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List of celebrities and famous people who died on October 5th

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2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on October 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2017

2016

2015

  • Belgian filmmaker known for her experimental and avant-garde films.

  • Swedish author best known for his crime novels, especially the 'Wallander' series.

  • Belgian filmmaker known for her innovative and influential films.

  • Belgian-french actress, director, and producer (b. 1950)

  • American philosopher, author, and activist (d. 2015)

2014

  • Yuriy Lyubimov was a prominent Russian theater director who founded and led the Taganka Theatre in Moscow.

  • Geffrey Holder was a Trinidadian-American actor, dancer, choreographer, and painter.

  • Geoffrey Holder

    Brazilian actor, choreographer, director, and dancer. his first dance performance was in 1942. he founded his own company in 1950 and made his u.s. debut in 1953. holder, who was a soloist with the met opera between 1956 and 1957, became an internationally renowned choreographer and dancer. holder made several film appearances, beginning in 1961.

  • Talented actress known for her roles in films like 'Frozen River' and 'August: Osage County'.

  • Italian racing driver (d. 2014)

2013

2012

2011

  • Revolutionized the tech industry with groundbreaking products.

  • Ryzen Jobs was a visionary entrepreneur who co-founded Apple Inc. and revolutionized the personal computer and smartphone industries.

  • Stiven Jobs was an American entrepreneur, business magnate, and co-founder of Apple Inc., one of the most influential and successful companies in the technology industry.

  • Glema Jobs was a co-founder of Apple Inc. and a visionary in the field of personal computing and consumer electronics.

  • Co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc., a pioneer of the personal computer revolution.

2010

  • French radio/tv writer, pacifist and artist, painter, critic. contributes to reviews on arts/pacifist journals. married once. three children.

  • American model and actress, miss usa 1957 (b. 1939)

  • Swiss singer and musician (gotthard), (born 1963).

  • American beauty pageant winner and actress (born in 1939).

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on October 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

  • Renowned mathematician known for his work in functional analysis and group theory.

  • Renowned mathematician known for his work in functional analysis and group theory.

  • English bassist (evile) (born 1977)

2008

  • Renowned Indian author known for her impactful storytelling.

2006

2005

  • Renowned actress known for her roles in classic Hollywood films.

  • Ugandan political figure who served as First Lady of Uganda.

2004

  • Maurice Wilkins was a New Zealand-born British biophysicist who made crucial contributions to the discovery of the structure of DNA.

  • Rodney Dangerfield

    Rodney dangerfield was an american stand-up comedian and actor known for his iconic catchphrase 'i don't get no respect' and his roles in movies like caddyshack and back to school.

  • New zealand-english physicist and biologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1916)

  • Renowned stand-up comedian known for his catchphrase 'I don't get no respect.'

  • American biologist and academic (b. 1941)

2003

  • Aydrien Wilkins was a British biologist who made significant contributions to the understanding of DNA structure and function.

  • American environmentalist, director, and producer (b. 1957)

  • Canadian-american ice hockey player (b. 1978)

2002

2001

  • American soldier, politician, and diplomat, 22nd united states ambassador to japan (b. 1903)

  • American diplomat and politician 22nd united states ambassador in japan (d. 2001).

2000

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on October 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1998

  • Elmond Wilkins was a pioneering chemist who made important discoveries in the field of organic chemistry.

  • Myrel Wilkins was a British biologist who played a crucial role in the discovery of the structure of DNA.

  • Fredrico Zeri was an Italian art historian and journalist, known for his expertise in Italian art and his influential writings on the subject.

1997

1996

  • American computer technician and thomas edison of supercomputing, who set out to build the fastest computer on the planet. cray is synonymous with cutting-edge technology. cray's innovations included vector register technology, cooling techniques, and magnetic amplifiers. he was also a pioneer of supercomputing. the first vacuum tube computers, which were large enough to fill a whole room, weighed tons and …

  • Personal assistant dies at 77

1995

1993

  • Astronaut (sts51-f) dies at 66 from heart failure

  • Gomer Rees was a physicist who made significant contributions to the field of nuclear physics.

