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October 5th
178 Notable deaths
Karl Menger
Austrian mathematician (1902-1985).
Born January 13th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died October 5th, 1985 at 83 years old in Highland Park.
Ken Jacobs
American filmmaker.
Born May 25th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died October 5th, 2025 at 92 years old in Manhattan (kidney failure). [ref]
Prince Gustav of Denmark
Danish prince (1887–1944).
Born March 4th, 1887 in Charlottenlund Palace.
Died October 5th, 1944 at 57 years old in Egelund House.
James H. Wilkinson
English mathematician (1919–1986).
Born September 27th, 1919 in Strood. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1986 at 67 years old in Teddington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cătălin Hîldan
Romanian footballer (1976-2000).
Born February 3rd, 1976 in Bucharest, Brănești.
Died October 5th, 2000 at 24 years old in Oltenița (myocardial infarction).
István Bethlen
Hungarian politician (1874–1946).
Born October 8th, 1874 in Gornești. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1946 at 71 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Michal Kováč
Slovak economist, politician, president of the slovakia (1993–1998).
Born September 5th, 1930 in Bratislava, Ľubiša, Žitavany. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2016 at 86 years old in Bratislava (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Miguel Enríquez
Chilean politician (1944-1974).
Born March 27th, 1944 in Talcahuano.
Died October 5th, 1974 at 30 years old in Santiago.
Carlo Lizzani
Italian film director, screenwriter and critic (1922-2013).
Born April 3rd, 1922 in Rome. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2013 at 91 years old in Rome (falling). [ref]
Ruth Klüger
Austrian-born american writer, literature scholar and holocaust survivor (1931-2020).
Born October 30th, 1931 in Vienna.
Died October 5th, 2020 at 88 years old in Irvine. [ref]
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau