Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 05

1860  St John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies on this day in history.   

1862  On January - 05 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  On this day in history karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64   

1922  Ernest H Shackleton, Brit South pole explorer (Endurance), dies at 47 on January - 05.   

1933  Calvin Coolidge, 30th President (1923-29), dies in Mass at 60 on January - 05.   

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

1939  On January - 05 death of amelia Earhart, American aviator declared dead after disappearance in 1937. (b. 1897)   

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

1941  On this day in history death of amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903)   

1942  Death of Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered on January - 05.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1954  On January - 05 death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

1956  Jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84 on January - 05.   

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  On this day in history george Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies   

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

1969  On this day in history franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83   

1970  On this day in history death of joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered   

1971  On this day in history death of douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899)   

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

1974  On this day in history roy Bargy, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79   

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

1976  Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84 on January - 05.   

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 January - 05.   

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1209  On this day in history birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  On this day in history birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  On January - 05 birth of william Cobbold, composer   

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

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

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on January - 05.   

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

1661  On January - 05 birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer