January 5th
175 Notable deaths
Robert L. Surtees
American cinematographer (1906-1985).
Born August 9th, 1906 in Covington. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1985 at 78 years old in Monterey. [ref]
Edward Granville Browne
British iranologist (1862–1926).
Born February 7th, 1862 in Gloucestershire. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1926 at 63 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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).
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]
Władysław Podkowiński
Polish artist (1866-1895).
Born February 4th, 1866 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1895 at 28 years old in Warsaw (tuberculosis). [ref]
Lanza del Vasto
Philosopher, poet, artist, activist.
Born September 29th, 1901 in San Vito dei Normanni.
Died January 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Albacete Province.
Yevgenia Bosch
Bolshevik politician (1879-1925).
Born August 23rd, 1879 in Ochakiv.
Died January 5th, 1925 at 45 years old in Moscow.
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).
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]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 175
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