People who died on July 5 81
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Cui Yuan (9th- and 10th-century Tang chancellor)
d. 905
Cui Yuan, Chinese chancellor
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Dugu Sun
d. 905
Dugu Sun, Chinese chancellor
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Lu Yi (Tang dynasty)
d. 905 (b. 847)
Lu Yi, Chinese chancellor (b. 847)
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Pei Shu
d. 905 (b. 841)
Pei Shu, Chinese chancellor (b. 841)
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Wang Pu (Tang chancellor)
d. 905
Wang Pu, Chinese chancellor
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Xu Ji
d. 936
Xu Ji, Chinese official and chancellor
Emperor Murakami
d. 967 (b. 926)
Murakami, emperor of Japan (d. 967)
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Ísleifur Gissurarson
d. 1080 (b. 1006)
Ísleifur Gissurarson, Icelandic bishop (b. 1006)
William of Hirsau
d. 1091
William of Hirsau, German abbot
Ferdinand of Majorca
d. 1316 (b. 1278)
Ferdinand, prince of Majorca (b. 1278)
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Charles III, Count of Alençon
d. 1375 (b. 1337)
Charles III, French nobleman (b. 1337)
Musa Çelebi
d. 1413
Musa Çelebi, Ottoman prince and co-ruler
Crinitus
d. 1507 (b. 1475)
Crinitus, Italian scholar and academic (b. 1475)
Anthony Maria Zaccaria
d. 1539 (b. 1502)
Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Italian saint (b. 1502)
Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1666 (b. 1584)
Albert VI, German nobleman (b. 1584)
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
d. 1676 (b. 1613)
Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician (b. 1613)
Charles Ancillon
d. 1715 (b. 1659)
Charles Ancillon, French jurist and diplomat (d. 1715)
Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg
d. 1719 (b. 1641)
Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, German-English general (b. 1641)
Francisco José Freire
d. 1773 (b. 1719)
Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (b. 1719)
William Cornwallis
d. 1819 (b. 1744)
William Cornwallis, English admiral and politician (b.1744)
Stamford Raffles
d. 1826 (b. 1781)
Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (d. 1826)
Nicéphore Niépce
d. 1833 (b. 1765)
Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, created the first known photograph (b. 1765)
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Charles Cagniard de la Tour
d. 1859 (b. 1777)
Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist and engineer (b. 1777)
Heinrich Georg Bronn
d. 1862 (b. 1800)
Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist and paleontologist (b. 1800)
Lewis Armistead
d. 1863 (b. 1817)
Lewis Armistead, American general (b. 1817)
Victor Massé
d. 1884 (b. 1822)
Victor Massé, French composer (b. 1822)
Jonas Lie (writer)
d. 1908 (b. 1833)
Jonas Lie, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1833)
Max Klinger
d. 1920 (b. 1857)
Max Klinger, German painter and sculptor (b. 1857)
Albrecht Kossel
d. 1927 (b. 1853)
Albrecht Kossel, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1927)
Henry Johnson (World War I soldier)
d. 1929 (b. 1897)
Henry Johnson, American sergeant (b. 1897)
Sasha Chorny
d. 1932 (b. 1880)
Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (b. 1880)
Bernard de Pourtalès
d. 1935 (b. 1870)
Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (b. 1870)
Daniel Sawyer
d. 1937 (b. 1882)
Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (b. 1884)
Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski
d. 1943 (b. 1880)
Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, Polish actor (b. 1880)
Karin Swanström
d. 1943 (b. 1873)
Karin Swanström, Swedish actress, director, and producer (b. 1873)
John Curtin
d. 1945 (b. 1885)
John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885)
Georges Bernanos
d. 1948 (b. 1888)
Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author (b. 1888)
Carole Landis
d. 1948 (b. 1919)
Carole Landis, American actress (b. 1919)
Piet Aalberse
d. 1948 (b. 1871)
Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician (b. 1871)
Anugrah Narayan Sinha
d. 1957 (b. 1887)
Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1887)
Porfirio Rubirosa
d. 1965 (b. 1909)
Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, polo player, and diplomat (b. 1909)
George de Hevesy
d. 1966 (b. 1885)
George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1966)
Wilhelm Backhaus
d. 1969 (b. 1884)
Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist and educator (b. 1884)
Walter Gropius
d. 1969 (b. 1883)
Walter Gropius, German architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building and Werkbund Exhibition (b. 1883)
Tom Mboya
d. 1969 (b. 1930)
Tom Mboya, Kenyan politician, 1st Kenyan Minister of Justice (b. 1930)
Leo McCarey
d. 1969 (b. 1898)
Leo McCarey, American director and screenwriter (d. 1969)
Gilda dalla Rizza
d. 1975 (b. 1892)
Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress (b. 1892)
Harry James
d. 1983 (b. 1916)
Harry James, American trumpet player and actor (b. 1916)
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Chic Murray (politician)
d. 1984 (b. 1914)
Chic Murray, Canadian politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga (b. 1914)
Howard Nemerov
d. 1991 (b. 1920)
Howard Nemerov, American poet and essayist (b. 1920)
Jüri Järvet
d. 1995 (b. 1919)
Jüri Järvet, Estonian actor and screenwriter (b. 1919)
A. Thangathurai
d. 1997 (b. 1936)
A. Thangathurai, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (b. 1936)
Sid Luckman
d. 1998 (b. 1916)
Sid Luckman, American football player (b. 1916)
Katy Jurado
d. 2002 (b. 1924)
Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (b. 1924)
Ted Williams
d. 2002 (b. 1918)
Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002)
Hugh Shearer
d. 2004 (b. 1923)
Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1923)
Rodger Ward
d. 2004 (b. 1921)
Rodger Ward, American race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1921)
James Stockdale
d. 2005 (b. 1923)
James Stockdale, American admiral (b. 1923)
Gert Fredriksson
d. 2006 (b. 1919)
Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoe racer (b. 1919)
Thirunalloor Karunakaran
d. 2006 (b. 1924)
Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (d. 2006)
Kenneth Lay
d. 2006 (b. 1942)
Kenneth Lay, American businessman (b. 1942)
Amzie Strickland
d. 2006 (b. 1919)
Amzie Strickland, American actress (b. 1919)
Régine Crespin
d. 2007 (b. 1927)
Régine Crespin, French soprano (b. 1927)
George Melly
d. 2007 (b. 1926)
George Melly, English singer-songwriter and critic (b. 1926)
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Hasan Doğan
d. 2008 (b. 1956)
Hasan Doğan, Turkish businessman (b. 1956)
Bob Probert
d. 2010 (b. 1965)
Bob Probert, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (b. 1965)
Cy Twombly
d. 2011 (b. 1928)
Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter, sculptor, and photographer (b. 1928)
Rob Goris
d. 2012 (b. 1982)
Rob Goris, Belgian cyclist (b. 1982)
Gerrit Komrij
d. 2012 (b. 1944)
Gerrit Komrij, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (b. 1944)
Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, English businessman and politician (b. 1933)
Ruud van Hemert
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Ruud van Hemert, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
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Bud Asher
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Bud Asher, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
David Cargo
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
David Cargo, American politician, 22nd Governor of New Mexico (b. 1929)
Lambert Jackson Woodburne
d. 2013 (b. 1939)
Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (d. 2013)
Rosemary Murphy
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Rosemary Murphy, American actress (b. 1925)
Volodymyr Sabodan
d. 2014 (b. 1935)
Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (b. 1935)
Hans-Ulrich Wehler
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (d. 2014)
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Brett Wiesner
d. 2014 (b. 1983)
Brett Wiesner, American soccer player (b. 1983)
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Archduchess Dorothea of Austria
d. 2015 (b. 1920)
Archduchess Dorothea of Austria (b. 1920)
Uffe Haagerup
d. 2015 (b. 1949)
Uffe Haagerup, Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1949)
Yoichiro Nambu
d. 2015 (b. 1921)
Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)