Deaths on June 5
This archive lists notable deaths associated with June 5 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on June 5, 2026.
Lino Jordan
Italian Olympic biathlete (1972
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Ruth Schweikert
Swiss writer
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Linda Burdette
American gymnastics coach (West Virginia University)
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Zdeněk Pouzar
Czech mycologist
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Françoise Gilot
French painter
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Khalid Kishtainy
Iraqi writer and satirist
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Lu Yuanjiu
Chinese physicist
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Gints Freimanis
Latvian footballer
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Vadim Malakhatko
Ukrainian (until 2007) and Belgian (since 2007) chess grandmaster
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Iliyas Azmi
Indian politician
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Werner Herbers
Dutch oboist and conductor
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Astrud Gilberto
Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Bartolomé Gamundi
Puerto Rican businessman and politician
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Nurhan Damcıoğlu
Turkish canto artist
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
Finnish linguist
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Mads Lundby Hansen
Danish economist
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Achille Ottaviani
Italian journalist and politician
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Beverly Shade
American professional wrestler
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Anatoly Makarenko
Soviet-Russian engineer and politician
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Giorgos Georgiou
Greek TV and radio personality
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Sharari al-Shakhanbeh
Jordanian politician
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Grégor Marchand
French academic and archeologist
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Anita Cornwell
American author and activist
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Robert Rigot
French sculptor
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Anatoly Bolshakov
Russian politician
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Robert Hanssen
American FBI agent convicted of espionage
Died on Monday June 5th 2023
Paul Coppo
American Olympic ice hockey player
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Robert L. Backman
American politician
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Ivan Mosyakin
Russian politician
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Eric Nesterenko
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Václav Týfa
Czech trumpeter
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Agneta Klingspor
75-76
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Zeta Emilianidou
Cypriot politician
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Wong Chun Hin
Hong Kong footballer (Eastern
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
David Forbes
Australian Olympic sailor
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Joseph F. Hoffman
American scientist and academic
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Sofía Sánchez Baret
Dominican politician and lawyer
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Jorge Mera
Dominican lawyer and politician
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Eldon Rasmussen
Canadian racing driver
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Shaun Greatbatch
English darts player
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Roger Swinfen Eady, 3rd Baron Swinfen
3rd Baron Swinfen
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Berndt Stübner
German actor
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Gianni Clerici
Italian tennis commentator and journalist
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Valery Ryumin
Russian cosmonaut
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Yves-Marie Vérove
French basketball player and coach
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Mikhail Vladimirov
Russian guitarist (Mify
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Alma Rosa Hernández Escobar
Mexican politician
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Sir David Nicholas
British journalist
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Zinoviy Royzman
Russian film and animation director and screenwriter
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier
American-born Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Donald Pelletier
American-born Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Aziz Gardi
Kurdish writer and translator
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Hajime Ishii
Japanese politician
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Roman Kutuzov
Russian major general
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Roberto Wirth
Italian hotelier
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Eugen Mamot
Moldovan composer
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Bob Talamini
American football player (Houston Oilers
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Oddleif Olavsen
Norwegian footballer (Bodø/Glimt) and politician
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Gonzalo Lopez
American fugitive and mass murderer
Died on Sunday June 5th 2022
David Dushman
German Red Army soldier and Olympic fencer
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Jovan I. Deretić
Serbian publicist and writer
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Georgios Drys
Greek politician
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Irena Ondrová
Czech politician
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Clarence Williams III
American actor (The Mod Squad
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Vera Zelinskaya
Russian film production designer (Window to Paris
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Revaz Gabriadze
Georgian theatre and film director
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Guaçu Piteri
Brazilian politician
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Camilla Amado
Brazilian actress
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Zdenko Vukasović
Croatian footballer (R.S.C. Anderlecht
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Rafael Castillejo
Spanish researcher
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Ola Bernhus
72–73
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Muhammad Ferdows Atasi
Syrian director
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Óscar Sánchez Zafra
Spanish actor
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Pedro Taberner
Spanish footballer (RCD Mallorca
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Rolf Hellem
Norwegian politician
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Kelvin Odenigbo
Nigerian footballer
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
George Murphy
Canadian politician
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Mansour Ojjeh
French-Saudi-Arabian entrepreneur.
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Helle Karis
Estonian film director and screenwriter
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Mochtar Kusumaatmadja
Indonesian diplomat
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Remco Ekkers
Dutch poet and writer
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Kiyomoto Yoshijirō
Japanese shamisen player
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Luiz Pedro de Oliveira
Brazilian journalist and politician
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Fausto Gaibor García
Ecuadorean priest
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
William Joseph Whelan
British-born American biochemist
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
T. B. Joshua
Nigerian televangelist
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Paulo Thiago
Brazilian film director
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Galen Young
American basketball player (Charlotte 49ers
Died on Sunday June 6th 2021
Mariya Shtepa
Ukrainian writer
Died on Saturday June 6th 2020