January 5th
193 Notable deaths
Adolf Merckle
Businessman, billionaire.
Born March 18th, 1934 in Dresden.
Died January 5th, 2009 at 74 years old in Blaubeuren. [ref]
Daphne Oram
British composer and electronic musician (1925–2003).
Born December 31st, 1925 in Devizes.
Died January 5th, 2003 at 77 years old in Maidstone Hospital.
Kenneth Noland
American artist (1924–2010).
Born April 10th, 1924 in Asheville. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2010 at 85 years old in Port Clyde (kidney cancer). [ref]
Dragoslav Šekularac
Serbian footballer (1937-2019).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Štip.
Died January 5th, 2019 at 81 years old in Belgrade (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Costas Simitis
Greek jurist, economist, academic and politician (1936–2025).
Born June 23rd, 1936 in Piraeus. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2025 at 88 years old in Corinth General Hospital. [ref]
André Franquin
Belgian comics artist (1924-1997).
Born January 3rd, 1924 in Etterbeek.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 73 years old in Saint-Laurent-du-Var (myocardial infarction).
John A. Costello
Irish politician (1891-1976).
Born June 20th, 1891 in Dublin.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 84 years old in Dublin.
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
French motorcycle racer and racing driver.
Born April 26th, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2015 at 77 years old in Dakar (stroke). [ref]
Nicholas Rescher
American philosopher.
Born July 15th, 1928 in Hagen.
Died January 5th, 2024 at 95 years old in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Carmen Zapata
American actress (1927-2014).
Born July 15th, 1927 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Van Nuys (heart failure).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 193
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci