Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 2011 Fred Shuttlesworth, American civil rights leader who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, died.
DeathOn this day — October 5 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 2011 
Photo by David Shankbone — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 2011 Derrick Bell, American legal scholar and pioneer of critical race theory, died.
Death
Photo by Carl Van Vechten (1955), Library of Congress — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 2014 Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor, dancer, choreographer and artist, died.
CultureTeresa Heinz, Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist, was born in Mozambique.
BirthHeather Headley, Trinidadian-American singer and actress known for originating the title role in Broadway's Aida, was born.
CultureBevil Rudd, South African runner who won Olympic 400m gold in 1920 and later became a sports journalist, was born.
Sports