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05 May 0311
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Gaius VM Galerius: Emperor of Rome, dies at about 50
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05 May 0984
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Gerberga of Saxony (b. 913) |
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05 May 1194
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death
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Kazimierz II [the Justified]: Grand Duke of Poland (1177-94)
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05 May 1194
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death
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Casimir II the Just, Polish son of Bolesław III Wrymouth (b. 1138) |
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05 May 1306
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death
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Constantine Palaiologos, Byzantine general (b. 1261) |
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05 May 1309
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death
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Charles II of Naples (b. 1254) |
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05 May 1504
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death
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Anton of Burgundy [the Great Bastard]: Knight, dies at about 82
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05 May 1525
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death
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Frederik III [the Wise]: Ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62
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05 May 1525
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death
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Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (b. 1463) |
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05 May 1582
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death
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Charlotte de Bourbon: Princess of Orange
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05 May 1586
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death
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Henry Sidney, Irish politician, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529) |
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05 May 1613
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death
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Johann Steuerlein: Composer, dies at 66
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05 May 1671
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death
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Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, English general and politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom (b. 1602) |
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05 May 1672
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death
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Samuel Cooper, English painter and linguist (b. 1609) |
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05 May 1678
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death
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Anna M van Schurman: Dutch Poet / spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70
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05 May 1700
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death
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Angelo Italia, Italian architect (b. 1628) |
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05 May 1702
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death
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Jacob Hintze: Composer, dies at 79
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05 May 1705
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death
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Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1640) |
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05 May 1760
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death
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Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician (b. 1720) |
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05 May 1766
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death
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Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684) |
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05 May 1786
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death
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Pedro III: King of Portugal
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05 May 1801
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death
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Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt: Flemish Painter / engraver, dies at 74
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05 May 1808
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death
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Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher (b. 1757) |
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05 May 1821
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death
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Napoleon I Bonaparte: Emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena
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05 May 1821
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death
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Napoleon, French general and emperor (b. 1769) |
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05 May 1827
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death
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Frederik Augustus I: Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76
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05 May 1827
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death
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Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (b. 1750) |
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05 May 1831
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death
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Friedrich Ludwig Seidel: Composer, dies at 65
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05 May 1833
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death
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Sophia Campbell, English-Australian painter (b. 1777) |
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05 May 1837
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death
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Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli: Italian Composer / bandmaster, dies at 85
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05 May 1840
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death
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Gottlob Benedikt Bierey: Composer, dies at 67
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05 May 1840
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death
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Matthaus Fischer: Composer, dies at 76
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05 May 1855
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death
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Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician (b. 1786) |
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05 May 1859
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death
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Peter G L Dirichlet: German mathematician, dies at 53
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05 May 1859
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death
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Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, German mathematician and academic (b. 1805) |
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05 May 1860
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death
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Jean-Charles Prince, Canadian bishop (b. 1804) |
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05 May 1864
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death
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Alexander Hays: US Union General Major, dies in battle at 44
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05 May 1864
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death
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John Marshall Jones: Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle at 43
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05 May 1864
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death
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Leroy A Stafford: US Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle at 42
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05 May 1875
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death
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Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer: Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71
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05 May 1885
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death
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Lauro Rossi: Composer, dies at 73
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05 May 1886
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death
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Joseph Albert: German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61
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05 May 1892
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death
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Jan Nepomuk Skroup: Composer, dies at 80
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05 May 1892
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death
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August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (b. 1818) |
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05 May 1896
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death
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Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839) |
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05 May 1902
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death
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Bret Harte: Writer, dies at 65
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05 May 1907
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death
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Şeker Ahmed Pasha, Turkish soldier and painter (b. 1841) |
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05 May 1909
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death
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Pauline Staegeman: German feminist
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05 May 1916
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death
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Maurice Raoul-Duval, French polo player (b. 1866) |
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05 May 1916
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death
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John MacBride, Irish soldier (b. 1865) |
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05 May 1921
