Famous Deaths on October 5, Who Died on October 5
Here is a list who died on October 5. Famous deaths for the 5th of October. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on October 5. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
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Who died on October 5?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1056 | Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1016) |
| 1111 | Robert II, count of Flanders (b. 1065) |
| 1112 | Sigebert of Gembloux, French monk, historian, and author (b. 1030) |
| 1214 | Alfonso VIII, king of Castile and Toledo (b. 1155) |
| 1225 | Al-Nasir, Abbasid caliph (b. 1158) |
| 1285 | Philip III, king of France (b. 1245) |
| 1354 | Giovanni Visconti, Italian cardinal (b. 1290) |
| 1398 | Blanche of Navarre, queen of France (b. 1330) |
| 1399 | Raymond of Capua, Italian priest and Master General (b. c. 1330) |
| 1524 | Joachim Patinir, Flemish landscape painter (b. c. 1480) |
| 1528 | Richard Foxe, English bishop and academic (b. 1448) |
| 1540 | Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet and educator (b. 1488) |
| 1564 | Pierre de Manchicourt, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1510) |
| 1565 | Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1522) |
| 1606 | Philippe Desportes, French poet and author (b. 1546) |
| 1629 | Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer (b. 1569) |
| 1714 | Kaibara Ekken, Japanese botanist and philosopher (b. 1630) |
| 1740 | Jean-Philippe Baratier, German astronomer and scholar (b. 1721) |
| 1777 | Johann Andreas Segner, Slovak-German mathematician, physicist, and physician (b. 1704) |
| 1802 | Sanité Bélair, Haitian freedom fighter (b. 1781) |
| 1805 | Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1738) |
| 1813 | Tecumseh, American tribal leader (b. 1768) |
| 1827 | William Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry, Anglo-Irish politician and peer (b. 1761) |
| 1848 | Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (b. 1781) |
| 1861 | Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (b. 1778) |
| 1880 | Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (b. 1819) |
| 1885 | Thomas C. Durant, American railroad tycoon (b. 1820) |
| 1895 | Ralph Tollemache, English priest (b. 1826) |
| 1913 | Hans von Bartels, German painter and educator (b. 1856) |
| 1914 | Albert Solomon, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1876) |
| 1918 | Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (b. 1888) |
| 1921 | John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1869) |
| 1927 | Sam Warner, Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1887) |
| 1929 | Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (b. 1876) |
| 1930 | Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, Indian-English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Air (b. 1875) |
| 1933 | Renée Adorée, French-American actress (b. 1898) |
| 1936 | J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and author (b. 1898) |
| 1938 | Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (b. 1905) |
| 1940 | Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America (b. 1857) |
| 1941 | Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1856) |
| 1942 | Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer (b. 1861) |
| 1943 | Leon Roppolo, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1902) |
| 1950 | Frederic Lewy, German-American neurologist and academic (b. 1885) |
| 1952 | Joe Jagersberger, Austrian racing driver (b. 1884) |
| 1967 | Clifton Williams, American astronaut (b. 1932) |
| 1976 | Barbara Nichols, American actress (b. 1928) |
| 1981 | Gloria Grahame, American actress (b. 1923) |
| 1983 | Humberto Mauro, Brazilian director and screenwriter (b. 1897) |
| 1985 | Karl Menger, Austrian-American mathematician from the Vienna Circle (b. 1902) |
| 1986 | Mike Burgmann, Australian racing driver and accountant (b. 1947) |
| 1992 | Eddie Kendricks, American singer-songwriter (b. 1939) |
| 1996 | Seymour Cray, American engineer and businessman, founded CRAY Inc (b. 1925) |
| 1997 | Brian Pillman, American football player and wrestler (b. 1962) |
| 2000 | Johanna Döbereiner, Brazilian agronomist (b. 1924) |
| 2001 | Mike Mansfield, American soldier, politician, and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1903) |
| 2002 | Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1920) |
| 2003 | Dan Snyder, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1978) |
| 2004 | Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921) |
| 2006 | Antonio Peña, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (b. 1953) |
| 2010 | Bernard Clavel, French journalist and author (b. 1923) |
| 2011 | Derrick Bell, American academic and scholar (b. 1930) |
| 2012 | Keith Campbell, English biologist and academic (b. 1954) |
| 2013 | Ruth R. Benerito, American chemist and academic (b. 1916) |
| 2014 | David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (b. 1924) |
| 2015 | Chantal Akerman, Belgian-French actress, director, and producer (b. 1950) |
| 2016 | Brock Yates, American journalist and author (b. 1933) |
| 2017 | Eberhard van der Laan, Dutch politician, mayor of Amsterdam (b. 1955) |
| 578 | Justin II, Byzantine emperor (b. 520) |
| 610 | Phocas, Byzantine emperor |
| 989 | Henry III, duke of Bavaria (b. 940) |
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