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October 5 2023

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Died on This Day

Carlo Lizzani🇮🇹
deceased
actor · 1922–2013
Days lived
33,423
Chantal Akerman🇧🇪
deceased
artist · 1950–2015
Days lived
23,862
Christopher Ricketts🇵🇭
deceased
Filipino martial artist · 1955–2010
Days lived
20,287
E. H. Calvert🇺🇸
deceased
actor · 1863–1941
Days lived
28,589
Emilie Schindler🇦🇹
deceased
writer · 1907–2001
Days lived
34,317
Friedrich Wolf
deceased
German writer (1888-1953) · 1888–1953
Days lived
23,661
George Fenton🇬🇧
deceased
Actor · 1949–2026
Days lived
28,110
Gloria Grahame🇺🇸
deceased
American actress (1923–1981) · 1923–1981
Days lived
21,131
Hans Richter🇩🇪
deceased
German film actor (1919–2008) · 1919–2008
Days lived
32,774
Helmut Träbert🇩🇪
deceased
scientist · 1920–1974
Days lived
19,853
Ivan Yefremov
deceased
philosopher · 1908–1972
Days lived
23,541
Jean Vigo🇫🇷
deceased
French film director (1905–1934) · 1905–1934
Days lived
10,754
Ken Strong🇺🇸
deceased
film director · 1906–1979
Days lived
26,830
Paul Silverberg🇩🇪
deceased
German Jewish entrepreneur and jurist (1876-1959) Industrialist, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rheinische AG, Braunkohlenbergbau und Brikettfabrikation and Rheinisches Braunkohlensyndikat GmbH Cologne · 1876–1959
Days lived
30,466
Rainer Baumann🇩🇪
deceased
German footballer (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,495
Ruth R. Benerito🇺🇸
deceased
American scientist and inventor (1916-2013) · 1916–2013
Days lived
35,696
Santa Faustina Kowalska
deceased
writer · 1905–1938
Days lived
12,094
Seymour Cray🇺🇸
deceased
Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer (1925–1996) · 1925–1996
Days lived
25,940
Steve Jobs🇺🇸
deceased
Entrepreneur and inventor · 1955–2011
Days lived
20,677
Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly
deceased
Indian Catholic priest (1876-1929) · 1876–1929
Days lived
19,415
Walter Kempowski🇩🇪
deceased
German writer (1929–2007) · 1929–2007
Days lived
28,648

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