October 5th
157 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).
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]
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus