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January 5th
244 Notable deaths
Leonardo Benevolo
Italian architectural and urban historian (1923–2017).
Born September 25th, 1923 in Orta San Giulio.
Died January 5th, 2017 at 93 years old in Cellatica. [ref]
Matilda Smith
British botanical illustrator and botanist (1854-1926).
Born July 30th, 1854 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1927 at 72 years old in Kew. [ref]
Jack Butler
English footballer (1894-1961).
Born August 14th, 1894 in Colombo.
Died January 5th, 1961 at 66 years old in London.
Smbat Shahaziz
Armenian poet.
Born September 17th, 1840 in Ashtarak.
Died January 5th, 1908 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Jeanne Carpenter
American actress (1916–1994).
Born February 1st, 1917 in Kansas City.
Died January 5th, 1994 at 76 years old in Oxnard (pulmonary emphysema).
Tõnis Kint
Estonian politician (1896-1991).
Born August 17th, 1896 in Taevere Rural Municipality.
Died January 5th, 1991 at 94 years old in Örnsköldsvik.
Marie-Hélène Schwartz
French mathematician.
Born October 27th, 1913 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 5th, 2013 at 99 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Genoveva Torres Morales
Spanish roman catholic nun and saint (1870-1956).
Born January 3rd, 1870 in Almenara.
Died January 5th, 1956 at 86 years old in Zaragoza (stroke).
Anatoly Roshchin
Soviet olympic wrestler (1932-2016).
Born March 10th, 1932 in Gaverdovo.
Died January 5th, 2016 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Artur Adson
Estonian writer and theatre critic (1889-1977).
Born February 3rd, 1889 in Tartu.
Died January 5th, 1977 at 87 years old in Stockholm.
Jean-Paul Mauric
French singer (1933–1971).
Born June 17th, 1933 in Hyères.
Died January 5th, 1971 at 37 years old in Marseille.
João Cutileiro
Portuguese artist (1937-2021).
Born June 26th, 1937 in Lisbon.
Died January 5th, 2021 at 83 years old in Lisbon (respiratory failure). [ref]
Antonio Valentín Angelillo
Italian argentine footballer (1937–2018).
Born September 5th, 1937 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2018 at 80 years old in Siena (lung cancer). [ref]
Hermann Brockhaus
German orientalist (1806–1877).
Born January 28th, 1806 in Amsterdam.
Died January 5th, 1877 at 70 years old in Leipzig.
Fritz Wendhausen
German actor, screenwriter and film director (1890-1962).
Born August 7th, 1890 in Wendhausen (Lehre).
Died January 5th, 1962 at 71 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Mustapha Zitouni
French and algerian footballer (1928-2014).
Born October 19th, 1928 in Algiers.
Died January 5th, 2014 at 85 years old in Nice.
Adolpho Ducke
Brazilian botanist, zoologist and anthropologist from triest, austria-hungary (1876–1959).
Born October 19th, 1876 in Trieste.
Died January 5th, 1959 at 82 years old in Fortaleza.
Adolph Goldschmidt
German art historian (1863-1944).
Born January 15th, 1863 in Hamburg.
Died January 5th, 1944 at 80 years old in Basel.
Albert Schwegler
German philosopher (1819–1857).
Born February 10th, 1819 in Michelbach an der Bilz.
Died January 5th, 1857 at 37 years old in Tübingen.
Karo Halabyan
Soviet architect (1897–1959).
Born July 26th, 1897 in Ganja.
Died January 5th, 1959 at 61 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Ernest Denis
French historian and politician (1849–1921).
Born January 3rd, 1849 in Nîmes.
Died January 5th, 1921 at 72 years old in Paris.
Hermann Klaatsch
German anthropologist (1863–1916).
Born March 10th, 1863 in Berlin.
Died January 5th, 1916 at 52 years old in Eisenach.
Georges Migot
French composer (1891–1976).
Born February 27th, 1891 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 84 years old in Levallois-Perret.
Aureliano de Beruete
Painter, politician and spanish critic (1845-1912).
Born September 27th, 1845 in Madrid.
Died January 5th, 1912 at 66 years old in Madrid.
Viktor Anichkin
Russian footballer (1941-1975).
Born December 8th, 1941 in Yekaterinburg.
Died January 5th, 1975 at 33 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti