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October 5th
152 Notable deaths
Michael Joseph Mansfield
American politician and diplomat.
Born March 16th, 1903 in New York City.
Died October 5th, 2001 at 98 years old in Washington, D.C..
Neil Postman
American writer and academic (1931-2003).
Born March 8th, 1931 in New York City.
Died October 5th, 2003 at 72 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Jogendra Nath Mandal
Leader of dalit movement and one of the founding fathers of pakistan.
Born January 29th, 1904 in Barishal.
Died October 5th, 1968 at 64 years old in Bangaon.
Larry Junstrom
American musician.
Born June 22nd, 1949 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 5th, 2019 at 70 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Robbie Ross
Canadian journalist and art critic (1869-1918).
Born May 25th, 1869 in Tours. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1918 at 49 years old in London. [ref]
Ramnath Goenka
Indian newspaper publisher (1904–1991).
Born April 3rd, 1904 in Darbhanga.
Died October 5th, 1991 at 87 years old in Mumbai.
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]
Seymour Cray
Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer.
Born September 28th, 1925 in Chippewa Falls.
Died October 5th, 1996 at 71 years old in Colorado Springs (traffic collision).
Hal B. Wallis
American film producer.
Born September 14th, 1899 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1986 at 87 years old in Rancho Mirage (diabetes). [ref]
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]
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather