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January 5th
244 Notable deaths
El|pelonchas
Taiwanese-japanese businessman, created instant noodle (ramyeon), nissin chikin ramen.
Born March 5th, 1910 in Puzi City.
Died January 5th, 2007 at 96 years old in Ikeda (myocardial infarction, heart failure). [ref]
Rogers Hornsby
American baseball player, coach, manager.
Born April 27th, 1896 in Winters.
Died January 5th, 1963 at 66 years old in Chicago.
Kim Mi-soo
South korean actress.
Born March 16th, 1992 in South Korea.
Died January 5th, 2022 at 29 years old in Seoul. [ref]
Arthur Kennedy
American actor (1914–1990).
Born February 17th, 1914 in Worcester.
Died January 5th, 1990 at 75 years old in Branford (brain cancer).
Károly Takács
(1910–1976).
Born January 21st, 1910 in Budapest.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 65 years old in Budapest.
Beverly Aadland
American film actress (1942-2010).
Born September 16th, 1942 in Hollywood.
Died January 5th, 2010 at 67 years old in Lancaster (heart failure). [ref]
Ahn Sung-ki
South korean actor (1952-2026).
Born January 1st, 1952 in Daegu.
Died January 5th, 2026 at 74 years old in Seoul. [ref]
Johnny Eck
American entertainer (1911-1991).
Born August 27th, 1911 in Baltimore.
Died January 5th, 1991 at 79 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction).
Gottlob Berger
Ss general (1896–1975).
Born July 16th, 1896 in Gerstetten.
Died January 5th, 1975 at 78 years old in Stuttgart.
Yahya Ayyash
Palestinian electrical and explosives engineer (1966-1996).
Born March 6th, 1966 in Rafat, Salfit.
Died January 5th, 1996 at 29 years old in Beit Lahia.
G. E. M. Anscombe
British analytic philosopher.
Born March 18th, 1919 in Limerick.
Died January 5th, 2001 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
Nancy Parsons
American actress (1942–2001).
Born January 17th, 1942 in Saint Paul.
Died January 5th, 2001 at 58 years old in La Crosse (diabetes, heart failure).
John Neumann
Czech christian missionary and saint (1811–1860).
Born March 28th, 1811 in Prachatice.
Died January 5th, 1860 at 48 years old in Philadelphia (stroke).
Jonas Neubauer
American electronic sports player (1981-2021).
Born November 21st, 1981 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2021 at 39 years old in Kaʻaʻawa (heart arrhythmia). [ref]
John Richardson
English actor (1934–2021).
Born January 19th, 1934 in Worthing.
Died January 5th, 2021 at 86 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
British politician, agriculturalist and colonial administrator (1887-1952).
Born September 24th, 1887 in South Queensferry.
Died January 5th, 1952 at 64 years old in South Queensferry.
Harold Urey
American physical chemist.
Born April 29th, 1893 in Walkerton.
Died January 5th, 1981 at 87 years old in La Jolla.
Léon Walras
French mathematical economist (*1834 – †1910).
Born December 16th, 1834 in Évreux.
Died January 5th, 1910 at 75 years old in Clarens.
Margaret Laurence
Canadian novelist and short story writer (1926-1987).
Born July 18th, 1926 in Neepawa. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1987 at 60 years old in Selwyn (intoxication). [ref]
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland
Swedish prince (1912-1997); son of gustaf vi adolf and princess margaret of connaught.
Born February 28th, 1912 in Stockholm.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
Zinaida Volkova
Russian revolutionary (1901–1933).
Born March 27th, 1901 in Irkutsk Governorate.
Died January 5th, 1933 at 31 years old in Berlin.
Mistinguett
French actress and singer.
Born April 3rd, 1875 in Enghien-les-Bains. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1956 at 80 years old in Bougival.
Billy Bletcher
American actor (1894-1979).
Born September 24th, 1894 in Lancaster.
Died January 5th, 1979 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Andrei Platonov
Russian author (1899–1951).
Born September 1st, 1899 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1951 at 51 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis). [ref]
Eric Haydock
British musician (1943-2019).
Born February 3rd, 1943 in Burnley.
Died January 5th, 2019 at 75 years old [ref]
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