October 5th
219 Notable deaths
Misty Upham
American actress (1982-2014).
Born July 6th, 1982 in Kalispell.
Died October 5th, 2014 at 32 years old in Auburn.
Seymour Cray
Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer (1925–1996).
Born September 28th, 1925 in Chippewa Falls.
Died October 5th, 1996 at 71 years old in Colorado Springs (traffic collision).
Robbie Baldwin Ross
Canadian journalist and art critic (1869-1918).
Died October 5th, 1918 at 49 years old in London.
Ron Dean
American actor.
Born August 15th, 1938 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2025 at 87 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Hal B. Wallis
American film producer and art collector (1898–1986).
Born September 14th, 1899 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1986 at 87 years old in Rancho Mirage (diabetes).
Milunka Savić
Serbian war heroine (1890–1973).
Born June 24th, 1890 in Koprivnica, Novi Pazar.
Died October 5th, 1973 at 83 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Grace Lee Boggs
American social activist and feminist (1915-2015).
Born June 27th, 1915 in Providence. [ref]
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.
Fred Shuttlesworth
Civil rights activist (1922-2011).
Born March 18th, 1922 in Mount Meigs. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2011 at 89 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
Anne Wiazemsky
French actress and novelist (1947–2017).
Born May 14th, 1947 in Charlottenburg.
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 (1907–1983).
Born July 28th, 1907 in Berlin.
Died October 5th, 1983 at 76 years old in Costa Rica.
Andrew Keir
British actor (1926-1997).
Born April 3rd, 1926 in Shotts.
Died October 5th, 1997 at 71 years old in London.
Bartolo Longo
Beatified italian catholic (1841-1926).
Born February 10th, 1841 in Latiano.
Died October 5th, 1926 at 85 years old in Pompei.
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.
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]
Israel Gelfand
Soviet-american mathematician.
Born September 2nd, 1913 in Okny. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2009 at 96 years old in New Brunswick. [ref]
Lars Onsager
American physical chemist and theoretical physicist (1903-1976).
Born November 27th, 1903 in Christiania.
Died October 5th, 1976 at 72 years old in Coral Gables. [ref]
Robert Coover
American novelist (1932–2024).
Born February 4th, 1932 in Charles City.
Died October 5th, 2024 at 92 years old in Warwick. [ref]
Jean Vigo
French film director (1905–1934).
Born April 26th, 1905 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 5th, 1934 at 29 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis).
Henry Dreyfuss
American industrial designer (1904–1972).
Born March 2nd, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died October 5th, 1972 at 68 years old in South Pasadena (asphyxia).
Harry Emerson Fosdick
American pastor (1878-1969).
Born May 24th, 1878 in Buffalo.
Died October 5th, 1969 at 91 years old in Bronxville.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan