January 5th
175 Notable deaths
Félix Loustau
Argentine footballer (1922-2003).
Born December 25th, 1922 in Avellaneda.
Died January 5th, 2003 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires.
Lillian Rich
English-born american actress (1900-1954).
Born January 1st, 1900 in Herne Hill.
Died January 5th, 1954 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (disease).
Oldřich Duras
Czech chess player.
Born October 30th, 1882 in Pchery.
Died January 5th, 1957 at 74 years old in Prague.
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]
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]
Edward Kłosiński
Polish cinematographer.
Born January 2nd, 1943 in Warsaw.
Died January 5th, 2008 at 65 years old in Milanówek (lung cancer). [ref]
Hamit Kaplan
Olympic wrestler.
Born September 20th, 1934 in Hamamözü.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 41 years old in Çorum (traffic collision).
Leonardo Benevolo
Italian architectural and urban historian.
Born September 25th, 1923 in Orta San Giulio. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2017 at 93 years old in Cellatica. [ref]
Ilmari Salminen
Finnish long-distance runner.
Born September 21st, 1902 in Elimäki.
Died January 5th, 1986 at 83 years old in Kouvola.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 175
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau