Famous Deaths In January - 05

1860  On January - 05 st John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies   

1862  Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1883  On January - 05 death of charles Tompson, first Australian published poet (b. 1806)   

1888  On January - 05 henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday   

1891  Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89 on January - 05.   

1904  On January - 05 karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64   

1922  On this day in history ernest H Shackleton, Brit South pole explorer (Endurance), dies at 47   

1933  On this day in history calvin Coolidge, 30th President (1923-29), dies in Mass at 60   

1937  On January - 05 death of marie Booth, child of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1864)   

1939  Death of Amelia Earhart, American aviator declared dead after disappearance in 1937. (b. 1897) on this day in history.   

1940  On January - 05 tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46   

1941  Death of Amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903) on January - 05.   

1942  Death of Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered on this day in history.   

1943  George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81 on January - 05.   

1944  On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

1946  Death of Kitty Cheatham, American singer (b. 1864) on January - 05.   

1951  On January - 05 andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51   

1952  On January - 05 nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies   

1954  Death of Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) on January - 05.   

1956  Jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1960  Donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies on January - 05.   

1963  Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66 on this day in history.   

1965  On January - 05 neil Craig, actor (Calling Dr Kildare), dies at 73   

1966  George Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies on this day in history.   

1968  Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1969  Franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83 on January - 05.   

1970  On January - 05 death of joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered   

1971  Death of Douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1973  On January - 05 cornelis van Dis, Dutch MP (SGP), dies at 79   

1974  Roy Bargy, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79 on January - 05.   

1975  On January - 05 don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning   

1976  On this day in history georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84   

1977  On this day in history onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74   

1979  Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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1209  On January - 05 birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on January - 05.   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on January - 05.   

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on January - 05.   

1596  On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

1614  On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on January - 05.