Famous Deaths for 5th January 2022

1286 – Zhenjin, Crown Prince of the Mongol Empire, son of Kublai Khan and father of his successor Temür, dies at about 43
1740 – Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72
1922 – Ernest Shackleton, British-Irish polar explorer (Endurance, Antarctica), dies of a heart attack at 47
1941 – Amy Johnson, British pilot who was the first female pilot to fly alone from Britain to Australia, dies during a ferry flight at 37
1972 – Gerald Kelly, British painter, dies at 92
1991 – Vasko Popa, Yugoslavia-Serbian poet (Heaven is a Side Issue), dies at 68
1994 – Victor van Os, Dutch jazz guitarist, dies at 39
1994 – Tip O’Neill, American politician and 47th speaker of the house (D-Ma: 1977-86), dies of cancer at 81
1996 – Jay Morris Arena, inventor/pediatrician, dies at 86
2018 – Bruce Hood, Canadian National Hockey League referee (1965-84), and author (Calling The Shots), dies of prostate cancer at 81

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