January 5th
193 Notable deaths
Eliška Junková
Czech racing driver (1900–1994).
Born November 16th, 1900 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1994 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]
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]
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]
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 to death).
Władysław Podkowiński
Polish artist (1866–1895).
Born February 6th, 1866 in Warsaw.
Died January 5th, 1895 at 28 years old in Warsaw (tuberculosis).
Margaret Chung
American physician (1889-1959).
Born October 2nd, 1889 in Santa Barbara.
Died January 5th, 1959 at 69 years old in San Francisco.
Lanza del Vasto
Philosopher, poet, artist, activist (1901–1981).
Born September 29th, 1901 in San Vito dei Normanni.
Died January 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Murcia.
Yevgenia Bosch
Bolshevik politician (1879-1925).
Born August 23rd, 1879 in Ochakiv.
Died January 5th, 1925 at 45 years old in Moscow.
Clarence Gagnon
Canadian painter (1881-1942).
Born November 8th, 1881 in Montreal.
Died January 5th, 1942 at 60 years old in Montreal (pancreatic cancer).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 193
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé