January 5th
200 Notable deaths
Francesc Sabaté Llopart
Spanish partisan (1915–1960).
Born March 30th, 1915 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
Died January 5th, 1960 at 44 years old in Sant Celoni (gunshot wound).
Edward Kłosiński
Polish cinematographer.
Born January 2nd, 1943 in Warsaw.
Died January 5th, 2008 at 65 years old in Milanówek (lung cancer). [ref]
Carlos Heitor Cony
Brazilian journalist (1926-2018).
Born March 14th, 1926 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 5th, 2018 at 91 years old in Rio de Janeiro (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Franjo Punčec
Yugoslav tennis player (1913-1985).
Born November 15th, 1913 in Čakovec.
Died January 5th, 1985 at 71 years old in Johannesburg.
Assar Rönnlund
Swedish cross-country skier (1935-2011).
Born September 3rd, 1935 in Umeå.
Died January 5th, 2011 at 75 years old in Umeå. [ref]
Davis Elkins
United states senator from west virginia (1876-1959).
Born January 24th, 1876 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 5th, 1959 at 82 years old in Richmond.
Ilmari Salminen
Finnish long-distance runner.
Born September 21st, 1902 in Elimäki.
Died January 5th, 1986 at 83 years old in Kouvola.
Juan Manuel Villa
Spanish footballer (1938–2025).
Born September 26th, 1938 in Seville.
Died January 5th, 2025 at 86 years old in Zaragoza. [ref]
Louis Hon
French footballer (1924–2008).
Born September 14th, 1924 in Couches.
Died January 5th, 2008 at 83 years old in Fréjus. [ref]
Gabriel Anton
Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist.
Born August 28th, 1858 in Žatec.
Died January 5th, 1933 at 74 years old in Halle (Saale). [ref]
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black