Wyllie Longmore
British actor (Love Actually)Died on Friday January 6th 2023
Deaths on January 5
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 5 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 5, 2026.
Paula Quintana
Chilean sociologist and politicianDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Robin Ligus
English serial killerDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Marcio Freire
Brazilian surferDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Aleksey Malashenko
Russian academic and political scientistDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Gervasio Gestori
Italian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Renée Gailhoustet
French architectDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Stuart McCutcheon
New Zealand academic administratorDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Gianluca Vialli
Italian football player (SampdoriaDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Buddhi Wickrama
Sri Lankan actor (Anthima ReyaDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Sadiq al-Ahmar
Yemeni politician and tribal leaderDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Shen Lyu-shun
Taiwanese diplomatDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Greta Kiernan
American politicianDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Nate Colbert
American baseball player (San Diego Padres)Died on Friday January 6th 2023
Aleskey Malashenko
Russian academic and political scientistDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Mark Capps
American sound engineerDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Sir Patrick Hogan
New Zealand racehorse breederDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Russell Pearce
American politicianDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Ruth Adler Schnee
American textile designer and interior designerDied on Friday January 6th 2023
Dale Clevenger
American horn playerDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Filza Khamidullin
Russian economist and politicianDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Rómulo Méndez
Guatemalan football refereeDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Arnljot Strømme Svendsen
Norwegian economistDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Filza Khamidulla
Russian economist and politician (senator (2003–2005)Died on Thursday January 6th 2022
William M. Ellinghaus
American business executiveDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
David Carpenter
English cricketer (Gloucestershire)Died on Thursday January 6th 2022
William Terrell Hodges
American juristDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Zhou Xiaofeng
Chinese entrepreneur and politicianDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Peter Bogdanovich
American film directorDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Valentine Ligny
French supercentenarianDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Siiri Perälä
Finnish Futsal playerDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Strong Kobayashi
Japanese professional wrestlerDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Bill Bryden
British theatre and film directorDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Egle Becchi
Italian pedagogistDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Mircea Stoenescu
Romanian footballerDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Maha Abou Ouf
Egyptian actress (From A to BDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Marian Machowski
Polish footballerDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Zhang Jiqing
Chinese Kunqu artistDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Enrico Berti
Italian philosopherDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Yoram Taharlev
Israeli songwriter and poetDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Darwin Semotiuk
Canadian football coachDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Percy Hobson
Australian high jumperDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Richard Freed
American music criticDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Ralph Neely
American football player (Dallas Cowboys)Died on Thursday January 6th 2022
Josephine Abercrombie
American horse breederDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Beatrice Mintz
American embryologistDied on Thursday January 6th 2022
Werner Rataiczyk
German painterDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Renate Lasker-Harpprecht
German Holocaust survivor and journalistDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Tom Docherty
English footballer (Lincoln CityDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Thereasea Elder
American public health nurseDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Moncer Rouissi
Tunisian politicianDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Carlos Aránguiz
Chilean judgeDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Nghlhav Mehtabs Singh
Indian Olympic boxer (1972)Died on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Josep Fornas
Spanish editor and politicianDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Mihai Cotorobai
Moldovan politicianDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Pat Patrick
American racing team owner (Patrick Racing)Died on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Alan Igbon
British actor (Boys from the BlackstuffDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Tyberii Korponai
Ukrainian footballer player and manager (Karpaty LvivDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Bonifácio José Tamm de Andrada
Brazilian professorDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Albert Roux
French restaurateur and chefDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Martinus J. G. Veltman
Dutch theoretical physicistDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Mluleki George
South African deputy minister of defence of South AfricaDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
José Carlos Silveira Braga
Brazilian footballerDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Miquel Ferrer i Aymamí
Spanish footballer (FC BarcelonaDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Danilo Lim
Filipino MMDA ChairmanDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Keliek Wicaksono
Indonesian visual effect artist (212 Warrior)Died on Wednesday January 6th 2021
Emanuele Chiapasco
Italian baseball playerDied on Wednesday January 6th 2021
David Albin Zywiec Sidor
American Roman Catholic bishopDied on Sunday January 5th 2020
John Baldessari
American conceptual artistDied on Sunday January 5th 2020
T. N. Chaturvedi
Indian civil servantDied on Sunday January 5th 2020
Guri Ingebrigtsen
Norwegian politicianDied on Sunday January 5th 2020
Alexander Frater
British-Australian travel writer and journalistDied on Sunday January 5th 2020
Anri Jergenia
Russian-born politicianDied on Sunday January 5th 2020
Kamal Singh
Indian politicianDied on Sunday January 5th 2020
Antoni Morell Mora
Spanish diplomatDied on Sunday January 5th 2020
Odeen Ishmael
Guyanese diplomatDied on Saturday January 5th 2019
Charles Currie
American Jesuit and academic administratorDied on Saturday January 5th 2019
Harold Brown
American politicianDied on Saturday January 5th 2019
Alexis Smirnoff
Canadian wrestlerDied on Saturday January 5th 2019
Hakmeen Khan
Pakistani politician and senior Pakistan Peoples Party leaderDied on Saturday January 5th 2019
Dragoslav Šekularac
Serbian football player (Red Star BelgradeDied on Saturday January 5th 2019
Darius Perkins
Australian actor (NeighboursDied on Saturday January 5th 2019
Yuri Artsutanov
Russian engineerDied on Saturday January 5th 2019
Francisco Olivencia
Spanish lawyer and politicianDied on Saturday January 5th 2019
Milan Balabán
Czech theologianDied on Saturday January 5th 2019
Ivan Bortnik
Russian film and theater actorDied on Saturday January 5th 2019
Christian Mohn
Norwegian ski jumper and sports officialDied on Saturday January 5th 2019
Senichi Hoshino
Japanese Hall of Fame baseball player (Chunichi Dragons) and manager (Chunichi DragonsDied on Friday January 5th 2018
Lyli Herse
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Carlo Pedretti
Italian historianDied on Friday January 5th 2018
Philipp Jenninger
German politicianDied on Friday January 5th 2018
Marina Ripa di Meana
Italian writerDied on Friday January 5th 2018
Gerard Conley
American politicianDied on Friday January 5th 2018
Rafiatou Karimou
Beninese politician and teacherDied on Friday January 5th 2018
Rayya Elias
American authorDied on Friday January 5th 2018