Who died on April 5

160 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 5, including Earl Derr Biggers, Salvatore Di Giacomo, Jiro Sato. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

50 documented historical events happened on April 5, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Fatimid Caliphate began a second unsuccessful invasion of Egypt, then under Abbasid rule. On the same day, in another year: Northern Crusades: In the Battle on the Ice, Novgorod forces led by Alexander Nevsky rebuffed an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights at Lake Peipus on the present-day border of Estonia and Russia. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.