Died On April 5th
Discover the most famous people who died on April 5. The list includes people like Kurt Cobain, Howard Hughes, Douglas MacArthur, Chiang Kai-shek, Charlton Heston. Famous personalities featured on this list, include lawyers, poets, neurologists and actors and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Germany and many more countries.
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Kurt Cobain(Guitarist, Lead Vocalist and Primary Songwriter of the Rock Band 'Nirvana')
Birthdate: February 20, 1967
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Washington, United States
Died: 1994
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Douglas MacArthur(American Military Leader Who Played a Prominent Role in the Pacific Theater During World War II)
Birthdate: January 26, 1880
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Died: 1964
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Howard Hughes(Film Producer and an Important Figure in the Aviation Industry Who Became Known for His Ecentric Behavior)
Birthdate: December 24, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Humble, Texas, United States
Died: 1976
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Layne Staley(Original Lead Singer of the Rock Band 'Alice in Chains')
Birthdate: August 22, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kirkland, Washington, United States
Died: 2002
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: October 4, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Died: 2008
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: March 29, 1918
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kingfisher, Oklahoma
Died: 1992
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Honor Blackman(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Pussy Galore’ in the Film ‘Goldfinger’)
Birthdate: August 22, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: 2020
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Allen Ginsberg(Best Known for His Poem ‘Howl’, Which is One of the Most Significant Products of the 'Beat Movement')
Birthdate: June 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1997
Birthdate: March 23, 1964
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2014
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: February 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 2006
Birthdate: April 2, 1953
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2005
Birthdate: October 31, 1887
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Xikou
Died: 1975
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Georges Danton(French Lawyer and a Leading Figure in the French Revolution)
Birthdate: October 26, 1759
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Arcis-sur-Aube, France
Died: 1794
Birthdate: June 10, 1915
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lachine, Montreal, Canada
Died: 2005
Birthdate: June 24, 1945
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Germany
Died: 1996
Birthdate: December 29, 1947
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cirencester
Died: 1998
Birthdate: December 20, 1966
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kent, England
Died: 2021
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Darryl Stingley
(Football player)
Birthdate: September 18, 1951
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2007
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: February 25, 1974
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mumbai
Died: 1993
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Birthdate: April 2, 1934
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Weyburn, Canada
Died: 2020
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Isao Takahata
(Japanese Director, Screenwriter and Producer Who was the Co-founder of Studio 'Ghibli')
Birthdate: October 29, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ise, Mie, Japan
Died: 2018
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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
(Designer)
Birthdate: December 11, 1935
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stuttgart
Died: 2012
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Saul Bass
(Graphic designer)
Birthdate: 1920
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1996
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Lee Petty
(American Stock Car Racing Driver and One of the Pioneers of NASCAR)
Birthdate: March 14, 1914
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Randleman, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2000
Birthdate: June 19, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Memphis
Died: 1982
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Bobby Mitchell
(American football player)
Birthdate: June 6, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Vincent Ferrer
(Valencian Dominican Friar, Preacher and Logician)
Birthdate: January 23, 1350
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Valencia, Spain
Died: 1419
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Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
(Iranian Philosopher and Theologian)
Birthdate: 1150 AD
Birthplace: Shahr-e-Rey, Iran
Died: 1210
Birthdate: February 28, 1898
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1992
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
Birthdate: June 26, 1866
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hampshire, England
Died: 1923
Birthdate: January 13, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Germiston, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
Died: 2019
Birthdate: September 1, 1915
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Warsaw
Died: 2004
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Charles Freer Andrews
(Anglican Priest, Christian Missionary, Educator and Social Reformer)
Birthdate: February 12, 1871
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: England, United Kingdom
Died: 1940
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Thomas Hodgkin
(Former Physician best known for the first account of Hodgkin's disease, a form of lymphoma and blood disease, in 1832)
Birthdate: August 17, 1798
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pentonville, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1866
Birthdate: September 21, 1945
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Reykjavík, Iceland
Died: 2022
Birthdate: February 13, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: United States
Died: 2020
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Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier
(Duchess)
Birthdate: May 29, 1627
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1693
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Osman Nuri Pasha
(Military Commander)
Birthdate: 1832 AD
Birthplace: Tokat, Turkey
Died: 1900
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Jim Marshall
(British inventor)
Birthdate: July 29, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2012
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Margaret Burbidge
(British-American Observational Astronomer and Astrophysicist Known for Her Contributions to the Theory of ‘Quasars')
Birthdate: August 12, 1919
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Davenport, Stockport, England
Died: 2020
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Stanisław Kowalski
(Polish Supercentenarian Masters Athlete)
Birthdate: April 14, 1910
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rogówek, Poland
Died: 2022
Birthdate: October 21, 1924
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died: 2015
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Iris Burton
(Dancer, Talent agent)
Birthdate: September 4, 1930
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Died: 2008
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Thomas Stoltz Harvey
(Pathologist, Neurologist)
Birthdate: October 10, 1912
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Louisville
Died: 2007
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Krzysztof Krawczyk
(Singer)
Birthdate: September 8, 1946
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Katowice, Poland
Died: 2021
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Rómulo Gallegos
(Nobel Prize-Nominated Novelist Who Was Also Venezuela's First Freely Elected President)
Birthdate: August 2, 1884
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Died: 1969
Birthdate: July 28, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2011
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Isabella I of Jerusalem
(Queen)
Birthdate: 1172 AD
Birthplace: Nablus, Israel
Died: 1205
Birthdate: December 16, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Donnycarney, Ireland
Died: 2012
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Ange-Félix Patassé
(President of Central African Republic)
Birthdate: January 25, 1937
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Central African Republic
Died: 2011