Famous Deaths on January 5, Who Died on January 5
Here is a list who died on January 5. Famous deaths for the 5th of January. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on January 5. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
Famous people who died in January 5th?
Who died on the 5th January?
Who died on January 5?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1066 | Edward the Confessor, English king (b. 1004) |
| 1173 | Bolesław IV the Curly, High Duke of Poland (b. 1120) |
| 1382 | Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster (b. 1355) |
| 1400 | John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (b. 1350) |
| 1430 | Philippa of England, Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (b. 1394) |
| 1477 | Charles, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1433) |
| 1524 | Marko Marulić, Croatian poet (b. 1450) |
| 1527 | Felix Manz, Swiss martyr (b. 1498) |
| 1578 | Giulio Clovio, Dalmatian painter (b. 1498) |
| 1580 | Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg, German noblewoman (b. 1542) |
| 1713 | Jean Chardin, French explorer and author (b. 1643) |
| 1740 | Antonio Lotti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1667) |
| 1762 | Empress Elizabeth of Russia (b. 1709) |
| 1771 | John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710) |
| 1796 | Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1731) |
| 1823 | George Johnston, Scottish-Australian colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764) |
| 1845 | Robert Smirke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1753) |
| 1846 | Alfred Thomas Agate, American painter and illustrator (b. 1812) |
| 1858 | Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (b. 1766) |
| 1860 | John Neumann, Czech-American bishop and saint (b. 1811) |
| 1883 | Charles Tompson, Australian poet and public servant (b. 1806) |
| 1885 | Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian author and scholar (b. 1812) |
| 1888 | Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1803) |
| 1899 | Ezra Otis Kendall, American professor, astronomer and mathematician (b. 1818) |
| 1904 | Karl Alfred von Zittel, German paleontologist and geologist (b. 1839) |
| 1910 | Léon Walras, French-Swiss economist and academic (b. 1834) |
| 1917 | Isobel Lilian Gloag, English painter (b. 1865) |
| 1922 | Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish sailor and explorer (b. 1874) |
| 1933 | Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (b. 1872) |
| 1942 | Tina Modotti, Italian photographer, model, actress, and activist (b. 1896) |
| 1943 | George Washington Carver, American botanist, educator, and inventor (b. 1864) |
| 1951 | Soh Jaipil, South Korean-American journalist and activist (b. 1864) |
| 1952 | Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Scottish colonel and politician, 46th Governor-General of India (b. 1887) |
| 1954 | Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player and manager (b. 1891) |
| 1956 | Mistinguett, French actress and singer (b. 1875) |
| 1963 | Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1896) |
| 1970 | Max Born, German physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882) |
| 1971 | Douglas Shearer, Canadian-American sound designer and engineer (b. 1899) |
| 1974 | Lev Oborin, Russian pianist and educator (b. 1907) |
| 1976 | John A. Costello, Irish lawyer and politician, 3rd Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1891) |
| 1978 | Wyatt Emory Cooper, American author and screenwriter (b. 1927) |
| 1979 | Billy Bletcher, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1894) |
| 1981 | Harold Urey, American chemist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1893) |
| 1982 | Hans Conried, American actor (b. 1917) |
| 1985 | Robert L. Surtees, American cinematographer (b. 1906) |
| 1987 | Margaret Laurence, Canadian author and academic (b. 1926) |
| 1990 | Arthur Kennedy, American actor (b. 1914) |
| 1991 | Vasko Popa, Serbian poet and academic (b. 1922) |
| 1997 | André Franquin, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1924) |
| 1998 | Sonny Bono, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and politician (b. 1935) |
| 2000 | Kumar Ponnambalam, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (b. 1938) |
| 2003 | Roy Jenkins, Welsh politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1920) |
| 2004 | Norman Heatley, English biologist and chemist, co-developed penicillin (b. 1911) |
| 2006 | Merlyn Rees, Welsh educator and politician, Home Secretary (b. 1920) |
| 2007 | Momofuku Ando, Taiwanese-Japanese businessman, founded Nissin Foods (b. 1910) |
| 2009 | Griffin Bell, American lawyer and politician, 72nd United States Attorney General (b. 1918) |
| 2010 | Willie Mitchell, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer (b. 1928) |
| 2012 | Isaac Díaz Pardo, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1920) |
| 2013 | Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Pakistani scholar and politician (b. 1938) |
| 2014 | Eusébio, Mozambican-Portuguese footballer and manager (b. 1942) |
| 2015 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise, French racing driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1937) |
| 2016 | Pierre Boulez, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1925) |
| 2017 | Jill Saward, English rape victim and activist (b. 1965) |
| 2018 | Asghar Khan, Pakistani three star general and politician (b. 1921) |
| 2019 | Dragoslav Šekularac, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1937) |
| 2020 | Tafazzul Haque Habiganji, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician (b. 1938) |
| 2021 | Colin Bell, English footballer (b. 1946) |
| 2022 | Kim Mi-soo, South Korean actress and model (b. 1992) |
| 941 | Zhang Yanhan, Chinese chancellor (b. 884) |
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