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

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

1891  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1939  On this day in history death of amelia Earhart, American aviator declared dead after disappearance in 1937. (b. 1897)   

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 this day in history.   

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  On January - 05 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

1946  On January - 05 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  On January - 05 nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies   

1954  On January - 05 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  Donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies on this day in history.   

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

1965  On this day in history neil Craig, actor (Calling Dr Kildare), dies at 73   

1966  George Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies on January - 05.   

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

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

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

1974  Roy Bargy, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1976  Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1977  On January - 05 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  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.   

1548  On January - 05 birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  On January - 05 birth of william Cobbold, composer   

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

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 January - 05.   

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

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