October 5th

157 Notable deaths

Helena Roerich

Russian spiritual philosopher, occult writer, theosophist (1879-1955).

Born February 12th, 1879 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died October 5th, 1955 at 76 years old in Kalimpong. [ref]

Steve Lee

Swiss musician and vocalist (1963-2010).

Born August 5th, 1963 in Horgen.

Died October 5th, 2010 at 47 years old in Mesquite (motorcycle accident).

Hussain Ahmad Madani

19th century islamic scholar of india.

Born October 6th, 1879 in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Unnao district. [ref]

Died October 5th, 1957 at 77 years old in Deoband.

Dwight Morrow

American politician.

Born January 11th, 1873 in Huntington.

Died October 5th, 1931 at 58 years old in Englewood.

Bruce N. Ames

American biochemist.

Born December 16th, 1928 in New York City.

Died October 5th, 2024 at 95 years old in Berkeley. [ref]

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).

Booker Little

American jazz musician.

Born April 2nd, 1938 in Memphis. [ref]

Died October 5th, 1961 at 23 years old in New York City. [ref]

Silvestre Revueltas

Mexican composer, violinist and conductor (1899-1940).

Born December 31st, 1899 in Durango. [ref]

Died October 5th, 1940 at 40 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia). [ref]

A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury

President of bangladesh from 2001 to 2002 (1930–2024).

Born October 11th, 1930 in Cumilla.

Died October 5th, 2024 at 93 years old in Dhaka (pneumonitis). [ref]

May Warden

English actress (1891-1978).

Born May 9th, 1891 in Leeds.

Died October 5th, 1978 at 87 years old in London.

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