29 notable people died on October 5, including Henry III, Henry VI, Ennius.
21st Century
3 deathsTS
Tefko Saracevic
computer scientistinformation scientist
American information scientist (1930–2024)
AB
Alba Bouwer
children's writerwriter
South African writer (1920-2010)
Michal Kováč
bankereconomist
Slovak economist, politician, president of the Slovakia (1993–1998)
20th Century
11 deaths
Namihei Odaira
entrepreneurinventor
Japanese businessman (1874–1951)
Teresa Flores
directorjournalist
Chilean trade unionist (1890-1952)
Carlos Walker Martínez
lawyerpoet
Chilean politician (1842-1905)
Ernesta Bittanti Battisti
teacherwriter
Italian writer (1871–1957)
Selma Rıza
journalistnovelist
Turkish journalist (1872–1931)
Alfred Duclos DeCelles
historianjournalist
Canadian journalist, librarian and writer (1843–1925)
Christopher Brennan
linguistliterary critic
Australian poet, scholar (1870-1932)
Joseph Vézina
composerconductor
Canadian conductor-composer (1849–1924)
Portia Geach
painterportraitist
Australian artist, feminist (1873–1959)
Eugenio Giuseppe Togliatti
mathematician
Italian mathematician (1890-1977)
Egerton Ryerson Young
author
Canadian methodist cleric and author (1840-1909)
19th Century
4 deaths
William Lassell
astronomermerchant
English merchant and astronomer (1799–1880)
Manuel Rodríguez Torices
journalistlawyer
Colombian politician
Motoori Norinaga
linguistphilosopher
Japanese scholar and philosopher (1730–1801)
Henri van der Haert
draftspersonlithographer
Engraver, illustrator, portrait painter, sculptor (1790-1846)
18th Century
4 deaths
Antoine de Chézy
civil engineerengineer
French engineer
Tommaso Perelli
astronomermathematician
Italian astronomer, mathematician and hydraulic engineer (1704–1783)
Johann Andreas Segner
botanistchemist
Hungarian mathematician (1704-1777)
José del Castillo
copyistdraftsperson
Spanish painter and engraver (1737-1793)
17th Century
2 deaths
Daniel Cramer
theologianuniversity teacher
German theologian (1568-1637)
Matthaeus Dresser
historianuniversity teacher
German historian (1536-1607)
16th Century
1 death
Valerius Cordus
botanistchemist
German physician, botanist, and author (1515-1544)
14th Century
1 death
Amir Khusrau
musicianphilosopher
Indian poet, writer, singer and scholar (1253–1325)
12th Century
1 death
Henry VI
monarchwriter
Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197
11th Century
1 death
Henry III
aristocratemperor
Holy Roman Emperor
2nd Century BC
1 death
Ennius
annalisthistorian
Roman writer and poet (c. 239 – c. 169 BC)
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