Famous Deaths In January - 05

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

1862  On this day in history joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81  

1883  Death of Charles Tompson, first Australian published poet (b. 1806) on January - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1904  Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1922  On January - 05 ernest H Shackleton, Brit South pole explorer (Endurance), dies at 47  

1933  Calvin Coolidge, 30th President (1923-29), dies in Mass at 60 on this day in history.  

1937  Death of Marie Booth, child of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1864) on January - 05.  

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

1940  On this day in history tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46  

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

1942  On January - 05 death of yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered  

1943  On this day in history george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81  

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  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 January - 05 jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84  

1960  On this day in history donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies  

1963  On January - 05 rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66  

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

1966  On January - 05 george Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies  

1968  On January - 05 jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79  

1969  Franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1970  Death of Joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered on January - 05.  

1971  Death of Douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899) on January - 05.  

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

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

1975  On this day in history don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning  

1976  On January - 05 georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84  

1977  On January - 05 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  On January - 05 birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)  

1560  On this day in history birth of william Cobbold, composer  

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on January - 05.  

1592  On this day in history birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal  

1596  On January - 05 birth of henry Lawes, English composer  

1614  On January - 05 birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)  

1661  On this day in history birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer