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 this day in history henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday   

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

1933  On January - 05 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 this day in history.   

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 January - 05 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 this day in history.   

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

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  Jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history 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  On this day in history neil Craig, actor (Calling Dr Kildare), dies at 73   

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 January - 05.   

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 January - 05.   

1973  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1979  On this day in history charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

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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 this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

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