  • Actress (big town blue blood, rawhide), who dies around 67

1992

1990

  • Japanese Foreign Minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

  • American-israeli rabbi and activist, founded the jewish defense league (d. 1990)

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on October 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1988

  • Known for her work in play therapy and author of 'Dibs in Search of Self'.

1986

1985

  • Austrian-american mathematician from the vienna circle (d. 1985)

1984

  • Renowned Welsh author known for his novels and travel writing.

  • Leonard Rossiter

    British actor who died from a heart attack in his 57th year (born 1926).

1983

  • Renowned American painter known for her vibrant and expressive artworks.

  • Founder of Tupperware Corporation, revolutionizing food storage with airtight plastic containers.

  • Co-founder of Tupperware Corporation, known for popularizing plastic food containers for household use.

  • Brazilian director and screenwriter (b. 1897)

  • Brazilian screenwriter and film director (born 1897).

1981

  • American actress who won the oscar for best supporting actress in "the bad and the beautiful", 1952. she was also nominated in 1947 for the oscar in the film "crossfire." other films include "the big heat", 1953, and "ride out for revenge," 1956. her reputation as rude and arrogant caused her career to plummet after 1952.

  • Singer/comedian (laugh-in), passes away at 48

1980

  • Leather Wilkins was a renowned biologist who made important discoveries in the field of molecular biology.

  • Rosey Rowswell was a renowned baseball broadcaster.

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on October 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

  • Opaline Delaunay was a French fashion designer and artist who co-founded the Orphism art movement with her husband Robert Delaunay.

  • The oldest american (137 years)

1976

  • Norwegian-american chemist and physicist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1903)

  • Barbara Nichols

    Actress (pajama game: loved one) dies at 46

  • Nobel laureate known for the Onsager reciprocal relations in thermodynamics.

1975

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on October 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

1967

1965

1962

  • Known for owning the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris, which was a gathering place for famous writers like Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce.

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on October 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1956

  • American physiologist, best known for his contributions in the field of neuroscience. he identified many types of nerve fibers and determined the relationship between action possible velocity and fiber diameter. these achievements earned them the nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1944.

1954

  • Belgian composer, pedagogue, and conductor. in 1901, he graduated from vlaamse muziekschool.

1953

  • German critic who established the science of philology. wolf defined philology as "knowledge about human nature as it was exhibited in antiquity." on 8 august 1824, he died in marseille (france).

1952

1950

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on October 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1947

  • Sydney Holland was a New Zealand politician and the first husband of Queen Elizabeth II's sister, Princess Mary.

1944

1943

  • American clarinet player (new orleans rhythm kings), (d. 1943).

1942

1941

  • Louis Brandeis was the first Jewish justice on the U.S. Supreme Court and a champion of individual rights.

  • At 84, the first jewish us supreme court justice dies.

1940

  • Volunteers of america was founded by an english-american activist (d. 1940).

  • American rancher and politician (b. 1859)

  • Mexican composer of classical music. he was also a violinist and conductor. from 1929 to 1935, he was the assistant conductor of mexico's national symphony orchestra. he also wrote chamber music, film music, and many other works. his most well-known work is la noche de los mayas, his film score.

  • American cattle rancher (born 1859).

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on October 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1938

1936

1934

  • French filmmaker, known as the film's rimbaud. his output was limited, with only three films including "l'atalante", and "zero de conduite."

1933

1931

  • American businessman and politician who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey.

1930

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on October 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

1927

  • Polish-american director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded warner bros. (b. 1887)

1924

1921

  • Australian politician, 20th premier of new south wales (b. 1869)

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on October 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

1918

  • Renowned French tennis player who has a major tennis tournament named after him.

1915

1914

  • Australian politician, 23rd premier of tasmania (b. 1876)

1913

1911

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