October 5th
171 Notable deaths
James H. Wilkinson
English mathematician (1919–1986).
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]
Ken Jacobs
American filmmaker.
Born May 25th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died October 5th, 2025 at 92 years old in Manhattan (kidney failure). [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]
Hussain Ahmad Madani
Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar.
Born October 6th, 1879 in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Unnao district. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1957 at 77 years old in Deoband.
Michal Kováč
Slovak economist, politician, president of the slovakia (1993–1998).
Born September 5th, 1930 in Bratislava, Ľubiša, Žitavany. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2016 at 86 years old in Bratislava (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Ruth R. Benerito
American scientist and inventor (1916-2013).
Born January 12th, 1916 in New Orleans.
Died October 5th, 2013 at 97 years old in Metairie.
Nini Rosso
Italian recording artist, trumpet player, singer, songwriter (1926–1994).
Born September 19th, 1926 in San Michele Mondovì.
Died October 5th, 1994 at 68 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Carlo Lizzani
Italian film director, screenwriter and critic (1922-2013).
Born April 3rd, 1922 in Rome. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2013 at 91 years old in Rome (falling). [ref]
Miguel Enríquez
Chilean politician (1944-1974).
Born March 27th, 1944 in Talcahuano.
Died October 5th, 1974 at 30 years old in Santiago.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 171
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk