6 notable people died on January 5, including Harold C. Urey, Babur, Georg Christoph Eimmart.
20th Century
3 deathsHarold C. Urey
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1934)
Jaan Raamot
agricultural scientistpolitician
Estonian politician (1873-1927)
Calvin Coolidge
autobiographerlawyer
President of the United States from 1923 to 1929
18th Century
2 deathsGeorg Christoph Eimmart
astronomerdraftsperson
Engraver (1638–1705)
Michelangelo Fardella
astronomermathematician
Italian scientist
16th Century
1 deathBabur
autobiographermonarch
Founder of the Mughal Empire (1526–1530)
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