October 5th
178 Notable deaths
Grace Lee Boggs
Social activist and feminist (1915-2015).
Born June 27th, 1915 in Providence.
Died October 5th, 2015 at 100 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Ramnath Goenka
Indian newspaper publisher (1904–1991).
Born April 3rd, 1904 in Darbhanga.
Died October 5th, 1991 at 87 years old in Mumbai.
Anne Wiazemsky
French actress (1947-2017).
Born May 14th, 1947 in Charlottenburg. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2017 at 70 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer). [ref]
Andrea de Cesaris
Italian racing driver (1959-2014).
Died October 5th, 2014 at 55 years old in Rome (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Linda Gary
American voice actor (1944-1995).
Born November 4th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died October 5th, 1995 at 50 years old in North Hollywood (heart failure, brain cancer).
Earl Tupper
American inventor.
Born July 28th, 1907 in Berlin.
Died October 5th, 1983 at 76 years old in Costa Rica.
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
Spanish royal (1938-2015); son of infante alfonso, duke of calabria and princess alicia of bourbon-parma.
Born January 16th, 1938 in Lausanne.
Died October 5th, 2015 at 77 years old in Retuerta del Bullaque.
Nikolai Yudenich
Russian general (1862-1933).
Born July 30th, 1862 in Moscow.
Died October 5th, 1933 at 71 years old in Cannes (tuberculosis).
Zalman Shazar
3rd president of israel (1963–1973).
Born December 22nd, 1889 in Mir. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1974 at 84 years old in Jerusalem.
Kim Chan
Chinese actor (1917–2008).
Born December 28th, 1917 in Guangdong.
Died October 5th, 2008 at 90 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius