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October 5th
219 Notable deaths
Zhang Zhidong
Viceroy of liangguang (1837-1909).
Born September 2nd, 1837 in Nanpi County.
Died October 5th, 1909 at 72 years old in Beijing.
Nicolai Fechin
American artist (1881-1955).
Born December 8th, 1881 in Kazan.
Died October 5th, 1955 at 73 years old in Santa Monica.
Keith Campbell
British biologist (1954-2012) professor of animal development at the university of nottingham.
Born May 23rd, 1954 in Birmingham.
Died October 5th, 2012 at 58 years old in Nottingham.
Wen Qimei
Mother of mao zedong (1867-1919).
Born February 12th, 1867 in Jincheng Township. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1919 at 52 years old in Shaoshan.
Eberhard van der Laan
Dutch politician (1955-2017).
Born June 28th, 1955 in Leiden.
Died October 5th, 2017 at 62 years old in Amsterdam (lung cancer).
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 (1933–2025).
Born May 25th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died October 5th, 2025 at 92 years old in Manhattan (kidney failure). [ref]
Alexei Khomyakov
Russian philosopher (1804-1860).
Born May 13th, 1804 in Moscow.
Died October 5th, 1860 at 56 years old in Speshnevo-Ivanovskoe (cholera).
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.
Nakayama Yoshiko
Japanese concubine (1836-1907).
Born January 16th, 1836 in Kyoto.
Died October 5th, 1907 at 71 years old in Minato.
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).
Sidney R. Yates
American politician (1909–2000).
Born August 27th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died October 5th, 2000 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Henry de Jouvenel
French politician, journalist and diplomat (1876–1935).
Born April 2nd, 1876 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1935 at 59 years old in Paris.
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 Ľubiša. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2016 at 86 years old in Bratislava (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Miguel Humberto Enriquez Espinosa
Victim of the military dictatorship of augusto pinochet (1944–1974).
Born March 27th, 1944 in Talcahuano.
Died October 5th, 1974 at 30 years old in Santiago. [ref]
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]
George S. Hammond
American chemist (1921–2005).
Born May 22nd, 1921 in Auburn.
Died October 5th, 2005 at 84 years old in Portland.
Tōyama Mitsuru
Japanese politician (1855−1944).
Born May 21st, 1855 in Nishijin.
Died October 5th, 1944 at 89 years old in Gotemba.
Ruth R. Benerito
American scientist and inventor (1916-2013).
Born January 12th, 1916 in New Orleans.
Died October 5th, 2013 at 97 years old in Metairie.
Hussain Ahmad Madani
Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar.
Born October 6th, 1879 in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Unnao district. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1957 at 77 years old in Deoband.
Nini Rosso
Italian recording artist, trumpet player, singer, songwriter (1926–1994).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Turin.
Died October 5th, 1994 at 68 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Frederic Lewy
American neurologist (1885–1950).
Born January 28th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died October 5th, 1950 at 65 years old in Pennsylvania.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 219
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn