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November 5th
239 Notable deaths
Sharda Sinha
Indian singer.
Born October 9th, 1952 in Supaul.
Died November 5th, 2024 at 72 years old
Al Capp
Cartoonist (1909-1979).
Born September 28th, 1909 in New Haven.
Died November 5th, 1979 at 70 years old in Cambridge (pulmonary emphysema).
Guy Lombardo
Canadian-american bandleader.
Born June 19th, 1902 in London.
Died November 5th, 1977 at 75 years old in Houston.
Mack Sennett
Canadian-american actor, producer and director (1880–1960).
Born January 17th, 1880 in Melbourne.
Died November 5th, 1960 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills.
Rehman
Indian film actor (1923-1984).
Born June 23rd, 1923 in Lahore.
Died November 5th, 1984 at 61 years old in Mumbai (laryngeal cancer).
Spencer W. Kimball
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1895-1985).
Born March 28th, 1895 in Salt Lake City.
Died November 5th, 1985 at 90 years old in Salt Lake City.
Bülent Ecevit
16th prime minister of the republic of turkey (1925–2006).
Born May 28th, 1925 in Istanbul.
Died November 5th, 2006 at 81 years old in Ankara (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Jimmie Davis
American singer, songwriter and 47th governor of louisiana (1899–2000).
Born September 11th, 1899 in Quitman.
Died November 5th, 2000 at 101 years old in Baton Rouge.
Alexis Carrel
French surgeon and biologist.
Born June 28th, 1873 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon.
Died November 5th, 1944 at 71 years old in Paris.
Stafford Repp
American actor (1918-1974).
Born April 26th, 1918 in San Francisco.
Died November 5th, 1974 at 56 years old in Inglewood (myocardial infarction).
Marília Mendonça
Brazilian singer-songwriter.
Born July 22nd, 1995 in Cristianópolis. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2021 at 26 years old in Piedade de Caratinga (aviation accident). [ref]
Texas Guinan
American prohibition era saloon keeper and entrepreneur (1884-1933).
Born January 12th, 1884 in Waco.
Died November 5th, 1933 at 49 years old in Vancouver (dysentery).
Arpad Elo
Hungarian american physicists, developer of the elo rating.
Born August 25th, 1903 in Egyházaskesző, Pápa.
Died November 5th, 1992 at 89 years old in Milwaukee, Brookfield. [ref]
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
British occultist (1854-1918).
Born January 8th, 1854 in London.
Died November 5th, 1918 at 64 years old in Paris (influenza, 1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Evan Ellingson
American actor (1988-2023).
Born July 1st, 1988 in La Verne.
Died November 5th, 2023 at 35 years old in Fontana (fentanyl toxicity). [ref]
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician (1934–1996).
Born October 20th, 1936 in Chicago.
Died November 5th, 1996 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Nils Liedholm
Swedish footballer and manager (1922-2007).
Born October 8th, 1922 in Valdemarsvik.
Died November 5th, 2007 at 85 years old in Cuccaro Monferrato.
Elliott Carter
American composer (1908-2012).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Manhattan.
Died November 5th, 2012 at 103 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lionel Trilling
American literary critic (1905–1975).
Born July 4th, 1905 in Queens.
Died November 5th, 1975 at 70 years old in New York City.
Maurice Utrillo
French painter (1883-1955).
Born December 26th, 1883 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1955 at 71 years old in Dax.
Ernest J. Gaines
American author (1933–2019).
Born January 15th, 1933 in Oscar. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2019 at 86 years old in Oscar (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nagarjun
Indian writer (1911–1998).
Born June 30th, 1911 in Madhubani district.
Died November 5th, 1998 at 87 years old in Darbhanga district.
Ernest Gellner
Czech anthropologist, philosopher and sociologist.
Born December 9th, 1925 in Montrouge.
Died November 5th, 1995 at 69 years old in Prague.
Leonardo Favio
Argentine singer, actor and filmmaker (1938–2012).
Born May 28th, 1938 in Mendoza Province, Las Catitas. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2012 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (pneumonia). [ref]
Len Barry
American singer, songwriter and record producer (1942–2020).
Born June 12th, 1942 in West Philadelphia.
Died November 5th, 2020 at 78 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner