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January 5th
193 Notable deaths
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.
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 writer.
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]
Michael Snow
Canadian artist (1928–2023).
Born December 10th, 1928 in Toronto. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2023 at 94 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Marcel Déat
French socialist turned fascist politician.
Born March 7th, 1894 in Guérigny. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1955 at 60 years old in Turin. [ref]
Herbert Gintis
Economist, sociobiology researcher (1940–2023).
Born February 11th, 1940 in Philadelphia.
Died January 5th, 2023 at 82 years old in Northampton. [ref]
Osami Nagano
Fleet admiral in the imperial japanese navy (1880-1947).
Born June 15th, 1880 in Kōchi.
Died January 5th, 1947 at 66 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
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