October 5th

152 Notable deaths

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]

Andrea de Cesaris

Italian racing driver (1959-2014).

Born May 31st, 1959 in Rome.

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 California.

Died October 5th, 1995 at 50 years old in North Hollywood (brain cancer).

Earl Tupper

American inventor.

Born July 28th, 1907 in Berlin.

Died October 5th, 1983 at 76 years old in Costa Rica.

Kim Chan

Chinese actor (1917-2008).

Born December 28th, 1917 in Guangdong.

Died October 5th, 2008 at 90 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]

Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria

Infante of spain (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).

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]

Jean Vigo

French film director.

Born April 26th, 1905 in Paris. [ref]

Died October 5th, 1934 at 29 years old in Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]

Henry Dreyfuss

American industrial designer.

Born March 2nd, 1904 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died October 5th, 1972 at 68 years old in California, South Pasadena (asphyxia). [ref]

Deaths 31 to 40 of 152

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