People who died on January 5 87
Al-Mu'tasim
d. 842 (b. 796)
Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 796)
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Zhang Yanhan
d. 941 (b. 884)
Zhang Yanhan, Chinese chancellor (b. 884)
Edward the Confessor
d. 1066 (b. 1004)
Edward the Confessor, English king (b. 1004)
Ulrich I, Duke of Brno
d. 1113
Ulrich I, Duke of Brno, Moravian ruler
Bolesław IV the Curly
d. 1173 (b. 1120)
Bolesław IV the Curly, High Duke of Poland (b. 1120)
John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
d. 1400 (b. 1350)
John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (b. 1350)
Christopher of Bavaria
d. 1448 (b. 1416)
Christopher of Bavaria (d. 1448)
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Charles, Duke of Orléans
d. 1465 (b. 1394)
Charles, Duke of Orléans (b. 1394)
Charles, Duke of Burgundy
d. 1477 (b. 1433)
Charles, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1433)
John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham
d. 1501 (b. 1433)
John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham, English baron and Lord High Treasurer (b. 1433)
Marko Marulić
d. 1524 (b. 1450)
Marko Marulić, Croatian poet and author (d. 1524)
Felix Manz
d. 1527 (b. 1498)
Felix Manz, Swiss martyr (b. 1498)
Giulio Clovio
d. 1578 (b. 1498)
Giulio Clovio, Dalmatian painter (b. 1498)
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Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg
d. 1580 (b. 1542)
Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg, German noblewoman (d. 1580)
Catherine de' Medici
d. 1589 (b. 1519)
Catherine de' Medici, Italian-French wife of Henry II of France (d. 1589)
Simon Marius
d. 1625 (b. 1573)
Simon Marius, German astronomer and academic (d. 1624)
Jean Chardin
d. 1713 (b. 1643)
Jean Chardin, French explorer and author (b. 1643)
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Antonio Lotti
d. 1740 (b. 1667)
Antonio Lotti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1667)
Elizabeth of Russia
d. 1762 (b. 1709)
Elizabeth of Russia (b. 1709)
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
d. 1771 (b. 1710)
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1771)
Samuel Huntington (statesman)
d. 1796 (b. 1731)
Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1796)
George Johnston (British Marines officer)
d. 1823 (b. 1764)
George Johnston, Scottish-Australian colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764)
Robert Smirke (painter)
d. 1845 (b. 1753)
Robert Smirke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1753)
Alfred Thomas Agate
d. 1846 (b. 1812)
Alfred Thomas Agate, American painter and illustrator (b. 1812)
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
d. 1858 (b. 1766)
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (b. 1766)
John Neumann
d. 1860 (b. 1811)
John Neumann, Czech-American bishop and saint (b. 1811)
Charles Tompson
d. 1883 (b. 1806)
Charles Tompson, Australian poet and public servant (b. 1806)
Henri Herz
d. 1888 (b. 1803)
Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1888)
Ezra Otis Kendall
d. 1899 (b. 1818)
Ezra Otis Kendall, American professor, astronomer and mathematician (d. 1899)
Karl Alfred von Zittel
d. 1904 (b. 1839)
Karl Alfred von Zittel, German palaeontologist and geologist (d. 1904)
Léon Walras
d. 1910 (b. 1834)
Léon Walras, French-Swiss economist and academic (b. 1834)
Ernest Shackleton
d. 1922 (b. 1874)
Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish captain and explorer (d. 1922)
Calvin Coolidge
d. 1933 (b. 1872)
Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (d. 1933)
Amy Johnson
d. 1941 (b. 1903)
Amy Johnson, English pilot (d. 1941)
Tina Modotti
d. 1942 (b. 1896)
Tina Modotti, Italian photographer, model, actress, and activist (b. 1896)
George Washington Carver
d. 1943 (b. 1864)
George Washington Carver, American botanist, educator, and inventor (b. 1864)
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Charles Schlee
d. 1947 (b. 1873)
Charles Schlee, Danish-American cyclist (b. 1873)
Soh Jaipil
d. 1951 (b. 1864)
Soh Jaipil, South Korean-American journalist and activist (b. 1864)
Andrei Platonov
d. 1951 (b. 1899)
Andrei Platonov, Russian author and poet (d. 1951)
Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
d. 1952 (b. 1887)
Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Scottish colonel and politician, 46th Governor-General of India (b. 1887)
Hristo Tatarchev
d. 1952 (b. 1869)
Hristo Tatarchev, Bulgarian-Italian physician and activist (b. 1869)
Rabbit Maranville
d. 1954 (b. 1891)
Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player and manager (b. 1891)
Mistinguett
d. 1956 (b. 1875)
Mistinguett, French actress and singer (d. 1956)
Rogers Hornsby
