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January 5th
175 Notable deaths
Louis Hon
French footballer (1924-2008).
Born September 11th, 1924 in Couches. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2008 at 83 years old in Fréjus. [ref]
Robert Gerhard
Catalan composer and musical scholar and writer.
Born September 25th, 1896 in Valls. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1970 at 73 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Victor Bendix
Danish musician (1851-1926).
Born May 17th, 1851 in Copenhagen.
Died January 5th, 1926 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Alexander Wienerberger
Austrian photographer, soldier, prisoner of war and chemical engineer (1891-1955).
Born December 8th, 1891 in Vienna.
Died January 5th, 1955 at 63 years old in Salzburg.
Ernesto Castano
Italian footballer (1939–2023).
Born May 2nd, 1939 in Cinisello Balsamo.
Died January 5th, 2023 at 83 years old [ref]
Radovan Zogović
Montenegrin poet (1907-1986).
Born August 19th, 1907 in Plav.
Died January 5th, 1986 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Jack Butler
English footballer (1894-1961).
Born August 14th, 1894 in Colombo.
Died January 5th, 1961 at 66 years old in London.
Matilda Smith
British botanical illustrator and botanist (1854-1926).
Born July 30th, 1854 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1927 at 72 years old in Kew. [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]
Jeanne Carpenter
Actress (1916-1994).
Born February 1st, 1917 in Kansas City.
Died January 5th, 1994 at 76 years old in Oxnard (pulmonary emphysema).
Deaths 121 to 130 of 175
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn