People who died on June 5 78
Sima Lun
d. 301 (b. 249)
Sima Lun, Chinese emperor (b. 249)
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Epiphanius of Constantinople
d. 535
Epiphanius of Constantinople
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Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria
d. 567
Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria
Jacob of Edessa
d. 708 (b. 640)
Jacob of Edessa, Syrian bishop and author (b. 640)
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Eoban
d. 754
Eoban, bishop of Utrecht
Saint Boniface
d. 754 (b. 675)
Saint Boniface, English missionary, bishop, and martyr (b. 675)
Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar
d. 879 (b. 840)
Ya'qub ibn al-Layth, Persian emir (b. 840)
Louis the Blind
d. 928
Louis the Blind, Roman emperor (b. 880)
Emperor Sanjō
d. 1017 (b. 976)
Emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)
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Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
d. 1118 (b. 1049)
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, English soldier and politician (b. 1049)
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Edmund Crouchback
d. 1296 (b. 1245)
Edmund Crouchback, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1245)
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Amalric, Prince of Tyre
d. 1310
Amalric, Prince of Tyre (b. c. 1272)
Louis X of France
d. 1316 (b. 1289)
Louis X of France (d. 1316)
Dmitry of Suzdal
d. 1383 (b. 1324)
Dmitry of Suzdal (b. 1324)
Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
d. 1400
Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. c. 1357)
Braccio da Montone
d. 1424
Braccio da Montone, Italian condottiero
Yuri IV
d. 1434 (b. 1374)
Yuri IV, Russian grand prince (b. 1374)
Ferdinand the Holy Prince
d. 1443 (b. 1402)
Ferdinand the Holy Prince of Portugal (b. 1402)
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Leonel Power
d. 1445
Leonel Power, English composer
Mercurino Gattinara
d. 1530 (b. 1465)
Mercurino Gattinara, Italian statesman and jurist (d. 1530)
Lamoral, Count of Egmont
d. 1568 (b. 1522)
Lamoral, Count of Egmont (b. 1522)
Orlando Gibbons
d. 1625 (b. 1583)
Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer (b. 1583)
Pietro Sforza Pallavicino
d. 1667 (b. 1607)
Pietro Sforza Pallavicino, Italian cardinal and historian (b. 1607)
Roger Cotes
d. 1716 (b. 1682)
Roger Cotes, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1716)
Johann Kuhnau
d. 1722 (b. 1660)
Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (b. 1660)
Isaac de Beausobre
d. 1738 (b. 1659)
Isaac de Beausobre, French pastor and theologian (b. 1659)
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent
d. 1740 (b. 1671)
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, English politician and courtier (b. 1671)
Frederick Haldimand
d. 1791 (b. 1718)
Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (d. 1791)
Giovanni Paisiello
d. 1816 (b. 1740)
Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1741)
Odysseas Androutsos
d. 1825 (b. 1788)
Odysseas Androutsos, Greek soldier (b. 1788)
Carl Maria von Weber
d. 1826 (b. 1786)
Carl Maria von Weber, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1786)
John McDouall Stuart
d. 1866 (b. 1815)
John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (d. 1866)
Antonio Luna
d. 1899 (b. 1866)
Antonio Luna, Filipino general (b. 1866)
Stephen Crane
d. 1900 (b. 1871)
Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1871)
Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann
d. 1906 (b. 1842)
Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher and author (b. 1842)
O. Henry
d. 1910 (b. 1862)
O. Henry, American short story writer (d. 1910)
Chris von der Ahe
d. 1913 (b. 1851)
Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (b. 1851)
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
d. 1916 (b. 1850)
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish-born British field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1850)
Rhoda Broughton
d. 1920 (b. 1840)
Rhoda Broughton, Welsh-English author (b. 1840)
Will Crooks
d. 1921 (b. 1852)
Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (b. 1852)
Georges Feydeau
d. 1921 (b. 1862)
Georges Feydeau, French playwright (b. 1862)
Pascin
d. 1930 (b. 1885)
Pascin, Bulgarian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1885)
William Holman
d. 1934 (b. 1871)
William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1934)
Nils Olaf Chrisander
d. 1947 (b. 1884)
Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish-American actor and director (b. 1884)
Arthur Biram
d. 1967 (b. 1878)
Arthur Biram, Israeli philologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1878)
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Harry Brown (public servant)
d. 1967 (b. 1878)
Harry Brown, Australian public servant (b. 1878)
Conway Twitty
d. 1993 (b. 1933)
Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
Acharya Kuber Nath Rai
d. 1996 (b. 1933)
Acharya Kuber Nath Rai, Indian poet and scholar (b. 1933)
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J. Anthony Lukas
d. 1997 (b. 1933)
J. Anthony Lukas, American journalist and author (b. 1933)
Jeanette Nolan
d. 1998 (b. 1911)
Jeanette Nolan, American actress (b. 1911)
Sam Yorty
d. 1998 (b. 1909)
Sam Yorty, American captain and politician, 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998)
Mel Tormé
d. 1999 (b. 1925)
Mel Tormé, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1999)
Don Liddle
d. 2000 (b. 1925)
Don Liddle, American baseball player (b. 1925)
Dee Dee Ramone
d. 2002 (b. 1951)
Dee Dee Ramone, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2002)
Jürgen Möllemann
d. 2003 (b. 1945)
Jürgen Möllemann, German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2003)
Manuel Rosenthal
d. 2003 (b. 1904)
Manuel Rosenthal, French conductor and composer (d. 2003)
Iona Brown
d. 2004 (b. 1941)
Iona Brown, English violinist and conductor (b. 1941)
Ronald Reagan
d. 2004 (b. 1911)
Ronald Reagan, American actor turned politician, 40th President of the United States (b. 1911)
Adolfo Aguilar Zínser
d. 2005 (b. 1949)
Adolfo Aguilar Zínser, Mexican scholar and politician (b. 1949)
Frederick Franck
d. 2006 (b. 1909)
Frederick Franck, Dutch-American painter, sculptor, and author (b. 1909)
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Edward L. Moyers
d. 2006 (b. 1928)
Edward L. Moyers, American businessman (d. 2006)
Jeff Hanson
d. 2009 (b. 1978)
Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1978)
Ray Bradbury
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (d. 2012)
Hal Keller
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Hal Keller, American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)
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Mihai Pătrașcu
d. 2012 (b. 1982)
Mihai Pătrașcu, Romanian-American computer scientist (b. 1982)
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Charlie Sutton
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Charlie Sutton, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1924)
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Helen McElhone
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (b. 1933)
Stanisław Nagy
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Stanisław Nagy, Polish cardinal (b. 1921)
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, Irish republican activist and politician (b. 1932)
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Michel Ostyn
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Michel Ostyn, Belgian physiologist and physician (b. 1924)
Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi
d. 2014 (b. 1971)
Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, Iraqi commander (b. 1971)
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Don Davis (record producer)
d. 2014 (b. 1938)
Don Davis, American songwriter and producer (b. 1938)
Reiulf Steen
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Reiulf Steen, Norwegian journalist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications (b. 1933)
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Tariq Aziz
d. 2015 (b. 1936)
Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1936)
Alan Bond (businessman)
d. 2015 (b. 1938)
Alan Bond, English-Australian businessman (b. 1938)
Richard Johnson (actor)
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Richard Johnson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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Roger Vergé
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Roger Vergé, French chef and author (b. 1930)
Jerome Bruner
d. 2016 (b. 1915)
Jerome Bruner, American psychologist and author (d. 2016)