Giuseppe Castelli

Italian athletics competitor (1907–1942).

Born October 5th, 1907 in Frugarolo.

Died December 19th, 1942 at 35 years old in Milan.

Jens Doberschütz

East german rower.

Born October 5th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Dresden.

Nadezhda Konyayeva

Soviet javelin thrower.

Born October 5th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Chapkino.

Kasimir Edschmid

German writer (1890–1966).

Born October 5th, 1890 in Darmstadt.

Died August 31st, 1966 at 75 years old in Tarasp.

Margit Elek

Fencer (1910–1986).

Born October 5th, 1910 in Budapest.

Died February 4th, 1986 at 75 years old in Budapest.

Kentaro Yoshida

Japanese association football player.

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

Shyril O'Steen

American rower.

Born October 5th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Seattle.

Rong Ningning

Chinese amateur wrestler.

Born October 5th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Kashgar.

Ilgar Mushkiyev

Azerbaijani judoka.

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

Jonathan Janson

Sailor (1930–2015).

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

Died November 29th, 2015 at 85 years old

Kunihiro Iwasaki

Japanese olympic swimmer.

Born October 5th, 1944 (age 81 years).

Agustín Parrado y García

Catholic cardinal (1872-1946).

Born October 5th, 1872 in Fuensaldaña.

Died October 8th, 1946 at 74 years old in Granada.

Daiki Umei

Japanese association football player.

Born October 5th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Fukui.

Cesare Pinarello

Cyclist (1932-2012).

Born October 5th, 1932 in Treviso.

Died August 2nd, 2012 at 79 years old in Treviso. ^[ref]

Väinö Ikonen

Finnish wrestler (1895–1954).

Born October 5th, 1895 in Tuusniemi.

Died February 10th, 1954 at 58 years old in Helsinki.

Václav Havel

Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist (1920–1979).

Born October 5th, 1920 in Prague. ^[ref]

Died December 14th, 1979 at 59 years old in Prague.

Andreas Faye

Norwegian priest (1802–1869).

Born October 5th, 1802 in Bragernes.

Died May 5th, 1869 at 66 years old in Vestfold.

Kazuki Nishiya

Japanese association football player.

Born October 5th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Tochigi Prefecture.

Carl Galle

German sportsman (1872–1963).

Born October 5th, 1872 in Kaliningrad, Königsberg.

Died April 18th, 1963 at 90 years old in East Berlin, Pankow.

Kenta Kifuji

Japanese association football player.

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

Hiroki Okuda

Japanese association football player.

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

Aurora Dan

Fencer.

Born October 5th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Bucharest.

Wim Omloop

Belgian bicycle racer.

Born October 5th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Herentals.

Marino Cardelli

Sammarinese alpine skier.

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

Hiroyuki Hayashi

Japanese association football player.

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