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 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  Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89   

1904  On this day in history karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64   

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 January - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1941  Death of Amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

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

1943  George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1946  On January - 05 death of kitty Cheatham, American singer (b. 1864)   

1951  Andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51 on January - 05.   

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

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

1969  On January - 05 franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83   

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

1971  On January - 05 death of douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899)   

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

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

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

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

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on January - 05.   

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

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

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

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