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death
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Alfred H Fried: Austrian / German pacifist (Nobel 1911)
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05 May 1921
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death
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Alfred Hermann Fried, Austrian journalist and publicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864) |
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05 May 1924
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death
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A. Sabapathy, Sri Lankan journalist and politician (b. 1853) |
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05 May 1927
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death
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Charles Boissevain: Editor in chief (General Trade 1885-1908)
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05 May 1931
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death
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Glen Kidston, English pilot and race car driver (b. 1899) |
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05 May 1939
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death
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Clara Schønfeld, Danish actress (b. 1856) |
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05 May 1942
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death
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Qemal Stafa, Albanian politician (b. 1920) |
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05 May 1944
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death
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Bertha Benz German wife of Karl Benz (b. 1849) |
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05 May 1947
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death
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Ty LaForest, Canadian-American baseball player (b. 1917) |
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05 May 1949
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death
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Maurice Maeterlinck: Belg playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911)
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05 May 1951
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death
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Eddie Dunn: Comedian (Face to Face, Spin the Picture), dies at 54
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05 May 1956
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death
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Charles R Gallas: Lexicographer (French Dictionary), dies at 88
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05 May 1957
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death
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Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin: Composer, dies at 74
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05 May 1959
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death
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Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1878) |
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05 May 1960
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death
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Sulho Ranta: Composer, dies at 58
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05 May 1962
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death
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Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (b. 1889) |
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05 May 1963
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death
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Heinrich Gebhard: Composer
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05 May 1965
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death
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John Waters, American director and screenwriter (b. 1893) |
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05 May 1965
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death
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Nikos Gounaris, Greek tenor and composer (b. 1915) |
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05 May 1968
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death
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Albert Dekker: Dies of accidental suffocation at 62
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05 May 1971
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death
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Alice Tissot: Actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81
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05 May 1971
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death
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Petro Scaglione: Italian Procureur-General, killed by Mafia
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05 May 1971
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death
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Violet Jessop, Argentinean-English nurse (b. 1887) |
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05 May 1972
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death
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Rev Gary David: Vocalist, dies at 76
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05 May 1973
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death
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Zekai Özger, Turkish poet and academic (b. 1948) |
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05 May 1976
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death
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Thomas Burnett Swann: Sci-fi Author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47
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05 May 1977
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death
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Ludwig Erhard, German economist and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1897) |
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05 May 1980
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death
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Edmond Vandercammen: Belgian writer / Poet (Grand Combat), dies at 79
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05 May 1981
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death
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Bobby Sands, Irish soldier and politician (b. 1954) |
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05 May 1983
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death
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John Williams, English-American actor (b. 1903) |
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05 May 1983
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death
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Horst Schumann, German physician (b. 1901) |
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05 May 1985
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death
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Donald Bailey, English engineer, designed the Bailey bridge (b. 1901) |
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05 May 1986
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death
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Jon William Haussermann, Jr.: Composer, dies at 76
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05 May 1986
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death
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Rui Coelho: Composer, dies at 94
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05 May 1988
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death
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Tamara Pos: Suriname / Dutch activist
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05 May 1988
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death
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Michael Shaara, American author and academic (b. 1928) |
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05 May 1991
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death
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William De Acutis: Dies at 33
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05 May 1992
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death
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Ben Frommer: Dies at 78
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05 May 1992
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death
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Dick Yarmy: Dies of lung cancer at 58
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05 May 1992
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death
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Jean-Claude Pascal, French actor and singer (b. 1927) |
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05 May 1993
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death
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Balak Brahmachari [Marxist Godman]: Indies guru, dies at 73
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05 May 1993
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death
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Irving Howe: US writer / critic (Dissent), dies at 72
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05 May 1993
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death
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Lenore Kingston Jenson: Dies of cancer at 79
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05 May 1994
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death
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Hein Salomonson: Architect, dies at about 83
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05 May 1994
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death
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Joe Layton: Director (Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip), dies at 63
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05 May 1994
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death
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Mário Quintana, Brazilian poet and translator (b. 1906) |
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05 May 1995
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death
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Anthony Wagner: Genealogist, dies at 86
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05 May 1995
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death
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Bernard Benjamin Gillis: Judge, dies at 89
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05 May 1995
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death
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Esther Waterhouse: Doctor / Methodist, dies at 86
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05 May 1995
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death
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James Pack: Naval officer museum curator, dies at 81
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05 May 1995
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death
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Lionel Alexander Bethune [Alastair] Pilkington: Engineer, dies at 75
