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January 5th
244 Notable deaths
Justus Carl Hasskarl
German botanist (1811-1894).
Born December 6th, 1811 in Kassel.
Died January 5th, 1894 at 82 years old in Kleve.
Marcelina Darowska
Beatified roman catholic nun (1827-1911).
Born January 16th, 1827 in Shuliaky.
Died January 5th, 1911 at 83 years old in Yazlovets.
Per Thorén
Swedish figure skater (1885–1962).
Born January 26th, 1885 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1962 at 76 years old in Stockholm, Oscar Parish. [ref]
Dmitri Vasilyev
Soviet film director.
Born November 4th, 1900 in Yeysk.
Died January 5th, 1984 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Dmitry Mirimanoff
Russian-swiss mathematician (1861-1945).
Born September 25th, 1861 in Pereslavl-Zalessky.
Died January 5th, 1945 at 83 years old in Geneva.
Nicholas Mayall
American astronomer (1906–1993).
Died January 5th, 1993 at 86 years old in Tucson (diabetes).
Camillo Karl Schneider
German botanist and landscape architect (1876-1951).
Born April 7th, 1876 in Wermsdorf.
Died January 5th, 1951 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Franz Theodor Csokor
Austrian author and dramatist (1885–1969).
Born September 6th, 1885 in Vienna.
Died January 5th, 1969 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Fernand Gregh
French poet, literary critic (1873–1960).
Born October 14th, 1873 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 5th, 1960 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Geoffrey Mason
Bobsledder (1902-1987).
Born May 13th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died January 5th, 1987 at 84 years old in East Providence.
Vadim Shefner
Soviet and russian poet and fiction writer (1915-2002).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 5th, 2002 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Mikhail Zhelev
Bulgarian athlete (1943–2021).
Born July 15th, 1943 in Sliven.
Died January 5th, 2021 at 77 years old in Sliven. [ref]
Martín Acosta y Lara
Uruguayan basketball player.
Born March 12th, 1925 in Montevideo.
Died January 5th, 2005 at 79 years old in Mendoza.
Alfons Peeters
Belgian footballer (1943–2015).
Born January 21st, 1943 in Beringen.
Died January 5th, 2015 at 71 years old in Sint-Truiden. [ref]
Alexandre Arnoux
French writer (1884–1973).
Born February 27th, 1884 in Digne-les-Bains. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1973 at 88 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Anatole Novak
Road bicycle racer (1937–2022).
Born February 12th, 1937 in La Mure.
Died January 5th, 2022 at 84 years old in La Mure. [ref]
Adolf Appellöf
Swedish marine zoologist (1857–1921).
Born November 2nd, 1857 in Garde parish. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1921 at 63 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
David Albin Zywiec Sidor
American bishop (1947-2020).
Born July 15th, 1947 in East Chicago.
Died January 5th, 2020 at 72 years old in Managua (brain cancer).
Olga Orban-Szabo
Hungarian fencer (1938–2022).
Born October 9th, 1938 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died January 5th, 2022 at 83 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Esper Beloselsky
Russian competitive sailor (1870–1921).
Born October 8th, 1870 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 5th, 1921 at 50 years old in Paris.
Helmer Mörner
Equestrian (1895–1962).
Born May 8th, 1895 in Gothenburg.
Died January 5th, 1962 at 66 years old in Uppsala.
Charles Schlee
American racing cyclist (1873-1947).
Born July 21st, 1873 in Copenhagen.
Died January 5th, 1947 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Ann-Britt Leyman
Swedish long jumper and sprinter (1922–2013).
Born June 10th, 1922 in Stenungsund.
Died January 5th, 2013 at 90 years old in Gothenburg.
Béla Illés
Hungarian left-wing writer.
Born March 22nd, 1895 in Košice.
Died January 5th, 1974 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Kang Chang-gi
South korean footballer (1928-2007).
Born August 28th, 1928 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died January 5th, 2007 at 78 years old in Seoul.
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