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October 5th
157 Notable deaths
José Leandro Andrade
Uruguayan footballer.
Born November 20th, 1901 in Salto.
Died October 5th, 1957 at 55 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Roy Ward Baker
English film director.
Born December 19th, 1916 in London. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2010 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
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.
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]
Karl Menger
Austrian mathematician (1902-1985).
Born January 13th, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1985 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Cătălin Hîldan
Romanian footballer (1976-2000).
Born February 3rd, 1976 in Bucharest, Brănești.
Died October 5th, 2000 at 24 years old in Oltenița (myocardial infarction).
Prince Gustav of Denmark
Danish prince.
Born March 4th, 1887 in Charlottenlund Palace.
Died October 5th, 1944 at 57 years old in Egelund Castle.
James H. Wilkinson
English mathematician.
Born September 27th, 1919 in Strood. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1986 at 67 years old in Teddington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ruth Klüger
Austrian-born american writer, literature scholar and holocaust survivor (1931-2020).
Born October 30th, 1931 in Vienna.
Died October 5th, 2020 at 88 years old in Irvine. [ref]
István Bethlen
Hungarian politician (1874-1946).
Born October 8th, 1874 in Gornești. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1946 at 71 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 157
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown