Deaths on October 5

Philippe Desportes, French poet and author (b. 1546)

Philippe Desportes or Desports (1546 – 5 October 1606) was a French poet.

31 Jan

Guy Fawkes
Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is executed for plotting against Parliament and King James.
19 Dec

Godspeed (ship)
The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.