)
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David Kuo (author)
d. 2013 (b. 1968)
David Kuo, American journalist and author (b. 1968)
Nikolaos Pappas
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Nikolaos Pappas, Greek admiral and politician, Greek Minister for Mercantile Marine (b. 1930)
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Alan Davie
d. 2014 (b. 1920)
Alan Davie, Scottish saxophonist and painter (b. 1920)
Peter Matthiessen
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Peter Matthiessen, American novelist, short story writer, editor, co-founded The Paris Review (d. 2014)
John Pinette
d. 2014 (b. 1964)
John Pinette, American comedian (b. 1964)
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Gordon Smith (footballer, born July 1954)
d. 2014 (b. 1954)
Gordon Smith, Scottish footballer (b. 1954)
José Wilker
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
José Wilker, Brazilian actor, director, and producer (b. 1947)
Fredric Brandt
d. 2015 (b. 1949)
Fredric Brandt, American dermatologist and author (d. 2015)
Juan Carlos Cáceres
d. 2015 (b. 1936)
Juan Carlos Cáceres, Argentinian singer and pianist (b. 1936)
Richard Dysart
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Richard Dysart, American actor (b. 1929)
Steve Rickard
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Steve Rickard, New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (d. 2015)
Julie Wilson
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Julie Wilson, American actress and singer (b. 1924)
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Koço Kasapoğlu
d. 2016 (b. 1936)
Koço Kasapoğlu, Turkish footballer (b. 1936)