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October 5th
152 Notable deaths
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur and co-founder of apple inc. (1955–2011).
Born February 24th, 1955 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2011 at 56 years old in Palo Alto (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Rodney Dangerfield
American actor and comedian (1921-2004).
Born November 22nd, 1921 in Babylon. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2004 at 82 years old in Westwood (surgical complications). [ref]
Gloria Grahame
American actress (1923-1981).
Born November 28th, 1923 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1981 at 57 years old in New York City (cancer, breast cancer). [ref]
Brian Pillman
American professional wrestler and football player (1962-1997).
Born May 22nd, 1962 in Cincinnati.
Died October 5th, 1997 at 35 years old in Bloomington (coronary artery disease).
Dick Butkus
American football player.
Born December 9th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died October 5th, 2023 at 80 years old in Malibu. [ref]
Eddie Kendricks
American singer and songwriter, member of the temptations (1939-1992).
Born December 17th, 1939 in Union Springs. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1992 at 52 years old in Birmingham (lung cancer).
Emilie Schindler
Sudetenland-german who helped save lives during the holocaust (1907-2001).
Born October 22nd, 1907 in Maletín. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2001 at 93 years old in Strausberg, Berlin.
Geoffrey Holder
Trinidadian-american actor and dancer (1930-2014).
Born August 1st, 1930 in Port of Spain.
Died October 5th, 2014 at 84 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia).
Louis Brandeis
American supreme court justice (1856-1941).
Born November 13th, 1856 in Louisville. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1941 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles Napier
American actor (1936-2011).
Born April 12th, 1936 in Allen County. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2011 at 75 years old in Bakersfield (thrombosis). [ref]
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk