Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 05

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

1862  Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 on January - 05.   

1883  Death of Charles Tompson, first Australian published poet (b. 1806) on this day in history.   

1888  Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday on January - 05.   

1891  On January - 05 guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89   

1904  Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64 on January - 05.   

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 this day in history 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 January - 05.   

1940  Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46 on January - 05.   

1941  On January - 05 death of amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903)   

1942  On this day in history death of yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered   

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

1944  Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on January - 05.   

1946  On this day in history death of kitty Cheatham, American singer (b. 1864)   

1951  On this day in history andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51   

1952  Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies on January - 05.   

1954  On this day in history death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

1956  On this day in history jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84   

1960  On January - 05 donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies   

1963  Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66 on January - 05.   

1965  Neil Craig, actor (Calling Dr Kildare), dies at 73 on January - 05.   

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 January - 05.   

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  On January - 05 death of douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899)   

1973  Cornelis van Dis, Dutch MP (SGP), dies at 79 on January - 05.   

1974  On January - 05 roy Bargy, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79   

1975  Don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning on January - 05.   

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  On January - 05 charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

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1209  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1587  On January - 05 birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  On January - 05 birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.   

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on January - 05.   

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