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List of celebrities and famous people who died on January 5th

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on January 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2024

2022

  • South korean actress and model (b. 1992)

2021

2020

  • Hungarian journalist and writer who was a prominent figure in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

  • Bangladeshi islamic scholar and politician (b. 1938)

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on January 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

2018

2017

  • Giuliano Sarti was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

  • Italian linguist and politician known for his contributions to the Italian language.

  • English rape victim and activist (b. 1965)

2016

  • Renowned art historian and author who specialized in the art and architecture of Asia.

  • French composer and conductor. one of the most influential and respected musicians of the 20th century. his career as a conductor was first in the concert hall and then in the opera house. in the 1950s, he was the main spokesperson for european composers. his first works were frowned upon by sentiment. they used a complex serial technique that included …

2015

  • French motorcyclist and formula one driver, who is well-known for winning the 1972 f1 monaco grand prix in heavy rain.

  • Ewing Cole was an American architect who co-founded the architectural firm EwingCole.

  • American bishop (b. 1912)

2014

  • Uday Kiran

    Uday Kiran was an Indian film actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema.

  • Indian actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema.

  • Mozambican-portuguese footballer and manager (b. 1942)

  • American actress (b. 1927)

2013

  • American novelist best known for his book 'The Warriors'.

2012

2010

  • American artist. he is most famous for his post wwii abstract expressionism style, also known as color field painting. he was twice married, and he had four children.

  • American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer (b. 1928)

  • Reform jewish rabbi and civil rights leader (born 1929).

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on January 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

  • German billionaire and founder of the pharmaceutical company Phoenix Pharmahandel.

  • Griffin Bell was a U.S. Attorney General under President Jimmy Carter.

  • American lawyer and politician, 72nd united states attorney general (b. 1918)

  • American movie executive (born 1931).

  • American musician (born 1981)

2008

  • Chilean poet recognized for his innovative and influential poetry.

  • Australian journalist and sportscaster (d. 2008)

2007

  • Nissin foods was founded by a taiwanese-japanese entrepreneur (d. 2007).

  • Chinese-american poet and physicist (born 1923)

2006

2005

  • American screenwriter, sugerman was also a manager of 1960aeur(tm), "the doors." sugerman and jerry hopkins co-wrote a best-selling biography about jim morrison, "no one gets out of alive,"

2004

  • American baseball player and father to tim mcgraw (born 1944).

  • Member of the oxford university team that developed penicillin (born in 1911).

2003

  • Massimo Girotti

    Italian actor who acted in films for seven decades.

  • American playwright and author (d. 2003).

  • British politician known for his role in the Social Democratic Party.

  • President of the european commission (d.2003): welsh-english academic and politician

  • British composer, wife of william alwyn (born in 1922)

2002

  • Dutch politician who served as Minister of Transport and Water Management.

2001

2000

  • Former U.S. Senator known for her advocacy on education and healthcare issues.

  • Sri lankan tamil lawyer and politician (b. 1938)

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on January 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

  • Gladys Hasty Carroll was an American novelist who wrote extensively about rural life in New England.

1998

  • Sonny Bono

    American entertainer, who performed a showbiz act with cher, his partner. he married cher on 10/27/1964. their first hit, "i got you babe", was released in june 1965. in their stylish bell-bottom pants, vests and cool hats, they were the pioneers of hippie culture. they produced "chastity" in 1968. it was a financial disaster that cost them half a million …

  • Sonny Bono was a singer and politician who rose to fame as part of the duo Sonny & Cher.

  • American bass player (the surfaris and love). (d. 1998)

1997

  • Belgian comic strip creator. he began his career in 1945 as a cartoonist for dupuis. dupuis is well-known in europe for its specialty in cartoons and he gave him the task of restarting the series "spirou and fantasio", which was published in 23 volumes. he created the character "marsupilami" in 1952, and then, in 1957, he created his anti-hero, "gaston …

  • American composer and lyricist (born in 1912).

