deaths
January 5, 1922
Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish sailor and explorer (born 1874)
Ernest Shackleton
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
January 5
January 5 is the fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 360 days remain until the end of the year.