Florian Mayer

German tennis player.

Born October 5th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Bayreuth.

Paul Thomas

American bassist.

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

Zhang Yining

Chinese table tennis player.

Born October 5th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Beijing.

Ron Nyswaner

American film director and writer.

Born October 5th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Clarksville.

Neal Ascherson

British journalist.

Born October 5th, 1932 (age 93 years) in Edinburgh.

Avraham Adan

Military general and author (1926–2012).

Born October 5th, 1926 in Kfar Giladi.

Died September 28th, 2012 at 85 years old in Ramat HaSharon (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Pavel Popovich

Soviet cosmonaut (1930–2009).

Born October 5th, 1930 in Uzyn. ^[ref]

Died September 29th, 2009 at 78 years old in Hurzuf (stroke). ^[ref]

Florian Kohfeldt

German football manager.

Born October 5th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Siegen.

Noot Seear

Canadian model.

Born October 5th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Vancouver.

José Froilán González

Argentine racing driver.

Born October 5th, 1922 in Arrecifes.

Died June 15th, 2013 at 90 years old in Arrecifes (respiratory failure). ^[ref]