  • Belgian cartoonist (gaston lagaffe), (born in 1924)

1996

1995

  • At 28 years old, a bomb maker for the palestinian liberation organization is killed by a booby-trapped cell phone.

  • At 46 years old, brigadier general/commandant (iran air force) dies.

1994

  • Tip O'Neill was an American politician and cartoonist who served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987.

  • American politician and five-time speaker in the house. a cheerfully rumpled example of old-fashioned democratic politics. the homespun, streetwise philosopher was most well-known for his record of more than 50 years in federal and local government with no political defeats. he created a strategy of inclusion, replacing committee barons and legislative causes with task forces that would advocate for the …

  • Dutch jazz guitarist dies at 39.

  • Writer dies at 73

  • Zoelen, a dutch mayor, has died at the age of 87.

1993

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on January 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1988

  • Legendary basketball player known for his scoring prowess.

  • Former American football player who played as a fullback for the New York Giants.

  • American basketball player who was known as "pistol" pete maravich. he was: guard with the jazz, hawks, and

  • American nba player, atlanta hawks, dies from a heart attack aged 40.

1987

  • Canadian short story writer and novelist, she is one of the most prominent figures in canadian literature. she is also the founder of writers trust of canada, an organization that promotes canada's writing.

  • Norwegian-born canadian cross-country skier (born 1875)

1985

1982

  • Australian general and politician, 7th chief justice of victoria (b. 1892)

  • Hans Conried

    Baltimore, maryland -- actor (bullwinkle show make room for daddy).

  • Actor (phil silvers hathaways), is killed at 56

  • Lieutenant governor of victoria, an australian military commander (born in 1892)

  • Hans Conried

    Actor (bullwinkle show and make room for daddy), passes away at 64

1981

  • American chemist and astronomer, nobel prize laureate (b. 1893)

  • Lanza del vasto was a french philosopher, poet, and nonviolent activist, known for his work in promoting nonviolence and his influence on the peace movement.

  • American physical chemist who won the nobel prize in chemistry in chemistry in 1934 for his pioneering work in isotopes. although he played an important role in the creation of the atom bomb, his most notable contribution was to theories about the formation of organic life from nonliving matter.

  • American chemist, nobel laureate. (born 1893)

1980

  • Bobetta Grahame was a British-American actress known for her roles in films such as 'The Big Heat' and 'Oklahoma!'.

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on January 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

  • American jazz musician, bandleader and composer. he also became a legend for his ability to elevate the bass into a solo melodic instrument. he was distinguished and vibrant, and he was a virtuoso at both the piano and the bass. his music, in the words his widow sue graham mingus, were "surprisingly and unexpected." mingus' jazz bands were training grounds …

  • American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)

1978

1977

1976

1975

  • Don Wilson

    Houston astros' pitcher dies from carbon monoxide poisoning at the age of 29

  • German military, ss general, and one of himmler’s most prominent experts on racial selection. he was a gymnast instructor and joined the ss in 1941. he became chief of staff in just five years. he was elected to the reichstag in 8/1943. he was the commander of the military operations in slovakia during 1944 and was a model of efficiency. …

1974

  • American writer and bibliophile, known for his Sherlock Holmes scholarship.

  • Hazel Wightman was an American tennis player who won 45 U.S. titles and 12 Wimbledon titles.

  • Russian pianist and educator (d. 1975)

  • Orchestra leader (jimmy durante show), dies at 79

1973

1971

  • Canadian-american sound designer and engineer (b. 1899)

  • American world champ heavyweight boxer (1962-1964), was found dead at 36.

1970

  • German physicist and mathematician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1882)

  • German physicist and mathematician who was a key figure in the development of quantum mechanics.

  • Catalan composer and scholar (b. 1896)

  • 1916, irish-american civil servant. retired 1956. at seven years old, he was almost completely deaf and worked as a grade-three civil service officer - a glorified filing clerk.

  • German-british mathematician and physicist who helped to develop quantum mechanics. he made important contributions to solid-state physics and optics, and oversaw the work of many notable physicists during the 1920s and 1930s. born was awarded the 1954 nobel prize in physics in physics for his fundamental research in quantum mechanics and in statistical interpretations of the wave function.

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on January 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

  • Austria author (gottes general), dies at 83

  • Actor (hustler april fools), succumbs to influenza in new york.

1968

  • He was a french actor who entered film in his thirties and played leading roles in french films. he was previously a journalist and ww i correspondent.

1965

1963

1960

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on January 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1956

  • French actress and singer (b. 1875)

  • French entertainer, the dazzling queen of french music halls who took maurice chevalier to her heart as a lover and protégé while he was still in his teens. together, the couple danced in follies bergere until her possessiveness drove him away and into marriage with another dancer.

  • French head mistress, mouline rouge, dies at 84

1954

1952

  • 2nd marquess of linlithgow, scottish colonel and politician, 46th governor-general of india (b. 1887)

  • A bulgarian activist and physician co-founded the internal macedonian revolutionary organization (d. 1952).

  • 2nd marquess linlithgow viceroy of india (born in 1887).

  • Viceroy of india (1936-1943) dies at the age of 64.

1951

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on January 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

  • Pioneering epidemiologist known for her research on the spread of infectious diseases.

1946

1944

1943

  • George carver was an american scientist known for his work in agricultural science, particularly for promoting alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes.

  • Prominent botanist and inventor known for his work on promoting alternative crops to cotton.

  • Carver is known for his work in the field of agriculture, particularly his research on peanuts and other crops, and his efforts to improve the lives of African American farmers.

  • Burwell Carver was a pioneering botanist who made important discoveries in the field of plant biology.

  • Renowned botanist known for his work on promoting alternative crops to cotton.

1942

  • Tina Modotti

    Italian model, actress, photographer and revolutionary political activist (born in 1896).

  • French chief of staff is assassinated.

1941

  • British pioneer pilot who learned to fly and maintained aircraft with the help of her father. she flew solo from england and australia in just 17 days after being sponsored by a banker. she flew solo from london to tokyo via moscow in 1938.

  • American/canadian actress. she is a singer, songwriter and scriptwriter. her mother christine died from cancer in august. it was a difficult time for her. amy jo was the star of "sweetwater: a true rock story" on 10/15/1999. as a singer, she was well-equipped to accept the role.

1940

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on January 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

  • American aviator, declared dead in 1937 after disappearance (born 1897).

  • American aviator, declared dead in 1937 after disappearing (born 1897).

1937

  • English daughter of william booth and catherine booth (d. 377)

1936

  • Spanish dramatist, novelist, and member of the spanish generation of 98 is perhaps the most notable and most radical dramatist to have attempted to undermine the traditionalism of the spanish theatrical establishment in early 20th century. his influence on the later generation of spanish dramatists makes his drama even more significant. his statue in madrid is honored on the national …

1934

  • Renowned sportswriter known for his insightful commentary and analysis.

1933

  • 30th President of the United States known for his quiet demeanor and conservative policies.

  • 30th President of the United States known for his quiet demeanor and conservative policies.

  • American lawyer and politician, 30th president of the united states (b. 1872)

  • Calvin Coolidge

    American politician, u.s. president 1923-1929. he was elected to a second term in 1925 after warren harding's death on 8/03/1923. he was quiet, shy, and popular. his dry wit and keen sense of common sense made him popular.

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on January 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1922

  • An irish antarctic explorer and leader of a british expedition that reached the south pole in 1909. they were 97 miles from the pole. on the 8th of january 1914, he attempted a second trip to the pole. it was a very cold winter. the ship was covered in floating ice by 1/18/1915. over the next ten years, its wooden …

  • British south pole explorer (endurance) dies at 47

1920

  • Hortense Schneider was a French actress and operetta singer who was a leading performer in the Second Empire period.

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on January 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

1917

1910

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on January 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1904

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