People who died on October 5 97
Justin II
d. 578 (b. 520)
Justin II, Byzantine emperor (b. 520)
Phocas
d. 610
Phocas, Byzantine emperor
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 1056 (b. 1017)
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1017)
Robert II, Count of Flanders
d. 1111 (b. 1065)
Robert II, Count of Flanders (b. 1065)
Sigebert of Gembloux
d. 1112 (b. 1030)
Sigebert of Gembloux, French monk, historian, and author (b. 1030)
Alfonso VIII of Castile
d. 1214 (b. 1155)
Alfonso VIII of Castile (b. 1155)
Al-Nasir
d. 1225
Al-Nasir, Abbasid caliph in Baghdad
Philip III of France
d. 1285 (b. 1245)
Philip III of France (b. 1245)
Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France
d. 1398 (b. 1333)
Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France (b. 1333)
Raymond of Capua
d. 1399 (b. 1330)
Raymond of Capua, Italian Dominican friar and venerated Christian (b. 1330)
Joachim Patinir
d. 1524
Joachim Patinir, Flemish landscape painter (b. c. 1480)
Richard Foxe
d. 1528 (b. 1448)
Richard Foxe, English bishop and academic (b. 1448)
Helius Eobanus Hessus
d. 1540 (b. 1488)
Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet and educator (b. 1488)
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Pierre de Manchicourt
d. 1564 (b. 1510)
Pierre de Manchicourt, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1510)
Lodovico Ferrari
d. 1565 (b. 1522)
Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1522)
Philippe Desportes
d. 1606 (b. 1546)
Philippe Desportes, French poet and author (b. 1546)
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Heribert Rosweyde
d. 1629 (b. 1569)
Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer (b. 1569)
Kaibara Ekken
d. 1714 (b. 1630)
Kaibara Ekken, Japanese botanist and philosopher (b. 1630)
Jean-Philippe Baratier
d. 1740 (b. 1721)
Jean-Philippe Baratier, German astronomer and scholar (b. 1721)
Johann Andreas Segner
d. 1777 (b. 1704)
Johann Andreas Segner, German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1777)
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
d. 1805 (b. 1738)
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1738)
Tecumseh
d. 1813 (b. 1768)
Tecumseh, American tribal leader (b. 1768)
Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg
d. 1848 (b. 1781)
Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (b. 1781)
Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski
d. 1861 (b. 1778)
Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (b. 1778)
Jacques Offenbach
d. 1880 (b. 1819)
Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (b. 1819)
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Ralph Tollemache
d. 1895 (b. 1826)
Ralph Tollemache, English priest (b. 1826)
Hans von Bartels
d. 1913 (b. 1856)
Hans von Bartels, German painter and educator (b. 1856)
Albert Solomon
d. 1914 (b. 1876)
Albert Solomon, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1876)
Roland Georges Garros
d. 1918 (b. 1888)
Roland Georges Garros, French soldier and pilot (d. 1918)
John Storey (politician)
d. 1921 (b. 1869)
John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1869)
Sam Warner
d. 1927 (b. 1887)
Sam Warner, Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1887)
Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly
d. 1929 (b. 1876)
Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (b. 1876)
Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson
d. 1930 (b. 1875)
Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, Indian-English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Air (b. 1875)
Renée Adorée
d. 1933 (b. 1898)
Renée Adorée, French-American actress (b. 1898)
Nikolai Yudenich
d. 1933 (b. 1862)
Nikolai Yudenich, Russian general (b. 1862)
J. Slauerhoff
d. 1936 (b. 1898)
J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and author (b. 1898)
Faustina Kowalska
d. 1938 (b. 1905)
Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (b. 1905)
Albert Ranft
d. 1938 (b. 1858)
Albert Ranft, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
Ballington Booth
d. 1940 (b. 1857)
Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America (b. 1857)
Lincoln Loy McCandless
d. 1940 (b. 1859)
Lincoln Loy McCandless, American rancher and politician (b. 1859)
Silvestre Revueltas
d. 1940 (b. 1889)
Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1889)
Louis Brandeis
d. 1941 (b. 1856)
Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1856)
Dorothea Klumpke
d. 1942 (b. 1861)
Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer (b. 1861)
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Leon Roppolo
d. 1943 (b. 1902)
Leon Roppolo, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1902)
Frederic Lewy
d. 1950 (b. 1885)
Frederic Lewy, German-American neurologist and academic (b. 1885)
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Joe Jagersberger
d. 1952 (b. 1884)
Joe Jagersberger, Austrian race car driver (b. 1884)
Clifton Williams
d. 1967 (b. 1932)
Clifton Williams, American astronaut (b. 1932)
Barbara Nichols
d. 1976 (b. 1928)
Barbara Nichols, American actress (b. 1928)
Lars Onsager
d. 1976 (b. 1903)
Lars Onsager, Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
Gloria Grahame
d. 1981 (b. 1923)
Gloria Grahame, American actress (b. 1923)
Humberto Mauro
d. 1983 (b. 1897)
Humberto Mauro, Brazilian director and screenwriter (b. 1897)
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Earl Tupper
d. 1983 (b. 1907)
Earl Tupper, American inventor and businessman, founded the Tupperware Corporation (b. 1907)
Karl Menger
d. 1985 (b. 1902)
Karl Menger, Austrian-American mathematician from the Vienna Circle (b. 1902)
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Mike Burgmann
d. 1986 (b. 1947)
Mike Burgmann, Australian race car driver and accountant (b. 1947)
Hal B. Wallis
d. 1986 (b. 1898)
Hal B. Wallis, American film producer (b. 1898)
James H. Wilkinson
d. 1986 (b. 1919)
James H. Wilkinson, English mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1919)
Eddie Kendricks
d. 1992 (b. 1939)
Eddie Kendricks, American singer-songwriter (b. 1939)
Seymour Cray
d. 1996 (b. 1925)
Seymour Cray, American engineer and businessman, founded CRAY Inc (b. 1925)
Brian Pillman
d. 1997 (b. 1962)
Brian Pillman, American football player and wrestler (b. 1962)
Johanna Döbereiner
d. 2000 (b. 1924)
Johanna Döbereiner, Brazilian agronomist (b. 1924)
Cătălin Hîldan
d. 2000 (b. 1976)
Cătălin Hîldan, Romanian footballer (b. 1976)
Mike Mansfield
d. 2001 (b. 1903)
Mike Mansfield, American soldier, politician, and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1903)
Chuck Rayner
d. 2002 (b. 1920)
Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1920)
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Dan Snyder (ice hockey)
d. 2003 (b. 1978)
Dan Snyder, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1978)
Timothy Treadwell
d. 2003 (b. 1957)
Timothy Treadwell, American environmentalist, director, and producer (b. 1957)
Rodney Dangerfield
d. 2004 (b. 1921)
Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
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William H. Dobelle
d. 2004 (b. 1941)
William H. Dobelle, American biologist and academic (b. 1941)
Maurice Wilkins
d. 2004 (b. 1916)
Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
Antonio Peña
d. 2006 (b. 1953)
Antonio Peña, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (b. 1953)
Mike Alexander (musician)
d. 2009 (b. 1977)
Mike Alexander, English singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1977)
Bernard Clavel
d. 2010 (b. 1923)
Bernard Clavel, French journalist and author (b. 1923)
Mary Leona Gage
d. 2010 (b. 1939)
Mary Leona Gage, American model and actress, Miss USA 1957 (b. 1939)
Steve Lee (singer)
d. 2010 (b. 1963)
Steve Lee, Swiss singer-songwriter (b. 1963)
Derrick Bell
d. 2011 (b. 1930)
Derrick Bell, American academic and scholar (b. 1930)
Bert Jansch
d. 2011 (b. 1943)
Bert Jansch, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
Steve Jobs
d. 2011 (b. 1955)
Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founder of Apple Inc. and Pixar (b. 1955)
Charles Napier (actor)
d. 2011 (b. 1936)
Charles Napier, American actor and singer (b. 1936)
Fred Shuttlesworth
d. 2011 (b. 1922)
Fred Shuttlesworth, American activist, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (b. 1922)
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Gökşin Sipahioğlu
d. 2011 (b. 1926)
Gökşin Sipahioğlu, Turkish photographer and journalist (b. 1926)
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Keith Campbell (biologist)
d. 2012 (b. 1954)
Keith Campbell, English biologist and academic (b. 1954)
Vojin Dimitrijević
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Vojin Dimitrijević, Croatian-Serbian lawyer and activist (b. 1932)
James W. Holley, III
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
James W. Holley, III, American dentist and politician (b. 1926)
Edvard Mirzoyan
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Edvard Mirzoyan, Georgian-Armenian composer and educator (b. 1921)
Claude Pinoteau
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Claude Pinoteau, French director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
Ruth R. Benerito
d. 2013 (b. 1916)
Ruth R. Benerito, American chemist and academic (b. 1916)
Carlo Lizzani
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Carlo Lizzani, Italian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
Yakkun Sakurazuka
d. 2013 (b. 1976)
Yakkun Sakurazuka, Japanese voice actress and singer (b. 1976)
David Chavchavadze
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (b. 1924)
Andrea de Cesaris
d. 2014 (b. 1959)
Andrea de Cesaris, Italian race car driver (b. 1959)
Geoffrey Holder
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1930)
Yuri Lyubimov
d. 2014 (b. 1917)
Yuri Lyubimov, Russian actor and director (b. 1917)
Chantal Akerman
d. 2015 (b. 1950)
Chantal Akerman, Belgian-French actress, director, and producer (b. 1950)
Joker Arroyo
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Joker Arroyo, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
Grace Lee Boggs
d. 2015 (b. 1915)
Grace Lee Boggs, American philosopher, author, and activist (b. 1915)
Henning Mankell
d. 2015 (b. 1948)
Henning Mankell, Swedish author and playwright (b. 1948)
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Brock Yates
d. 2016 (b. 1933)
Brock Yates, American journalist and author (b. 1933)
Eberhard van der Laan
d. 2017 (b. 1955)
Eberhard van der Laan, Dutch politician, mayor of Amsterdam (b. 1955)