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05 May 1995
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death
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Mikhail Moseyevich Botvinnik: World chess champ
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05 May 1995
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death
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Thomas Eden Binkley: Musician, dies at 63
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05 May 1995
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death
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Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player and coach (b. 1911) |
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05 May 1996
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death
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Ai Qing: Poet, dies at 86
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05 May 1996
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death
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Beryl Burton: Cyclist, dies at 58
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05 May 1997
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death
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Walter Gotell, German-English actor (b. 1924) |
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05 May 1999
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death
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Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1920) |
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05 May 2000
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death
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Bill Musselman, American basketball player and coach (b. 1940) |
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05 May 2000
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death
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Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (b. 1914) |
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05 May 2001
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death
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Clifton Hillegass, American publisher, created CliffsNotes (b. 1918) |
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05 May 2001
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death
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Morris Graves, American painter and educator (b. 1910) |
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05 May 2002
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death
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George Sidney, American director and producer (b. 1916) |
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05 May 2002
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death
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Paul Wilbur Klipsch, American engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies (b. 1904) |
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05 May 2002
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death
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Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, 62nd President of Bolivia (b. 1926) |
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05 May 2003
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death
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Walter Sisulu, South African activist and politician (b. 1912) |
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05 May 2003
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death
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Sam Bockarie, Sierra Leonean commander (b. 1964) |
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05 May 2004
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death
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Ritsuko Okazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter (Melocure) (b. 1959) |
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05 May 2005
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death
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Édgar Ponce, Mexican actor and dancer (b. 1974) |
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05 May 2005
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death
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Elisabeth Fraser, American actress (b. 1920) |
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05 May 2006
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death
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Atıf Yılmaz, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925) |
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05 May 2006
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death
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Naushad Ali, Indian composer and producer (b. 1919) |
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05 May 2007
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death
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Theodore Harold Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer, created the laser (b. 1927) |
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05 May 2008
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death
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Jerry Wallace, American singer and guitarist (b. 1928) |
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05 May 2008
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death
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Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (b. 1917) |
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05 May 2010
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death
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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Nigerian academic and politician, 12th president of Nigeria (b. 1951) |
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05 May 2010
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death
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Giulietta Simionato, Italian soprano (b. 1910) |
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05 May 2011
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death
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Dana Wynter, German-English actress (b. 1931) |
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05 May 2011
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death
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Yosef Merimovich, Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1924) |
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05 May 2011
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death
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Claude Choules, English-Australian soldier (b. 1901) |
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05 May 2012
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death
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Roy Padayachie, South African lawyer and politician, South African Minister of Communications (b. 1950) |
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05 May 2012
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death
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George Knobel, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1922) |
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05 May 2012
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death
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Aatos Erkko, Finnish journalist and publisher (b. 1932) |
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05 May 2012
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death
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Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (b. 1916) |
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05 May 2012
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death
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Surendranath, Indian cricketer (b. 1937) |
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05 May 2013
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death
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Robert Ressler, American FBI agent and author (b. 1937) |
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05 May 2013
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death
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Greg Quill, Australian-Canadian singer-songwriter and journalist (b. 1947) |
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05 May 2013
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death
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Sarah Kirsch, German poet and author (b. 1935) |
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05 May 2013
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death
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Rossella Falk, Italian actress (b. 1926) |
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05 May 2014
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death
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Jackie Lynn Taylor, American actress (b. 1925) |
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05 May 2014
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death
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Michael Otedola, Nigerian journalist and politician, 9th Governor of Lagos State (b. 1926) |
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05 May 2014
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death
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Eduardo Mac Entyre, Argentinian painter (b. 1929) |
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05 May 2014
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death
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Billy Frank, Jr., American activist (b. 1931) |
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05 May 2014
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death
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Butler Derrick, American lawyer and politician (b. 1936) |
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05 May 2014
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death
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Timothy John Byford, English-Serbian director and screenwriter (b. 1941) |
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05 May 2015
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death
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Brian Sedgemore, English lawyer and politician (b. 1937) |
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05 May 2015
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death
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Hans Jansen, Dutch linguist, academic, and politician (b. 1942) |
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05 May 2015
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death
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Oscar Holderer, German-American scientist and engineer (b. 1919) |
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05 May 2015
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death
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Craig Gruber, American bass player (Rainbow, Elf, Bible Black, and Raven Lord) (b. 1951) |
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05 May 2015
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death
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Jobst Brandt, American cyclist, engineer, and author (b. 1935) |
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