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October 5th
219 Notable deaths
Hryhorii Khyzhniak
Ukrainian basketball player (1974-2018).
Born July 16th, 1974 in Mykolaiv.
Died October 5th, 2018 at 44 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction).
Bernard Clavel
French writer (1923-2010).
Born May 29th, 1923 in Lons-le-Saunier.
Died October 5th, 2010 at 87 years old in Chambéry. [ref]
Gunther Philipp
Austrian actor (1918–2003).
Born June 8th, 1918 in Toplița.
Died October 5th, 2003 at 85 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Federico Zeri
Italian art historian (1921–1998).
Born August 12th, 1921 in Rome. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1998 at 77 years old in Mentana.
Hans Richter
German film actor (1919–2008).
Born January 12th, 1919 in Nowawes.
Died October 5th, 2008 at 89 years old in Heppenheim. [ref]
Ann-Christine Nyström
Finnish singer and bank teller (1944–2022).
Born July 26th, 1944 in Helsinki.
Died October 5th, 2022 at 78 years old in Danderyd Hospital. [ref]
Miroslav Brozović
Bosnian and yugoslav footballer and manager (1917–2006)).
Born August 26th, 1917 in Mostar.
Died October 5th, 2006 at 89 years old in Mostar.
François Simon
Swiss actor (1917–1982).
Born August 16th, 1917 in Geneva.
Died October 5th, 1982 at 65 years old in Geneva.
Ole Olsen
Danish film producer (1863—1943).
Born May 5th, 1863 in Vallekilde Parish.
Died October 5th, 1943 at 80 years old in Hellerup. [ref]
Ōtani Kōzui
Japanese noble (1876–1948).
Born December 27th, 1876 in Kyoto.
Died October 5th, 1948 at 71 years old in Beppu (stomach cancer).
Philippe Vandevelde
Belgian comics script writer (1957-2019).
Born February 24th, 1957 in Schaerbeek.
Died October 5th, 2019 at 62 years old in Watermael-Boitsfort. [ref]
Ron Staniforth
English footballer (1924–1988).
Born April 13th, 1924 in Newton Heath.
Died October 5th, 1988 at 64 years old in Barrow-in-Furness.
Johanna Döbereiner
Brazilian agronomist (1924-2000).
Born November 28th, 1924 in Ústí nad Labem. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2000 at 75 years old in Seropédica.
James Black Groome
American politician (1838-1893).
Born April 4th, 1838 in Elkton.
Died October 5th, 1893 at 55 years old in Baltimore.
Juan Armet
Spanish footballer and coach (1895–1956).
Born June 30th, 1895 in Terrassa.
Died October 5th, 1956 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Cornelis Berkhouwer
Dutch politician (1919-1992).
Born March 19th, 1919 in Alkmaar.
Died October 5th, 1992 at 73 years old in Alkmaar.
Giorgio Pressburger
Italian writer (1937–2017).
Born April 21st, 1937 in Budapest.
Died October 5th, 2017 at 80 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Adolf Paul
Swedish writer (1863–1943).
Born January 6th, 1863 in Brommö.
Died October 5th, 1943 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Matthias Ward
American politician (1805-1861).
Born October 13th, 1805 in Elbert County.
Died October 5th, 1861 at 55 years old in Raleigh.
Hans von Bartels
German artist (1856-1913).
Born December 25th, 1856 in Hamburg.
Died October 5th, 1913 at 56 years old in Munich.
George Beban
American actor (1873-1928).
Born December 13th, 1873 in San Francisco.
Died October 5th, 1928 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
E. H. Calvert
American film actor and director (1863-1941).
Born June 27th, 1863 in Alexandria.
Died October 5th, 1941 at 78 years old in Hollywood.
Hermann Möller
Danish linguist (1850-1923).
Born January 13th, 1850 in Hjerpsted.
Died October 5th, 1923 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Flavio Emoli
Italian footballer (1934-2015).
Born August 23rd, 1934 in Turin.
Died October 5th, 2015 at 81 years old in Genoa.
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