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January 5th
184 Notable deaths
Per Thorén
Swedish figure skater (1885–1962).
Born January 26th, 1885 in Stockholm.
Died January 5th, 1962 at 76 years old in Stockholm.
Franz Theodor Csokor
Austrian author and dramatist.
Born September 6th, 1885 in Vienna.
Died January 5th, 1969 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Viktor Anichkin
Russian footballer (1941-1975).
Born December 8th, 1941 in Yekaterinburg.
Died January 5th, 1975 at 33 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Fernand Gregh
French poet, literary critic (1873–1960).
Born October 14th, 1873 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 5th, 1960 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Dmitry Mirimanoff
Russian-swiss mathematician (1861-1945).
Born September 25th, 1861 in Pereslavl-Zalessky.
Died January 5th, 1945 at 83 years old in Geneva.
Anatole Novak
Road bicycle racer.
Born February 12th, 1937 in La Mure. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2022 at 84 years old in La Mure. [ref]
Adolf Appellöf
Swedish marine zoologist (1857–1921).
Born November 2nd, 1857 in Garde parish. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1921 at 63 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
David Albin Zywiec Sidor
American bishop (1947-2020).
Born July 15th, 1947 in East Chicago.
Died January 5th, 2020 at 72 years old in Managua (brain cancer).
Martín Acosta y Lara
Uruguayan basketball player.
Born March 12th, 1925 in Montevideo.
Died January 5th, 2005 at 79 years old in Mendoza.
Vadim Shefner
Russian poet and fiction writer (1915-2002).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2002 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
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