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October 5th

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602 Notable birthdays

Sandra Torres

Former first lady of guatemala.

Born October 5th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Melchor de Mencos.

Willie Donachie

Scottish football player and manager (born 1951).

Born October 5th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Glasgow.

Louis Lumière

French inventor (1864–1948).

Born October 5th, 1864 in Besançon.

Died June 8th, 1948 at 83 years old in Bandol.

Karl Hass

Ss officer and war criminal (1912–2004).

Born October 5th, 1912 in Elmschenhagen.

Died April 21st, 2004 at 91 years old in Castel Gandolfo.

Louise Dresser

American actress (1878–1965).

Born October 5th, 1878 in Evansville.

Died April 24th, 1965 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.

Apti Alaudinov

Russian–chechen military leader.

Born October 5th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Gorny.

June Almeida

British virologist.

Born October 5th, 1930 in Glasgow. [ref]

Died December 1st, 2007 at 77 years old in Bexhill-on-Sea (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Jimmy Blanton

American musician (1918–1942).

Born October 5th, 1918 in Chattanooga.

Died July 30th, 1942 at 23 years old in Los Angeles (tuberculosis).

Son Sann

Cambodian politician (1911-2000).

Born October 5th, 1911 in Phnom Penh.

Died December 19th, 2000 at 89 years old in Paris.

Liao Hui

Weightlifter.

Born October 5th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Xiantao.

Stig Dagerman

Swedish writer (1923–1954).

Born October 5th, 1923 in Älvkarleby congregation. [ref]

Died November 5th, 1954 at 31 years old in Danderyd (asphyxia).

José Donoso

Chilean author and journalist (1924-1996).

Born October 5th, 1924 in Santiago.

Died December 7th, 1996 at 72 years old in Santiago.

Thomas Power O'Connor

British politician (1848-1929).

Born October 5th, 1848 in Athlone.

Died November 18th, 1929 at 81 years old in London.

Kieron Moore

Irish actor (1924–2007).

Born October 5th, 1924 in Skibbereen.

Died July 15th, 2007 at 82 years old in Jonzac.

Klaus Ludwig

German racecar driver.

Born October 5th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Bonn.

Seiko Hashimoto

Japanese politician and sportswoman.

Born October 5th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Hayakita.

Tarcísio Meira

Brazilian actor (1935-2021).

Born October 5th, 1935 in São Paulo.

Died August 12th, 2021 at 85 years old in Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]

Eddie Clarke

British guitarist (1950–2018).

Born October 5th, 1950 in Twickenham.

Died January 10th, 2018 at 67 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]

A. R. Penck

German artist (1939–2017).

Born October 5th, 1939 in Dresden.

Died May 2nd, 2017 at 77 years old in Zurich (cerebrovascular disease).

Leopold Kohr

Austrian academic (1909-1994).

Born October 5th, 1909 in Oberndorf bei Salzburg.

Died February 26th, 1994 at 84 years old in Gloucester.

Tord Gustavsen

Norwegian musician.

Born October 5th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Oslo.

Inessa Kravets

Soviet and ukrainian triple and long jumper.

Born October 5th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Dnipro.

Nikita Kurbanov

Russian basketball player (born 1986).

Born October 5th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Moscow.

Ian Barbour

American academic (1923–2013).

Born October 5th, 1923 in Beijing.

Died December 25th, 2013 at 90 years old in Minneapolis (stroke).

Konstantin Zyryanov

Russian footballer.

Born October 5th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Perm.

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