Famous Deaths for 5th June 2026

1443 – Ferdinand, the Holy Prince, Portuguese prince, dies serving as a hostage in Moorish Fez, at 40
1825 – Odysseas Androutsos, hero in the Greek War of Independence (Chani of Gravia,), executed for supposedly collaborating with the Ottomans at 37
1826 – Carl Maria von Weber, German pianist, romantic composer (Der Freischutz; Oberon), and lithographer, dies of tuberculosis at 39
1871 – Isodore-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian-French composer and conductor, dies at 77
1905 – William Claflin, American politician, 27th Governor of Massachusetts (1869-72), dies at 86
1931 – John Lawson Stoddard, American lecturer, photographer, and author, considered the father of travelogue, dies at 81
1946 – Maud Watson, British tennis player (first Wimbledon female champion 1884-85), dies at 81
2020 – Shigeru Yokota, Japanese activist whose daughter was kidnapped by North Korea, dies at 87
2022 – Alec John Such [Sz?cs], American rock bassist (Bon Jovi, 1983-94 – “Wanted Dead or Alive”), dies at 70
2025 – John Shulock, American baseball umpire (World Series 1985, 92, MLB All-Star Games 1983, 94; American League 1979-99), dies at 76

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