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List of celebrities and famous people who died on July 5th

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on July 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2021

  • Raffaella Carrà

    Raffaella carrà is an italian actress and singer known for her successful music and television career, as well as her iconic dance performances.

  • Award-winning illustrator known for his children's books.

  • American film director (b. 1930)

2020

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on July 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2016

  • Cory Taylor was an Australian author best known for her memoir 'Dying: A Memoir' which reflects on her experience with terminal cancer.

2015

  • Japanese-american physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2015)

  • Birt Shavitz was an American entrepreneur who co-founded the natural cosmetics company Burt's Bees.

  • Co-founder of Burt's Bees, a popular natural personal care products company.

  • Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1949)

2014

2013

  • Japanese chemist known for his work on the synthesis of natural products.

  • Jersee Helms was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003.

  • American politician, 22nd governor of new mexico (b. 1929)

  • American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)

  • South african admiral (b. 1939)

2012

  • Known for his work in mathematical optimization and machine learning.

  • He was a dutch poet, writer and translator. he died july 5th, 2012.

  • Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)

  • Baron marshall of knightsbridge, english businessman and politician (b. 1933)

  • Belgian cyclist (b. 1982)

2011

  • Acclaimed ballerina known for her grace and talent.

  • American-italian painter, sculptor, and photographer (b. 1928)

  • American basketball player who played for many professional teams, starting with the phoenix suns after college. he was nicknamed the hammer and changed the spelling of his first name (to armon) to reflect how he pronounced it. in 2000, he retired from the sport and took up a coaching position at a college basketball school. this lasted until 2005.

  • Armon Gilliam was a professional basketball player known for his time in the NBA.

2010

  • Ezechiel Cárdenas Guillén was a Mexican drug cartel leader who was the co-leader of the Gulf Cartel.

  • Juanita Kreps was a successful businesswoman and the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

  • Windsor, ontario -- nhl right-wing (chicago blackhawks).

  • Canadian professional ice hockey forward. (born 1965)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on July 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2008

  • Armon Gilliam was a professional football player who played in the NFL.

  • Turkish businessman (b. 1956)

  • The 37th president of the turkish football federation (born in 1956).

2007

  • French opera soprano. she made her debut in mulhouse, 1950 in "lohengrin." she sang lighter roles in paris and in the provinces throughout the 1950s. she was also a great performer in wagner. with a voice that was warm and beautiful and a stage personality full of charm, she made a great debut at the met in 1962.

  • Kerwin Mathews

    Kerwin Mathews was an American actor known for his role in the film 'The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'.

  • British musician, journalist, jazz-personality, and author. melly's early career revolved around mick mulligan's group. he gained greater fame and popularity in 1960s when he relaunched his live jazz band and humorous reparteee. melly is also the author two autobiographies. the first, "owning up," details in hilarious detail his early jazz career. his second volume, "rum, bum and concertina," describes how …

  • French operatic soprano (born in 1927).

2006

2005

  • American author and professor, son of Nobel laureate Saul Bellow, known for his own literary works.

  • American admiral (b. 1923)

  • American admiral and pilot, medal of honor recipient (d. 2005)

  • American singer (shirley & company) (d. 2005)

2004

  • American aviator, race car driver and sportscaster (d. 2004)

  • Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd prime minister of jamaica (d. 2004)

  • Jamaican politician and journalist, 3rd prime minister for jamaica (d.2004).

2003

2002

  • Katy Jurado

    Katy jurado was a mexican actress known for her roles in classic western films such as high noon and broken lance.

  • Legendary baseball player known for his exceptional hitting skills.

  • Legendary baseball player known for his exceptional hitting skills.

2001

  • Renowned golfer and founder of Callaway Golf Company.

  • Renzo Dalla Torre was an Italian physicist known for his contributions to the field of solid-state physics.

  • Keenan Milton was a talented journalist known for his work in investigative reporting.

  • Ely Callaway was a prominent American politician known for his contributions to public service.

  • American r&b singer, best known for his hit 1961 single "mother-in-law", which reached #1 on the billboard pop charts in the u.s.

2000

  • Renowned biologist known for his work in marine biology.

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on July 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1998

  • American football player and soldier (d. 1998)

1997

1996

1995

1994

  • Vaikom Muhammad Basheer was a renowned Malayalam writer and social reformer known for his unique style of writing and portrayal of human emotions.

