12 notable people died on July 5, including Bengt I. Samuelsson, Albrecht Kossel, Ki no Tsurayuki.
21st Century
1 death
Bengt I. Samuelsson
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1982)
20th Century
6 deaths
Albrecht Kossel
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1910)
Tom Mboya
independence activistminister
Kenyan politician anti-colonialist activist (1930-1969)
Carl von Than
chemistuniversity teacher
Austro-Hungarian chemist (1834-1908)
Marcelino Crisólogo
poetpolitician
Filipino writer
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Jonas Lie
authorjournalist
Norwegian novelist (1833–1908)
Crescente Errázuriz
Catholic priestwriter
Catholic archbishop
19th Century
2 deaths
Adam Kuhn
naturalistphysician
American physician
George Bruce
entrepreneurinventor
Scottish-American inventor and businessman
18th Century
1 death
François Jacquier
mathematicianphysicist
French Franciscan mathematician and physicist
11th Century
1 death
William of Hirsau
monkmusicologist
German abbot and theologian
10th Century
1 death
Ki no Tsurayuki
waka poetwriter
Japanese writer
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