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January 5th
193 Notable deaths
Giuseppe Fava
Italian journalist (1925-1984).
Born September 15th, 1925 in Palazzolo Acreide.
Died January 5th, 1984 at 58 years old in Catania.
J. M. Robertson
Scottish journalist and rationalist (1856–1933).
Born November 14th, 1856 in Isle of Arran.
Died January 5th, 1933 at 76 years old in London.
Marc McDermott
Australian-american silent film actor (1881-1929).
Born July 24th, 1881 in Goulburn.
Died January 5th, 1929 at 47 years old in Glendale (liver cirrhosis).
Robert Gerhard
Catalan composer and musical scholar and writer (1896–1971).
Born September 25th, 1896 in Valls.
Died January 5th, 1970 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Hikaru Hayashi
Japanese composer (1931–2012).
Born October 22nd, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died January 5th, 2012 at 80 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Soh Jaipil
Noted champion for korea's independence, journalist (1864-1951).
Born January 7th, 1864 in Boseong County.
Died January 5th, 1951 at 86 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Emma Abbott
American operatic soprano (1850-1891).
Born December 9th, 1850 in Chicago.
Died January 5th, 1891 at 40 years old in Salt Lake City (pneumonia).
Alfred Grünfeld
Czech composer and pianist.
Born July 4th, 1852 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1924 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Rainer Ludwig Claisen
German chemist best known for his work with condensations of carbonyls and sigmatropic rearrangements (1851–1930).
Born January 14th, 1851 in Cologne.
Died January 5th, 1930 at 78 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Tullio De Mauro
Italian linguist (1932-2017).
Born March 31st, 1932 in Torre Annunziata. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2017 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 193
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