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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[690]] – [[Benedict Biscop]], English scholar and saint, founded the [[Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey]] (b. 628) * [[914]] – [[Ahmad Samani]], Samanid emir * [[947]] – [[Sang Weihan]], Chinese chief of staff (b. 898) *[[1140]] – [[Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia]] *[[1167]] – [[Aelred of Rievaulx]], English monk and saint (b. 1110) *[[1320]] – [[John Dalderby]], bishop of Lincoln<ref>{{cite book |last1=Childs |first1=Wendy R. |title=Vita Edwardi Secundi |date=3 February 2005 |publisher=Clarendon Press |isbn=978-0-19-151530-9 |page=179 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xiWQDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA179}}</ref> *[[1322]] – [[Marie of Brabant, Queen of France]] (b. 1254) *[[1405]] – [[Eleanor Maltravers]], English noblewoman (b. 1345) *[[1519]] – [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. 1459)<ref>{{cite web |title=Maximilian I {{!}} Holy Roman emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maximilian-I-Holy-Roman-emperor |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1665]] – [[Pierre de Fermat]], French mathematician and lawyer (b. 1601) *[[1674]] – [[Giacomo Carissimi]], Italian priest and composer (b. 1605) *[[1700]] – [[Marguerite Bourgeoys]], French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the [[Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal]] (b. 1620) *[[1720]] – [[William Ashhurst]], English banker and politician, [[Lord Mayor of London]] (b. 1647) *[[1732]] – [[John Horsley (antiquarian)|John Horsley]], English-Scottish historian and author (b. 1685) *[[1735]] – [[John Eccles (composer)|John Eccles]], English composer (b. 1668) *[[1759]] – [[Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange]] (b. 1709) *[[1765]] – [[Johann Melchior Molter]], German violinist and composer (b. 1696) *[[1777]] – [[Hugh Mercer]], Scottish-American general and physician (b. 1726) *[[1778]] – [[François Bigot]], French politician (b. 1703) *[[1781]] – [[Richard Challoner]], English bishop (b. 1691) *[[1829]] – [[Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel]], German philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1772) *[[1833]] – [[Marie-Antoine Carême]], French chef (b. 1784) *[[1834]] – [[William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville]], English academic and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1759) *[[1856]] – [[Ľudovít Štúr]], Slovak philologist and politician (b. 1815) *[[1861]] – [[Václav Hanka]], Czech philologist and author (b. 1791) *[[1892]] – [[James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont]], Irish politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone]] (b. 1820) * 1892 – [[William Reeves (bishop)|William Reeves]], Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815) *[[1899]] – [[Hiram Walker]], American businessman, founded [[Canadian Club]] (b. 1816) ===1901–present=== *[[1909]] – [[Hermann Minkowski]], Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864) *[[1911]] – [[Andreas Papagiannakopoulos]], Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845) *[[1916]] – [[Georgios Theotokis]], Greek lawyer and politician, 80th [[List of Prime Ministers of Greece|Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1844) *[[1921]] – [[Gervase Elwes]], English tenor and actor (b. 1866) *[[1926]] – [[Austin Chapman]], Australian businessman and politician, 4th [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Australian Minister for Defence]] (b. 1864) *[[1934]] – [[Paul Kochanski]], Polish violinist and composer (b. 1887) *[[1938]] – [[Oscar Florianus Bluemner]], German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1867) *[[1940]] – [[Ralph Hitz]], Austrian-American hotelier (b. 1891) *[[1940]] – [[Edward Smith (VC)|Edward Smith]], English lieutenant, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (b. 1898) *[[1943]] – [[Jan Campert]], Dutch journalist and critic (b. 1902) *[[1944]] – [[Lance C. Wade]], American commander and pilot (b. 1915) *[[1958]] – [[Charles Hatfield]], American meteorologist (b. 1875) *[[1960]] – [[Nevil Shute]], English engineer and author (b. 1899) *[[1962]] – [[Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams]], Russian journalist and activist (b. 1869) *[[1965]] – [[Lorraine Hansberry]], American author, playwright, and director (b. 1936) *[[1967]] – [[Burhan Asaf Belge]], Turkish diplomat (b. 1887) *[[1971]] – [[John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey]], English admiral (b. 1885) *[[1973]] – [[Roy Franklin Nichols]], American historian and academic (b. 1896) *[[1974]] – [[Princess Patricia of Connaught]] (b. 1886) *[[1976]] – [[Agatha Christie]], English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1890)<ref>{{cite web |title=Agatha Christie {{!}} Biography, Novels, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Agatha-Christie |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=14 September 2020}}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Henri-Georges Clouzot]], French director and screenwriter (b. 1907)<ref>{{cite web |title=Henri-Georges Clouzot |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba13979e1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306194302/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba13979e1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Nikolai Podgorny]], Ukrainian engineer and politician (b. 1903) *[[1988]] – [[Connie Mulder]], South African politician (b. 1925) * 1988 – [[Piero Taruffi]], Italian racing driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1906) *[[1990]] – [[Laurence J. Peter]], Canadian-American author and educator (b. 1919) *[[1991]] – [[Robert Jackson (UN administrator)|Robert Jackson]], Australian public servant and diplomat (b. 1911) *[[1992]] – [[Kumar Gandharva]], a Hindustani classical singer (b. 1924) *[[1994]] – [[Gustav Naan]], Estonian physicist and philosopher (b. 1919) *[[1996]] – [[Joachim Nitsche]], German mathematician and academic (b. 1926) *[[1997]] – [[Jean-Edern Hallier]], French author (b. 1936) * 1997 – [[Charles Brenton Huggins]], Canadian-American physician and physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1901) *[[1998]] – [[Roger Clark (rally driver)|Roger Clark]], English racing driver (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-roger-clark-1138920.html|title=Obituary: Roger Clark|author=Graham Robson|work=The Independent|date=16 January 1998|access-date=2 July 2015}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Doug Wickenheiser]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1961) *[[2000]] – [[Marc Davis (animator)|Marc Davis]], American animator and screenwriter (b. 1913) * 2000 – [[Bobby Phills]], American basketball player (b. 1969) *[[2001]] – [[Luiz Bonfá]], Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1922) * 2001 – [[William Redington Hewlett]], American engineer and businessman, co-founded [[Hewlett-Packard]] (b. 1913) *[[2002]] – [[Cyrus Vance]], American lawyer and politician, 57th [[U.S. Secretary of State]] (b. 1917) *[[2003]] – [[Dean Amadon]], American ornithologist and author (b. 1912) * 2003 – [[Kinji Fukasaku]], Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930) * 2003 – [[Leopoldo Galtieri]], Argentine general and politician, 44th [[President of Argentina]] (b. 1926) * 2003 – [[Maurice Gibb]], Manx-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1949) * 2003 – [[Alan Nunn May]], English physicist and spy (b. 1911) *[[2004]] – [[Olga Ladyzhenskaya]], Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1921) *[[2005]] – [[Amrish Puri]], Indian actor (b. 1932) *[[2006]] – [[Pablita Velarde]], [[Santa Clara Pueblo]] Native American painter (b. 1918) *[[2007]] – [[Alice Coltrane]], American pianist and composer (b. 1937) * 2007 – [[James Killen]], Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Australian Minister for Defence]] (b. 1925) *[[2008]] – [[Max Beck]], American [[intersex]] advocate (b. 1966)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southernvoice.com/2008/1-25/news/localnews/8040.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802065622/http://www.southernvoice.com/2008/1-25/news/localnews/8040.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-08-02|title=Max Beck's meaningful life – Southern Voice Atlanta|date=2008-08-02|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref> *[[2009]] – [[Claude Berri]], French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1934) *[[2010]] – [[Daniel Bensaïd]], French philosopher and author (b. 1946) * 2010 – [[Hasib Sabbagh]], Palestinian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded [[Consolidated Contractors Company]] (b. 1920) *[[2012]] – [[Bjørn G. Andersen]], Norwegian geologist and academic (b. 1924) * 2012 – [[Glenda Dickerson]], American director, choreographer, and educator (b. 1945) * 2012 – [[Bill Janklow]], American lawyer and politician, 27th [[Governor of South Dakota]] (b. 1939) * 2012 – [[Charles H. Price II]], American businessman and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom]] (b. 1931) * 2012 – [[Jim Stanley (American football)|Jim Stanley]], American football player and coach (b. 1935) *[[2013]] – [[Precious Bryant]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942) * 2013 – [[Flor María Chalbaud]], First Lady of Venezuela (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite