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Who died on 5 May?

Celebrities who died on 5 May

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Oldest

103 years, 1 month, 4 days

Youngest

25 years, 4 months, 4 days

Born first

19 June 1884

Died first

5 May 1915

Born last

7 January 1997

Died last

5 May 2022

Turkish opera singer , model, and actress Romalı Perihan

Romalı Perihan

Turkish opera singer , model, and actress

2016
American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer Lena Horne

Lena Horne

American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer

2010
Italian road cyclist Gino Bartali

Gino Bartali

Italian road cyclist

2000
English rugby union player Ronald Poulton-Palmer

Ronald Poulton-Palmer

English rugby union player

1915
American businessman  David F. Swensen

David F. Swensen

American businessman

2021
playwright, theatre director, screenwriter Arthur Laurents

Arthur Laurents

playwright, theatre director, screenwriter

2011
Indian composer Naushad

Naushad

Indian composer

2006
American YouTuber Kevin Samuels

Kevin Samuels

American YouTuber

2022
Indian writer Pudhumaipithan

Pudhumaipithan

Indian writer

1948
German philosopher Hermann Schmitz

Hermann Schmitz

German philosopher

2021
American football player Don Kindt

Don Kindt

American football player

2000
singer-songwriter Millie Small

Millie Small

singer-songwriter

2020
American musician Cal Tjader

Cal Tjader

American musician

1982
American baseball player and coach  Del Crandall

Del Crandall

American baseball player and coach

2021
American actress Edna Mayo

Edna Mayo

American actress

1970
American historian Irving Howe

Irving Howe

American historian

1993
Brazilian singer-songwriter, journalist and poet Ciro Pessoa

Ciro Pessoa

Brazilian singer-songwriter, journalist and poet

2020
actress Dana Wynter

Dana Wynter

actress

2011
major player in the cocaine trade in the United States in the 1970s and early 1980s George Jung

George Jung

major player in the cocaine trade in the United States in the 1970s and early 1980s

2021
American dancer  Norma Miller

Norma Miller

American dancer

2019
actor, politician Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

actor, politician

1968
American journalist Lucinda Franks

Lucinda Franks

American journalist

2021
American animator, screenwriter, film director Frank Tashlin

Frank Tashlin

American animator, screenwriter, film director

1972
American businessman Max Palevsky

Max Palevsky

American businessman

2010
Metropolitan Emeritus of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of India Philipose Mar Chrysostom

Philipose Mar Chrysostom

Metropolitan Emeritus of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of India

2021
American microbiologist Stanley Falkow

Stanley Falkow

American microbiologist

2018
Indonesian singer-songwriter Didi Kempot

Didi Kempot

Indonesian singer-songwriter

2020
English actor John Williams

John Williams

English actor

1983
American rapper Kiing Shooter

Kiing Shooter

American rapper

2020
Turkish lawyer and writer Kadir Mısıroğlu

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

2019
Spanish broadcaster José María Íñigo

José María Íñigo

Spanish broadcaster

2018
Major League Baseball pitcher Eddie Cicotte

Eddie Cicotte

Major League Baseball pitcher

1969
French comedian and singer Jean-Claude Pascal

Jean-Claude Pascal

French comedian and singer

1992
American activist and executive Ann McBride Norton

Ann McBride Norton

American activist and executive

2020
Dutch racing cyclist Harm Ottenbros

Harm Ottenbros

Dutch racing cyclist

2022
French cartoonist Siné

Siné

French cartoonist

2016
Egyptian journalist Hani Shukrallah

Hani Shukrallah

Egyptian journalist

2019
American baseball executive Bill Lucas

Bill Lucas

American baseball executive

1979
American football player  Du'Vonta Lampkin

Du'Vonta Lampkin

American football player

2022
Turkish writer, poet and editor Emine Işınsu

Emine Işınsu

Turkish writer, poet and editor

2021
jazz musician Kjell Karlsen

Kjell Karlsen

jazz musician

2020
American baseball player Charles Shipman Payson

Charles Shipman Payson

American baseball player

1985
Swedish association football player and manager and handball player Bertil Johansson

Bertil Johansson

Swedish association football player and manager and handball player

2021
American director and choreographer Joe Layton

Joe Layton

American director and choreographer

1994
German actor Wolfgang Neuss

Wolfgang Neuss

German actor

1989
American actress Elisabeth Fraser

Elisabeth Fraser

American actress

2005
Polish general  Edward Pietrzyk

Edward Pietrzyk

Polish general

2021
actress Käthe Haack

Käthe Haack

actress

1986
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