Peter Birdseye
English footballer (Wycombe Wanderers)
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
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.
Emanuel Barbara
Maltese bishop
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Aydın Boysan
Turkish architect
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Münir Özkul
Turkish actor
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Johannes Brost
Swedish actor
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Asghar Khan
Pakistani politician and military officer
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
John “Bucks” Braun
American radio personality (WBZI)
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Harry Landers
American actor (Ben Casey)
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Heriberto Hermes
American Catholic bishop
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Joseph Gunduza Magigwani
Zimbabwean actor and gospel singer
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Yon Koeswoyo
Indonesian singer
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Serge Liberman
Uzbek-born Australian writer and physician
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Divi Kervella
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Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Vladimir Yankilevsky
Russian artist
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Aurelio Menéndez
Spanish politician
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Ivan Otto Schwarz
Czechoslovak general
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Mlungisi Bali
South African rugby union player
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Brendan Byrne
American politician
Died on Friday January 5th 2018
Christopher Weeramantry
Sri Lankan judge
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Gangmumei Kamei
Indian academic and politician
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Willie Evans
American football player (University of Buffalo)
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Frank Murphy
Irish middle-distance runner
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Sir Douglas Wass
British civil servant
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
John Cummings
British politician
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Rafiq Subaie
Syrian actor
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Jordi Pagans i Monsalvatje
Spanish painter
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Jill Saward
British campaigner and rape victim
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Tullio De Mauro
Italian linguist
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Ezio Pascutti
Italian footballer
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Stefan Ormandjiev
Bulgarian football referee and executive
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Anna Senkoro
Tanzanian politician
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Mike Gaborno
American musician (Manic Hispanic)
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Auriel Andrew
Australian country musician
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Vlastimir Trajković
Serbian composer
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Nicholas Caldwell
American R&B singer (The Whispers)
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Rudolf Haag
German theoretical physicist
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Tales from the Crypt
American producer and production manager (Tales from the Crypt
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Keith Thiele
New Zealand WW2 pilot
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
F.A. Miller
American producer and production manager (Tales from the Crypt
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Antonio Aloni
Italian scholar
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Danylo Kulynyak
Ukrainian poet and historian
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Danilo Kulinyak
Ukrainian poet and historian
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Viktor Gerasin
Russian poet and journalist
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
María Lorenza Barreneche
Argentine socialite and wife of Raúl Alfonsín
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Ellen Stovall
cancer survivor and cancer advocate
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Tancrède Melet
French tightrope walker and base jumper
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Antônio Pompêo
Brazilian actor
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Uche Okeke
Nigerian artist
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Lev Nikolayevich Korolyov
Russian computer scientist
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Michael Purcell
Australian rugby union player
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Mamdouh Abdel-Alim
Egyptian actor
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Gerry O’Malley
Irish Gaelic footballer (Roscommon)
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Jay Ritchie
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Norm Wolfinger
American State Attorney (1985–2013)
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Albert Gubay
British businessman (Kwik Save)
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Nick Caldwell
American R&B singer (The Whispers)
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Percy Freeman
English footballer (Lincoln City
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Pierre Boulez
French composer
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Riley Martin
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Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Elizabeth Swados
American writer and composer (Runaways)
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
George MacIntyre
American football player and coach (Vanderbilt)
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Jorge Lepra
Uruguayan diplomat and politician
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Anatoly Roshchin
Russian wrestler
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Sian Blake
British actress
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Jean-Paul L’Allier
Canadian politician
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Joselo
Venezuelan actor
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Abraham Hecht
American rabbi and sect leader
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Sol Yurick
American author (The Warriors)
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Martha Greenhouse
American stage and television actress
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Chandler Williams
American football player
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Dave Edwards
American politician
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Vladimir Šenauer
Croatian footballer
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Willi Dreesen
Swiss painter and sculptor
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Harold Searson
English footballer (Leeds United
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski
German composer
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
T. S. Cook
American screenwriter (The China Syndrome)
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Claude Préfontaine
Canadian comedian
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Pierre Cogan
French racing cyclist
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Fay Bellamy Powell
American civil rights activist
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Anders Carlberg
Swedish politician
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Joseph-Aurèle Plourde
Canadian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Gwendoline Butler
British author
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Joe Padilla
American baseball umpire
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Piet de Bekker
Dutch politician
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Fitzroy Newsum
American military pilot (Tuskegee Airmen)
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Haradhan Bandopadhyay
Indian actor
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Richard McWilliam
American entrepreneur
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Bruce McCarty
American architect
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Ann-Britt Leyman
Swedish Olympic athlete
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Jeff Lewis
American football player (Carolina Panthers
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
K. P. Udayabhanu
Indian playback singer
Died on Sunday January 5th 2014
Augusto Graziani
Italian economist
Died on Sunday January 5th 2014
Endre Senkálszky
Romanian actor and director
Died on Sunday January 5th 2014
Arthur Gietzelt
Australian politician
Died on Sunday January 5th 2014
Sissel Sellæg
Norwegian actress
Died on Sunday January 5th 2014
Eusébio
Portuguese footballer
Died on Sunday January 5th 2014
Rod Searle
American politician
Died on Sunday January 5th 2014