May 5th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on May 5th
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on May 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2011One of only two British World War I veterans who survived
Israeli football player and coach (Born in 1924)
Italian opera singer and mezzo-soprano, who made her debut in Florence, Italy in 1935. She was loved by critics and audiences alike until her retirement in 1966.
12th President of Nigeria (Born 1951).
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on May 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2008Baskin-Robbins was co-founded by Baskin-Robbins, a Canadian-American businessman (d. 2008).
American physicist, known for creating the first working laser (Born in 1927).
Indian composer and director (d.2006)
Mexican actor and dancer (Born 1974).
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American television, film and stage actress (Born 1920).
Japanese singer-songwriter (Born 1959)
South African anti-apartheid activist (d.2003)
Sierra Leonean commander (d. 2003)
American producer and director (d. 2002).
Klipsch Audio Technologies was founded by an engineer and soldier from America (d. 2002).
Bolivian politician and general 62nd President Of Bolivia (d. 2002).
American midget wrestler
Italian cyclist nicknamed "Gino The Pious" for his strong religious beliefs. He is a hard-rider and once crashed his three-wheeler with two cyclists trying to crowd him. Bartali did this to warn all his competitors not to cross him.
American basketball coach and player (d. 2000).
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on May 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999Greek screenwriter and actor (d. 1999).
Chinese poet and author (d. 1996).
English cyclist
Russian grandmaster, chess player and world champion (Born 1911).
Russian world chess champion, dies (born 1911).
At 81, the curator of the naval officer museum dies.
English academic and genealogist (d. 1995).
Judge, at the age of 89, dies.
Doctor/methodist dies at the age of 86.
Musician dies at the age of 63
Engineer dies at 75
At 83, Architect dies
Brazilian poet (Born 1906)
Director (Richard Pryor Live at Sunset Strip), Dies at 63
Indies, the guru of Indies, dies aged 73.
United States -- Writer/critic (World of Our Fathers).
Jenson, age 79, dies from cancer
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French actor (Golden Salamander), dies at 64
Lung cancer deaths at 58
Dies at 78
Dies at 33
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on May 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1988Suriname/Dutch activist, dies.
American academic and author (d. 1988).
Composer dies at 76
Composer dies at 94
German SS Officer and Physician (d. 1983).
Actor (Family Affair and Dial M for Murder), died at 80
Irish Republican Army activist, who dies on his 66th day in hunger strike (born 1954).
Belgian poet/writer (Grand Combat) dies at the age of 79.
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on May 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1976Sci-fi Author (Day of Minotaur) dies at 47
Vocalist dies at 76
Titanic survivor (Born in 1887).
Mafia kills Italian procureur-general
Actress (Italian Straw Hat), is killed by cancer at 81
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on May 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
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Deaths from accidental suffocation at the age of 62
Greek Tenor (Born 1915).
Composer
Composer dies at 58
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on May 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959Argentine jurist, who was in 1936 awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for his role in ending the Chaco War (1932aEUR'35), fought by Paraguay and Bolivia over the Gran Chaco region in the north and its oil fields.
Composer dies at 74
At 88, a lexicographer (French Dictionary) dies.
Comedy star (Face to Face and Spin the Picture) dies at the age of 54.
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on May 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1949Belg playwright (Grand Fairie Nobel 1911)
Belg playwright (Grand Fairie Nobel 1911)
Canadian-American baseball player (d. 47)
Jewish Refugee (Born 1926)
Albanian politician (Born 1920)
Queen of Serbia (Born 1859).
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on May 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1931British aviator and race driver (Born 1899).
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on May 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1927editor in chief (General Trade 1885-1908), dies.
Austrian writer and pacifist, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (Born 1864).
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on May 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1916Irish Nationalist, member of the Easter Rising (Born in 1865).
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on May 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1909At the age of 65, dies.
Armenian-Russian artist and illustrator (d. 1900).