January 5th
193 Notable deaths
Lisandro de la Torre
Argentine politician (1868–1939).
Born December 6th, 1868 in Rosario.
Died January 5th, 1939 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ernesto Castano
Italian footballer (1939–2023).
Born May 2nd, 1939 in Cinisello Balsamo.
Died January 5th, 2023 at 83 years old [ref]
Félix Loustau
Argentine footballer (1922-2003).
Born December 25th, 1922 in Avellaneda.
Died January 5th, 2003 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires.
Francisco Álvarez Martínez
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 14th, 1925 in Ferroñes.
Died January 5th, 2022 at 96 years old in Madrid. [ref]
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 (1882–1957).
Born October 30th, 1882 in Pchery.
Died January 5th, 1957 at 74 years old in Prague.
Hamit Kaplan
Olympic wrestler (1934–1976).
Born September 20th, 1934 in Hamamözü.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 41 years old in Çorum (traffic collision).
Francesc Sabaté Llopart
Spanish partisan.
Born March 30th, 1915 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1960 at 44 years old in Sant Celoni (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 193
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving