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October 5th
179 Notable deaths
Albert Aurier
French artist and art collector (1865-1892).
Born May 5th, 1865 in Châteauroux. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1892 at 27 years old in Paris (typhoid fever). [ref]
Đorđe Vujadinović
Serbian footballer (1909-1990).
Born November 29th, 1909 in Smederevo.
Died October 5th, 1990 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
Jesuit superior general (1889–1964).
Born December 22nd, 1889 in Mechelen.
Died October 5th, 1964 at 74 years old in Rome.
Suematsu Kenchō
Japanese politician (1855-1920).
Born September 30th, 1855 in Buzen Province.
Died October 5th, 1920 at 65 years old in Toranomon (1918-1920 flu pandemic, influenza). [ref]
Jan Lenica
Polish graphic designer and cartoonist (1928–2001).
Born January 4th, 1928 in Poznań.
Died October 5th, 2001 at 73 years old in Berlin.
J. Slauerhoff
Dutch poet, writer and doctor (1898-1936).
Born September 15th, 1898 in Leeuwarden.
Died October 5th, 1936 at 38 years old in Hilversum (malaria).
Magda B. Arnold
American psychologist.
Born December 22nd, 1903 in Moravská Třebová.
Died October 5th, 2002 at 98 years old in Tucson.
Zoran Stanković
Serbian politician.
Born November 9th, 1954 in Tegovište.
Died October 5th, 2021 at 66 years old in Belgrade.
Patrick Bowes-Lyon
English tennis player (1863–1946).
Born March 5th, 1863 in Belgravia.
Died October 5th, 1946 at 83 years old in Westerham (Feldkirchen-Westerham).
Chuck Rayner
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born August 11th, 1920 in Saskatoon.
Died October 5th, 2002 at 82 years old in Langley.
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi