14 notable people died on April 5, including Baruch S. Blumberg, Saul Bellow, Ambrose.
21st Century
3 deathsBaruch S. Blumberg
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1976)
Saul Bellow
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1976)
Simone Dubois
translatorwriter
Belgian translator and writer
20th Century
6 deathsLuis Napoleón Morones
ministerpolitician
Mexican politician (1890–1964)
Verner Lehtimäki
aircraft pilotengineer
Finnish soldier (1890–1938)
Tadeusz Kuchar
association football coachassociation football player
Officer of the Polish Army, Polish association football player and manager (1891-1966)
Niko Nikoladze
criticjournalist
Georgian writer (1843-1928)
Charles Woeste
journalistjurist
Belgian politician (1837-1922)
Bernard Wilhelm Lapian
journalistpolitician
Indonesian journalist and politician
19th Century
2 deathsAlexis-Marie de Rochon
astronomerphysicist
French physicist (1741-1817)
Shah Shujah Durrani
sovereign
Emir of Afghanistan (1839-1842) and ruler of the Durrani Empire (1803-1809)
17th Century
2 deathsAdam Loftus
Anglican priestjudge
British archbishop (1533-1605)
Charles XI of Sweden
monarch
King of Sweden from 1660 to 1697 (1655-1697)
4th Century
1 deathAmbrose
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman theologian and Bishop of Milan (c. 340–397)
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