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 this day in history.   

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

1891  Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89 on January - 05.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1940  Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46 on January - 05.   

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

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  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  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 this day in history death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

1956  On this day in history 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 this day in history rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66   

1965  Neil Craig, actor (Calling Dr Kildare), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1975  On January - 05 don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning   

1976  On this day in history georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84   

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  William Cobbold, composer was born on January - 05.   

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

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