Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

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

1904  On January - 05 karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64   

1922  On this day in history 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  On January - 05 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  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  On January - 05 george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81   

1944  Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1946  Death of Kitty Cheatham, American singer (b. 1864) on January - 05.   

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  Jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84 on January - 05.   

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

1970  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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1209  On this day in history birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1592  On this day in history birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

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

1614  On January - 05 birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

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