Famous Deaths for 5th January 2019

842 – Al-Mu’tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)
1477 – Charles, the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, dies at the Battle of Nancy at 43
1937 – Marie Booth, child of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1864)
1954 – Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)
1993 – Leonce Gras, Flemish singer/conductor, dies at 84
1993 – Juan Benet Goitia, Spanish writer (Herrumbrosas Lanzas), dies at 65
1995 – Francis Lopez, Fren dentist/operetta composer (Andalousie), dies at 78
1995 – Mansour Sattari, Iranian Brigadier General and commandant (Iran Air Force), dies at 46
2008 – Clinton Grybas, Australian sports commentator (b. 1975)
2012 – Donald Carter, American professional bowler, dies from pneumonia and emphysema complications at 85

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