Died On July 5th
Discover the most famous people who died on July 5. The list includes people like Ted Williams, Walter Gropius, Cy Twombly, John Curtin, Leo McCarey. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, chemists, journalists and soldiers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & France and many more countries.
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Ted Williams(One of the Greatest Hitters in Baseball History)
Birthdate: August 30, 1918
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Died: 2002
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Katy Jurado
(Actor, Journalist, Critic, Television actor, Film actor)
Birthdate: January 16, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Guadalajara
Died: 2002
Birthdate: June 5, 1965
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Windsor, Canada
Died: 2010
Birthdate: May 18, 1883
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1969
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Richard Donner
(Director Best Known for His 1978 Film 'Superman')
Birthdate: April 24, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: March 7, 1765
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chalon-sur-Saône
Died: 1833
Birthdate: January 1, 1919
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 1948
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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John Curtin(14th Prime Minister of Australia (1941 - 1945))
Birthdate: January 8, 1885
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Creswick, Australia
Died: 1945
Birthdate: March 15, 1916
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Albany, Georgia, United States
Died: 1983
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Cy Twombly(American Painter, Sculptor and Photographer Known for His Graffiti-Style Paintings and for Large-Scale Works)
Birthdate: April 25, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lexington, Virginia, United States
Died: 2011
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Otto Skorzeny(German SS - Obersturmbannführer During World War II)
Birthdate: June 12, 1908
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1975
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Stamford Raffles(Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen and Founder of Modern Singapore and the Straits Settlements)
Birthdate: July 5, 1781
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Port Morant, Jamaica
Died: 1826
Birthdate: November 21, 1916
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1998
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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James Stockdale
(US Navy Vice Admiral & Aviator Who was Prisoner of War for Over Seven Years in the Vietnam War)
Birthdate: December 23, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Abingdon, Illinois, United States
Died: 2005
15
George de Hevesy
(Hungarian Radiochemist Known for His Key Role in the Development of 'Radioactive Tracers')
Birthdate: August 1, 1885
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: 1966
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George Melly
(British Jazz and Blues Singer)
Birthdate: August 17, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died: 2007
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Tom Mboya
(One of the Founding Fathers of Republic of Kenya and First Secretary General of ‘KANU’)
Birthdate: August 15, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kilima Mbogo, Kenya
Died: 1969
Birthdate: September 17, 1978
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died: 2020
19
Claude Lanzmann
(French Filmmaker Best Known For His 1985 Documentary Film 'Shoah')
Birthdate: November 27, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bois-Colombes, France
Died: 2018
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Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
(Novelist, Screenwriter, Essayist, Writer, Diarist, Songwriter)
Birthdate: January 21, 1908
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Thalayolaparambu
Died: 1994
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Longqing Emperor
(Emperor of Ming dynasty)
Birthdate: March 4, 1537
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: China
Died: 1572
Birthdate: October 23, 1918
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: 1999
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Ragaa Al Geddawy
(Actress)
Birthdate: September 6, 1934
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ismailia, Egypt
Died: 2020
Birthdate: October 3, 1898
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died: 1969
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Yoichiro Nambu
(Nobel Prize-Winning Japanese-American Physicist)
Birthdate: January 18, 1921
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2015
Birthdate: September 16, 1853
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rostock, Germany
Died: 1927
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Maria Pia of Savoy
(Consort)
Birthdate: October 16, 1847
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Royal Palace, Turin, Sardinia
Died: 1911
Birthdate: November 22, 1761
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Waterford, Ireland
Died: 1816
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Joseph Proust
(French Chemist Best Known for His Discovery of the Law of Definite Proportions)
Birthdate: September 26, 1754
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Angers, France
Died: 1826
Birthdate: August 5, 1886
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Robbins, Tennessee
Died: 1967
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George Johnstone Stoney
(Physicist)
Birthdate: February 15, 1826
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: County Offaly
Died: 1911
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H. Richard Niebuhr
(Theologian)
Birthdate: September 3, 1894
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wright City, Missouri, United States
Died: 1962
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Antonio de Nebrija
(Writer, Linguist)
Birthdate: 1441 AD
Birthplace: Lebrija, Spain
Died: 1522
Birthdate: May 1, 1827
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Courrières, France
Died: 1906
Birthdate: February 18, 1857
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: 1920
Birthdate: July 2, 1953
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Yishun Nee Soon, Singapore
Died: 2014
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Georges Bernanos
(French Soldier and Author)
Birthdate: February 20, 1888
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1948
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Nasr Abu Zayd
(Egyptian Quranic Author, Thinker, Academic and One of the Most Important Liberal Theologians in Islam)
Birthdate: July 10, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ṭanṭā, Egypt
Died: 2010
39
Alexander Roslin
(Painter)
Birthdate: July 15, 1718
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Malmö, Sweden
Died: 1793
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Harrison Salisbury
(Journalist)
Birthdate: November 14, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: 1993
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John Bachar
(American Rock Climber)
Birthdate: March 23, 1957
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2009
42
Romulus
(First king of Rome)
Birthdate: 0771 BC
Birthplace: Alba Longa, Italy
Died: 0717
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Rodger Ward
(American Aviator and World War II P-38 Aviator in the United States Army Air Forces)
Birthdate: January 10, 1921
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Beloit, Kansas, United States
Died: 2004
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Valentín Gómez Farías
(Politician)
Birthdate: February 14, 1781
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Guadalajara, Mexico
Died: 1858
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Mika Myllylä
(Legendary Finnish Cross-Country Skier and Gold Medalist, Who Was Caught Doping)
Birthdate: September 12, 1969
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Haapajärvi, Finland
Died: 2011
Birthdate: February 29, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1991
Birthdate: June 18, 1943
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: 2021
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Lady Flora Hastings
(Poet)
Birthdate: February 11, 1806
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Died: 1839
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Georges Jacob
(Furniture maker)
Birthdate: July 6, 1739
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cheny, France
Died: 1814
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John McCririck
(Journalist, Television presenter)
Birthdate: April 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Surbiton, Surrey, England
Died: 2019
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)