d. 1963 (b. 1896)
Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1963)
Max Born
d. 1970 (b. 1882)
Max Born, German physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882)
Roberto Gerhard
d. 1970 (b. 1896)
Roberto Gerhard, Catalan composer and scholar (b. 1896)
Douglas Shearer
d. 1971 (b. 1899)
Douglas Shearer, Canadian-American sound designer and engineer (b. 1899)
Tevfik Rüştü Aras
d. 1972 (b. 1883)
Tevfik Rüştü Aras, Turkish physician and politician, 6th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
Lev Oborin
d. 1974 (b. 1907)
Lev Oborin, Russian pianist and educator (d. 1974)
John A. Costello
d. 1976 (b. 1891)
John A. Costello, Irish lawyer and politician, 3rd Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 1976)
Wyatt Emory Cooper
d. 1978 (b. 1927)
Wyatt Emory Cooper, American author and screenwriter (b. 1927)
Billy Bletcher
d. 1979 (b. 1894)
Billy Bletcher, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)
Charles Mingus
d. 1979 (b. 1922)
Charles Mingus, American bassist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1979)
Harold Urey
d. 1981 (b. 1893)
Harold Urey, American chemist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
Lanza del Vasto
d. 1981 (b. 1901)
Lanza del Vasto, Italian poet, philosopher, and activist (d. 1981)
Hans Conried
d. 1982 (b. 1917)
Hans Conried, American actor (d. 1982)
Edmund Herring
d. 1982 (b. 1892)
Edmund Herring, Australian general and politician, 7th Chief Justice of Victoria (b. 1892)
Robert Surtees (cinematographer)
d. 1985 (b. 1906)
Robert L. Surtees, American cinematographer (b. 1906)
Margaret Laurence
d. 1987 (b. 1926)
Margaret Laurence, Canadian author and academic (d. 1987)
Herman Smith-Johannsen
d. 1987 (b. 1875)
Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian-Canadian skier (d. 1987)
Pete Maravich
d. 1988 (b. 1947)
Pete Maravich, American basketball player (b. 1947)
Arthur Kennedy (actor)
d. 1990 (b. 1914)
Arthur Kennedy, American actor (d. 1990)
Vasko Popa
d. 1991 (b. 1922)
Vasko Popa, Serbian poet and academic (d. 1991)
Elmar Lipping
d. 1994 (b. 1906)
Elmar Lipping, Estonian commander and politician, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs in exile (b. 1906)
Tip O'Neill
d. 1994 (b. 1912)
Tip O'Neill, American lawyer and politician, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1912)
André Franquin
d. 1997 (b. 1924)
André Franquin, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1924)
Burton Lane
d. 1997 (b. 1912)
Burton Lane, American songwriter and composer (d. 1997)
Sonny Bono
d. 1998 (b. 1935)
Sonny Bono, American actor, singer, and politician (d. 1998)
Kumar Ponnambalam
d. 2000 (b. 1938)
Kumar Ponnambalam, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
Roy Jenkins
d. 2003 (b. 1920)
Roy Jenkins, Welsh politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1920)
Norman Heatley
d. 2004 (b. 1911)
Norman Heatley, English biologist and chemist (d. 2004)
Danny Sugerman
d. 2005 (b. 1954)
Danny Sugerman, American talent manager and author (b. 1954)
Merlyn Rees
d. 2006 (b. 1920)
Merlyn Rees, Welsh educator and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (b. 1920)
Momofuku Ando
d. 2007 (b. 1910)
Momofuku Ando, Taiwanese-Japanese businessman, founded Nissin Foods (b. 1910)
Griffin Bell
d. 2009 (b. 1918)
Griffin Bell, American lawyer and politician, 72nd United States Attorney General (b. 1918)
Willie Mitchell (musician)
d. 2010 (b. 1928)
Willie Mitchell, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer (b. 1928)
Kenneth Noland
d. 2010 (b. 1924)
Kenneth Noland, American soldier and painter (d. 2010)
Isaac Díaz Pardo
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Isaac Díaz Pardo, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1920)
Frederica Sagor Maas
d. 2012 (b. 1900)
Frederica Sagor Maas, American author and screenwriter (d. 2012)
Eusébio
d. 2014 (b. 1942)
Eusébio, Mozambican-Portuguese footballer (d. 2014)
Philippe Boiry
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Philippe Boiry, French journalist (d. 2014)
Carmen Zapata
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Carmen Zapata, American actress (d. 2014)
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Jean-Pierre Beltoise, French race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 2015)
Bernard Joseph McLaughlin
d. 2015 (b. 1912)
Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (b. 1912)
Pierre Boulez
d. 2016 (b. 1925)
Pierre Boulez, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1925)
Jean-Paul L'Allier
d. 2016 (b. 1938)
Jean-Paul L'Allier, Canadian journalist and politician, 38th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 2016)
Jill Saward
d. 2017 (b. 1965)
Jill Saward, English rape victim and activist (b. 1965)