Famous Deaths for 5th January 2025

1066 – Edward the Confessor, King of England (1042-66) and the last King from the House of Wessex, dies at around 60 to 63
1713 – Jean Chardin, French explorer (Middle East and India), dies at 69
1880 – Benjamin J. Hill, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 54
1966 – George Duckworth, English cricket wicket-keeper (24 Tests, 60 dismissals), dies at 64
1972 – Gerald Kelly, British painter, dies at 92
1994 – Tip O’Neill, American politician and 47th speaker of the house (D-Ma: 1977-86), dies of cancer at 81
1998 – Ken Forssi, American musician (Love) (b. 1943)
2013 – Bruce McCarty, American architect, dies at 92
2021 – Bob Brett, Australian tennis coach (Boris Becker, Goran Ivanišević, Marin Čilić), dies from cancer at 67
2024 – (Derek) “Del” Palmer, English session and touring bassist, and sound engineer (Kate Bush), dies at 71

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