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January 5th
193 Notable deaths
Nicholas Mayall
American astronomer (1906-1993).
Died January 5th, 1993 at 86 years old in Tucson (diabetes).
Camillo Karl Schneider
German botanist and landscape architect (1876-1951).
Born April 7th, 1876 in Wermsdorf.
Died January 5th, 1951 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Franz Theodor Csokor
Austrian author and dramatist.
Born September 6th, 1885 in Vienna.
Died January 5th, 1969 at 83 years old in Vienna.
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]
Geoffrey Mason
Bobsledder (1902-1987).
Born May 13th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died January 5th, 1987 at 84 years old in East Providence.
Vadim Shefner
Soviet and russian poet and fiction writer (1915-2002).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 5th, 2002 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Mikhail Zhelev
Bulgarian athlete.
Born July 15th, 1943 in Sliven.
Died January 5th, 2021 at 77 years old in Sliven. [ref]
Martín Acosta y Lara
Uruguayan basketball player.
Born March 12th, 1925 in Montevideo.
Died January 5th, 2005 at 79 years old in Mendoza.
Alfons Peeters
Belgian footballer (1943–2015).
Born January 21st, 1943 in Beringen.
Died January 5th, 2015 at 71 years old in Sint-Truiden. [ref]
Alexandre Arnoux
French writer.
Born February 27th, 1884 in Digne-les-Bains. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1973 at 88 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo