deaths
January 5, 1987
Margaret Laurence, Canadian author and academic (born 1926)
Margaret Laurence
Jean Margaret Laurence was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, and is one of the major figures in Canadian literature. She was also a founder of the Writers' Trust of Canada, a non-profit literary organization that seeks to encourage Canada's writing community.
January 5
January 5 is the fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 360 days remain until the end of the year.