8 notable people died on July 5, including Albrecht Kossel, Bengt I. Samuelsson, Ki no Tsurayuki.
21st Century
1 deathBengt I. Samuelsson
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1982)
20th Century
2 deathsAlbrecht Kossel
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1910)
Tom Mboya
independence activistminister
Kenyan politician anti-colonialist activist (1930-1969)
19th Century
2 deathsAdam Kuhn
naturalistphysician
American physician
George Bruce
entrepreneurinventor
Scottish-American inventor and businessman
18th Century
1 deathFrançois Jacquier
mathematicianphysicist
French Franciscan mathematician and physicist
11th Century
1 deathWilliam of Hirsau
monkmusicologist
German abbot and theologian
10th Century
1 deathKi no Tsurayuki
waka poetwriter
Japanese writer
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