October 5th
157 Notable deaths
Israel Gelfand
Soviet mathematician.
Born September 2nd, 1913 in Okny. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2009 at 96 years old in New Brunswick. [ref]
Harry Emerson Fosdick
American pastor (1878-1969).
Born May 24th, 1878 in Buffalo.
Died October 5th, 1969 at 91 years old in Bronxville.
Robert Coover
American novelist (1932–2024).
Born February 4th, 1932 in Charles City.
Died October 5th, 2024 at 92 years old in Warwick. [ref]
Renée Adorée
French actress.
Born September 30th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died October 5th, 1933 at 35 years old in Los Angeles (tuberculosis).
Zalman Shazar
Israeli politician, 3rd president of israel.
Born December 22nd, 1889 in Mir. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1974 at 84 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Solomon Lefschetz
Jewish american mathematician (1884-1972).
Born September 3rd, 1884 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1972 at 88 years old in Princeton.
Karl Gordon Henize
American astronomer (1926-1993).
Born October 17th, 1926 in Cincinnati.
Died October 5th, 1993 at 66 years old in Mount Everest, Everest Base Camp (South, Nepal) (myocardial infarction, High altitude pulmonary edema).
Clifton Williams
American astronaut.
Born September 26th, 1932 in Mobile.
Died October 5th, 1967 at 35 years old in Tallahassee (aviation accident).
Anna Przybylska
Polish model and actor.
Born December 26th, 1978 in Gdynia. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2014 at 35 years old in Gdynia (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Harald Cramér
Swedish mathematician.
Born September 25th, 1893 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1985 at 92 years old in Oscar Parish.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler