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January 5th
244 Notable deaths
Alexander Sizonenko
Soviet basketball player (1959–2012).
Born March 21st, 1959 in Zaporizhzhia.
Died January 5th, 2012 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Francis Amasa Walker
Union army general and a commissioner of indian affairs (1840-1897).
Born July 2nd, 1840 in Boston.
Died January 5th, 1897 at 56 years old in Boston.
Ramón María del Valle-Inclán
Spanish author (1866-1936).
Born October 28th, 1866 in Vilanova de Arousa.
Died January 5th, 1936 at 69 years old in Santiago de Compostela (bladder cancer).
Thomas Bopp
American astronomer (1949–2018).
Born October 15th, 1949 in Denver.
Died January 5th, 2018 at 68 years old in Phoenix (liver failure). [ref]
Alfonso La Marmora
Italian general and statesman (1804-1878).
Born November 18th, 1804 in Turin.
Died January 5th, 1878 at 73 years old in Florence.
Burton Lane
American composer and lyricist (1912-1997).
Born February 2nd, 1912 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City.
Robert Rosenthal
American psychologist (1933–2024).
Born March 2nd, 1933 in Giessen.
Died January 5th, 2024 at 90 years old in Riverside. [ref]
Massimo Girotti
Italian actor (1918-2003).
Born May 18th, 1918 in Mogliano.
Died January 5th, 2003 at 84 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Bob Pulford
Canadian ice hockey player/coach/executive (1936–2026).
Born March 31st, 1936 in Newton Robinson. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2026 at 89 years old [ref]
Bernhard Wicki
Austrian actor and film director (1919–2000).
Born October 28th, 1919 in St. Pölten.
Died January 5th, 2000 at 80 years old in Munich.
Robert L. Surtees
American cinematographer (1906-1985).
Born August 9th, 1906 in Covington.
Died January 5th, 1985 at 78 years old in Monterey.
William A. Blakley
American politician (1898–1976).
Born November 17th, 1898 in Miami Station.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 77 years old in Dallas.
Shōji Hamada
Japanese mashiko ware potter (1894-1978).
Born December 9th, 1894 in Mizonokuchi.
Died January 5th, 1978 at 83 years old in Mashiko.
Herman Smith-Johannsen
Canadian cross-country skier (1875–1987).
Born June 15th, 1875 in Horten Municipality.
Died January 5th, 1987 at 111 years old in Tønsberg (pneumonia).
T. N. Chaturvedi
Indian politician (1929-2020).
Born January 18th, 1929 in Kannauj.
Died January 5th, 2020 at 90 years old in Noida (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Münir Özkul
Turkish actor (1925–2018).
Born August 15th, 1925 in Bakırköy.
Died January 5th, 2018 at 92 years old in Istanbul.
Edward Granville Browne
British iranologist (1862–1926).
Born February 7th, 1862 in Stouts Hill.
Died January 5th, 1926 at 63 years old in Cambridge.
Edmund Herring
Australian army general during world war ii and chief justice of the supreme court of victoria (1892-1982).
Born September 2nd, 1892 in Maryborough.
Died January 5th, 1982 at 89 years old in Melbourne.
Alma Muriel
Mexican actress (1951-2014).
Born October 20th, 1951 in Mexico City.
Died January 5th, 2014 at 62 years old in Playa del Carmen (myocardial infarction).
Eliška Junková
Czech racing driver (1900–1994).
Born November 16th, 1900 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1994 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]
Frederica Sagor Maas
Playwright, essayist and author.
Born July 6th, 1900 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 2012 at 111 years old in La Mesa. [ref]
Vasko Popa
Serbian writer (1922-1991).
Born June 29th, 1922 in Grebenac. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1991 at 68 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Robert Hübner
German chess player, chess writer, and papyrologist (1948–2025).
Born November 6th, 1948 in Cologne.
Died January 5th, 2025 at 76 years old in Cologne (stomach cancer). [ref]
Julius Leber
German politician of the spd and member of the german resistance against the nazi régime (1891-1945).
Born November 16th, 1891 in Biesheim.
Died January 5th, 1945 at 53 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Władysław Podkowiński
Polish artist (1866–1895).
Born February 4th, 1866 in Warsaw.
Died January 5th, 1895 at 28 years old in Warsaw (tuberculosis).
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare