John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992).

Born October 5th, 1912 in Good Samaritan Hospital. ^[ref]

Died August 12th, 1992 at 79 years old in New York City (stroke). ^[ref]

Taylour Paige

American actress and dancer.

Born October 5th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Santa Monica.

Boris Shcherbina

Soviet politician (1919–1990), vice-chairman of the council of ministers.

Born October 5th, 1919 in Debaltseve.

Died August 22nd, 1990 at 70 years old in Moscow.

Kevin Magnussen

Danish racing driver (born 1992).

Born October 5th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Roskilde.

Xiao Zhan

Chinese actor and singer.

Born October 5th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Chongqing.

Terri Runnels

American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager, television host, and model.

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

Steve Miller

American guitarist and singer-songwriter.

Born October 5th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Milwaukee.

Scott Weinger

American actor (born 1975).

Born October 5th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Manhattan.

Cassandra Jean

American actress and model.

Born October 5th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Houston.

Patrick Roy

Canadian ice hockey player and coach.

Born October 5th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Quebec City.

Marjorie Finlay

American opera singer and tv personality.

Born October 5th, 1928 in Memphis. ^[ref]

Died June 1st, 2003 at 74 years old in Reading. ^[ref]

Adil Hussain

Indian actor of iraqi origin.

Born October 5th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Goalpara.

Ti West

American film director, screenwriter and film editor.

Born October 5th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Wilmington.

Chris de Burgh

Argentine - british-irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist.

Born October 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Venado Tuerto.

Washington Sundar

Indian cricketer.

Born October 5th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Chennai.

Alexandra Pelosi

American journalist (born 1970).

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

Václav Havel

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of czechoslovakia and the first president of the czech republic (1936–2011).

Born October 5th, 1936 in Prague. ^[ref]

Died December 18th, 2011 at 75 years old in Hrádeček (respiratory failure). ^[ref]

Nicky Hilton

American socialite (born 1983).

Born October 5th, 1983 (age 42 years) in New York City.

Matt Hamill

American martial artist.

Born October 5th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Loveland.

Brian Connolly

Scottish singer-songwriter (1945–1997).

Born October 5th, 1945 in Hamilton.

Died February 9th, 1997 at 51 years old in Slough (disease). ^[ref]

Nicola Roberts

British singer and musician.

Born October 5th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Stamford.

Teresa Heinz Kerry

Businessperson.

Born October 5th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Maputo.

Stephanie Cole

English stage, television, radio and film actress (born 1941).

Born October 5th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Solihull.

Maja Salvador

Filipino actress (born 1988).

Born October 5th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Aparri.

Kalpana

Indian actress.

Born October 5th, 1965 in Kerala.

Died January 25th, 2016 at 50 years old in Hyderabad (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]