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October 5th

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602 Notable birthdays

Bobby Edner

American actor, singer and songwriter.

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

Rahmon Nabiyev

Tajikistani politician (1930-1993).

Born October 5th, 1930 in Ghafurov District.

Died April 11th, 1993 at 62 years old in Khujand (infarction).

Sergei Bunyachenko

Red army officer defector and nazi collaborator (1902–1946).

Born October 5th, 1902 in Korovyakovka.

Died August 1st, 1946 at 43 years old in Moscow (hanging to death).

Mark Phillips

Guyanese politician and retired military officer.

Born October 5th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Georgetown.

Brian Jacks

British judoka.

Born October 5th, 1946 (age 79 years) in London.

Allan Shivers

Politician (1907-1985).

Born October 5th, 1907 in Lufkin.

Died January 14th, 1985 at 77 years old in Austin (myocardial infarction).

Magda Szabó

Hungarian writer, poet and translator (1917–2007).

Born October 5th, 1917 in Debrecen.

Died November 19th, 2007 at 90 years old in Budapest, Kerepes. [ref]

Gabriel Brazão

Brazilian footballer.

Born October 5th, 2000 (age 25 years) in Uberlândia.

Edward P. Jones

American novelist, short story writer.

Born October 5th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Reinhard Selten

German economist (1930-2016).

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

Died August 23rd, 2016 at 85 years old in Poznań. [ref]

Georges Bidault

French politician (1899-1983).

Born October 5th, 1899 in Moulins.

Died January 27th, 1983 at 83 years old in Cambo-les-Bains.

Jürgen Brähmer

German boxer.

Born October 5th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Stralsund.

Rui Costa

Portuguese cyclist.

Born October 5th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Póvoa de Varzim.

Jan Verhaas

Dutch snooker referee.

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

Helen Churchill Candee

American writer (1858–1949).

Born October 5th, 1859 in New York City.

Died August 23rd, 1949 at 89 years old in York Harbor.

John Erskine

American educator and novelist (1879–1951).

Born October 5th, 1879 in New York City.

Died June 2nd, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City.

Gil Eun-hye

South korean actress.

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

M. King Hubbert

American geoscientist (1903–1989).

Born October 5th, 1903 in San Saba.

Died October 11th, 1989 at 86 years old in Bethesda.

Davide Petrucci

Italian footballer.

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

Meliton Kantaria

Hero of the soviet union (1920-1993).

Born October 5th, 1920 in Jvari.

Died December 27th, 1993 at 73 years old in Moscow.

Antoine Gizenga

Congolese prime minister, candidate for president (1925 – 2019).

Born October 5th, 1925 in Mushiko.

Died February 24th, 2019 at 93 years old in Kinshasa.

Walter Wolf

Canadian businessman.

Born October 5th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Maribor.

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.

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