Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 05

1860  St John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies on January - 05.   

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 January - 05 henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday   

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 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  On January - 05 tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46   

1941  On this day in history death of amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903)   

1942  Death of Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered on January - 05.   

1943  On January - 05 george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81   

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

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

1951  Andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies   

1954  Death of Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) on this day in history.   

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  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  George Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies on this day in history.   

1968  On January - 05 jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79   

1969  Franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83 on January - 05.   

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

1971  On this day in history death of douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899)   

1973  On January - 05 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  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 this day in history onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74   

1979  On January - 05 charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

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1209  On January - 05 birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  On January - 05 birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

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

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on January - 05.   

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

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on January - 05.   

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

1661  On this day in history birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer