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Famous Deaths on July 5

8 notable people died on July 5, including Albrecht Kossel, Bengt I. Samuelsson, Ki no Tsurayuki.

Total Deaths
8
Avg Age at Death
72
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

1 death
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1982)

20th Century

2 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1910)
Tom Mboya
Tom Mboya
independence activistminister
Kenyan politician anti-colonialist activist (1930-1969)

19th Century

2 deaths
Adam Kuhn
Adam Kuhn
naturalistphysician
American physician
George Bruce
George Bruce
entrepreneurinventor
Scottish-American inventor and businessman

18th Century

1 death
François Jacquier
François Jacquier
mathematicianphysicist
French Franciscan mathematician and physicist

11th Century

1 death
William of Hirsau
William of Hirsau
monkmusicologist
German abbot and theologian

10th Century

1 death
Ki no Tsurayuki
Ki no Tsurayuki
waka poetwriter
Japanese writer

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