Famous Deaths for 5th January 2026

1465 – Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet and noble who spent 25 years as a prisoner of war, dies at 70
1891 – Emma Abbott, American soprano, dies at 40
1946 – George “Slim” Summerville, American actor (All Quiet on the Western Front, Keystone Cops), dies of a stroke at 53
1982 – Harvey Lembeck, American stage and screen actor (The Phil Silvers Show; Stalag 17; Beach Party films), dies of a heat attack at 58
1995 – Mansour Sattari, Iranian Brigadier General and commandant (Iran Air Force), dies at 46
2006 – Joseph Pichler, American child actor (Beethoven’s 3rd, The Fan), disappears at 18
2014 – Jerry Coleman, American MLB second baseman, dies from complications from brain bleeding and surgery at 89
2018 – Jerry Van Dyke, American actor (My Mother the Car, Coach), dies at 86
2018 – Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Italian-Argentinian footballer who played for both Argentina and Italy, dies at 80
2024 – McCanna “Mac” Anthony Sinise, son of Gary Sinise, passes away from chordoma at 33

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