  • At 67, the dutch liberal party assistant secretary-of-state dies

1993

  • Zelda Baum was a mathematician known for her work in algebra and number theory.

  • American author and journalist who wrote extensively on Russian and Soviet history.

  • Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author known for his reporting on the Soviet Union.

  • At 84, a us journalist (ny times) dies

1992

  • Keefe Sheppeck was a screenwriter who contributed to the world of literature through his scripts.

  • British singer/actress (love at stake), passes away at 58

1991

  • Howard Nemerov was an American poet and novelist, who served as the Poet Laureate of the United States from 1988 to 1990.

  • American actress (d. 1991)

  • United states -- 3rd us poet laureate / novelist (blue swallows)

  • Us poet laureate (pulitzer)

1990

  • At 46 years old, a homeless advocate hangs himself.

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on July 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

1988

  • Ethelbert Barker was a physicist who made significant contributions to the field of nuclear physics.

1985

1984

  • Canadian politician, 2nd mayor of mississauga (b. 1914)

1983

1982

  • Renowned Japanese novelist known for his impactful storytelling.

  • French composer known for his contributions to classical music.

1981

1980

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on July 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

1976

1975

1973

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on July 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

  • German-american architect and father of bauhaus. he graduated in 1907 from the german technical university architecture department. after that, he went on an educational tour to spain. then he became assistant to peter behrens. he opened a private berlin practice in 1910. he fought in the first world war for germany and married alma-maria mahler in 1915. she was the …

  • German architect, designed the john f. kennedy federal building and werkbund exhibition (b. 1883)

  • Kenyan politician, 1st kenyan minister of justice (b. 1930)

  • American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1898)

  • German concert pianist in classical tradition. he was a guest performer in some of the most prestigious orchestras around the world and was a well-known interpreter of beethoven.

1966

  • Hungarian-german chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1885)

  • Ransom A. Myers was a Canadian politician and Member of Parliament.

1965

  • Dominican diplomat, race car driver, and entrepreneur known for his lavish lifestyle.

1963

1960

  • Burlie Atkins was a prominent American essayist who explored themes of identity, culture, and social justice.

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on July 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1957

1953

  • Raiden Kaneko was a Japanese painter known for his unique artistic style.

1950

  • The italian bandit chief was a romantic figure of the 20th century. he is a strikingly handsome combination of robin hood and pancho ville, who lives with his band in a mountain hideout. mario puzo's bestseller, "the sicilian", was inspired by giuliano. he was betrayed by one of his men and shot to death on 7/05/1950.

  • Us loses 1st us soldier in korean war as a result of a pvt from west virginia

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on July 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1948

  • Carole Landis

    Carole Landis was an American actress and singer known for her roles in Hollywood films during the 1940s.

  • Dutch politician (b. 1871)

  • French writer known for his powerful and violent works including "un crime," 1935, and "diary of a country priest," 37. to support his family, he worked at an insurance company. he began to write in the 1920s. however, it wasn't until 1936 that his essays and novels brought him financial independence.

  • American actress and writer. she is a shale blonde and her career began at age 15 as a busby berkeley performer. for a mere few months, she married her first husband of four in the same year. she was a funny and witty comedian, best known for her films "turnabout" (one million bc) and "two thousand bc." she was the …

  • Dutch minister of labor, dies at 77

1945

  • Australian journalist and politician, 14th prime minister of australia (b. 1885)

  • Australian journalist and politician, 14th prime minister australia (d. 1945).

1944

1943

1941

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on July 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1937

1935

1932

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on July 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

  • American sergeant (b. 1897)

  • American member of the 369th regiment (aka harlem hell fighters), first american to be awarded the croix de guerre (born in 1897).

1927

  • German physician and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1853)

1925

1920

  • German painter, etcher, and sculptor. his work is darkly impressive and mysterious. klinger died 7/05/1920, leipzig.

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on July 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1911

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on July 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

1908

  • Norwegian playwright and poet, author norwegian (d. 1908)

  • Norwegian jurist, writer and politician of nasjonal samling ("national unity"), the fascist party established by vidkun quisling, active from 1933 to 1945.

1907

1906

  • French Realist painter known for his rural and genre scenes.

1905

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