web|title=Reseña biográfica de Pérez Jiménez|url=http://www.magazine.com.ve/marcos-evangelista-perez-jimenez-1914-2001/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208112826/http://www.magazine.com.ve/marcos-evangelista-perez-jimenez-1914-2001/|archive-date=8 December 2015|access-date=1 September 2015|publisher=Portal web: Magazine.com.ve}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Eugene Patterson]], American journalist and activist (b. 1923) *[[2014]] – [[Alexandra Bastedo]], English actress (b. 1946)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexandra Bastedo |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13141012.alexandra-bastedo/ |website=HeraldScotland |date=18 January 2014 |access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Connie Binsfeld]], American educator and politician, 58th [[Lieutenant Governor of Michigan]] (b. 1924) * 2014 – [[George Dement]], American soldier, businessman, and politician (b. 1922) *[[2015]] – [[Trevor Colbourn]], American historian and academic (b. 1927) * 2015 – [[Robert Gover]], American journalist and author (b. 1929) * 2015 – [[Carl Long (baseball)|Carl Long]], American baseball player (b. 1935) * 2015 – [[Elena Obraztsova]], Russian soprano and actress (b. 1939) * 2015 – [[Inge Vermeulen]], Brazilian-Dutch field hockey player (b. 1985) *[[2017]] – [[William Peter Blatty]], American writer and filmmaker (b. 1928) * 2017 – [[Graham Taylor]], English football player and manager (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Richard |title=Graham Taylor obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/12/graham-taylor-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=24 November 2023 |date=12 January 2017}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Keith Jackson]], American sports commentator and journalist (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abc13.com/entertainment/notable-deaths-in-2018/3745674/|title=Notable deaths in 2018: Keith Jackson|publisher=ABC News Arts & Entertainment}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Roger Scruton|Sir Roger Scruton]], English philosopher and writer (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/01/12/sir-roger-scruton-conservative-philosopher-wide-interests-lightning/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/01/12/sir-roger-scruton-conservative-philosopher-wide-interests-lightning/ |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Sir Roger Scruton, conservative philosopher of wide accomplishments – obituary |work=The Telegraph|date=January 12, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Ronnie Spector]], American singer (b. 1943)<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 January 2022 |title=Notable deaths in 2022 |url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2022-idUSRTS4OVLY |access-date=2022-05-02 |work=Reuters}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Lisa Marie Presley]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1968)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Medina |first1=Eduardo |last2=Rubin |first2=April |title=Lisa Marie Presley, the Daughter of Elvis Presley, Dies at 54 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/us/lisa-marie-presley-dead.html |access-date=13 January 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=13 January 2023}}</ref> * 2023 – [[Sharad Yadav]], Indian politician, 30th [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)#List of ministers|Minister of Civil Aviation]], 29th [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)#Labour Ministers of India|Labour Minister]] (b. 1947)<ref>{{cite news |title=Sharad Yadav passes away at 75; PM Modi, Nitish Kumar and others condole death |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sharad-yadav-passes-away-at-75-8378705/ |access-date=13 January 2023 |work=The Indian Express |date=12 January 2023}}</ref> * [[2025]] – [[Leslie Charleson]], American actress (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossi |first=Rosemary |date=January 12, 2025 |title=Leslie Charleson, 'General Hospital' Icon Who Played Monica Quartermaine, Dies at 79 |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/leslie-charleson-general-hospital-dies-79-1236272564/ |access-date=January 30, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2025 – [[Claude Jarman Jr.]], American actor and producer (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=January 12, 2025 |title=Claude Jarman Jr., Young Star of 'The Yearling,' Dies at 90 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/claude-jarman-dead-yearling-juvenile-oscar-1236107296/ |access-date=January 17, 2025 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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