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January 5th
193 Notable deaths
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]
Jack Butler
English footballer (1894-1961).
Born August 14th, 1894 in Colombo.
Died January 5th, 1961 at 66 years old in London.
Jeanne Carpenter
American actress (1916–1994).
Born February 1st, 1917 in Kansas City.
Died January 5th, 1994 at 76 years old in Oxnard (pulmonary emphysema).
Tõnis Kint
Estonian politician (1896-1991).
Born August 17th, 1896 in Suure-Jaani Rural Municipality.
Died January 5th, 1991 at 94 years old in Örnsköldsvik.
Marie-Hélène Schwartz
French mathematician.
Born October 27th, 1913 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 5th, 2013 at 99 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Genoveva Torres Morales
Spanish roman catholic nun and saint (1870-1956).
Born January 3rd, 1870 in Almenara.
Died January 5th, 1956 at 86 years old in Zaragoza (stroke).
Anatoly Roshchin
Olympic wrestler (1932-2016).
Born March 10th, 1932 in Gaverdovo.
Died January 5th, 2016 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Artur Adson
Estonian writer and theatre critic (1889-1977).
Born February 3rd, 1889 in Tartu.
Died January 5th, 1977 at 87 years old in Stockholm.
Jean-Paul Mauric
French singer.
Born June 17th, 1933 in Hyères.
Died January 5th, 1971 at 37 years old in Marseille.
João Cutileiro
Portuguese artist (1937-2021).
Born June 26th, 1937 in Lisbon.
Died January 5th, 2021 at 83 years old in Lisbon (respiratory failure). [ref]
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot