Famous People Who Died on This Day in History, Who Died Today in History?
Here is a list who died on date 5 January today. Important and famous people from throughout history died on this day. Today's famous deaths list for January 5
Who Died Today, Famous Deaths on January 5
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| 941 | Zhang Yanhan, Chinese chancellor (b. 884) |
| 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) |
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