January 5th
193 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1985 at 78 years old in Monterey. [ref]
William A. Blakley
American politician (1898–1976).
Born November 17th, 1898 in Miami Station.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 77 years old in Dallas.
Herman Smith-Johannsen
Canadian cross-country skier.
Born June 15th, 1875 in Horten.
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).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 193
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci