October 5th
176 Notable deaths
Ken Ogata
Japanese actor.
Born July 20th, 1937 in Ushigome-ku. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2008 at 71 years old in Mibu (liver cancer). [ref]
Silvestre Revueltas
Mexican composer, violinist, and conductor (1899-1940).
Born December 31st, 1899 in Durango.
Died October 5th, 1940 at 40 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia).
José Leandro Andrade
Uruguayan footballer.
Born November 22nd, 1901 in Salto.
Died October 5th, 1957 at 55 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
John Mbiti
Kenyan philosopher (1931–2019).
Born November 30th, 1931 in Kenya Colony.
Died October 5th, 2019 at 87 years old
Nicolai Fechin
American artist (1881-1955).
Born December 21st, 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.
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