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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[520]] – [[John of Cappadocia]], patriarch of Constantinople * [[639]] – [[Dagobert I]], Frankish king (b. 603) * [[914]] – [[García I of León|García I]], king of [[Kingdom of León|León]] *[[1003]] – [[Kilian of Cologne]], Irish abbot *[[1302]] – [[Al-Hakim I]], caliph of Cairo *[[1401]] – [[Robert Bealknap]], British justice *[[1526]] – [[Isabella of Austria]], Danish queen (b. 1501) *[[1547]] – [[Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey]], English poet (b. 1516) *[[1565]] – [[Diego Laynez]], Spanish Jesuit theologian (b. 1512) *[[1571]] – [[Paris Bordone]], Venetian painter (b. 1495) *[[1576]] – [[Hans Sachs]], German poet and playwright (b. 1494) *[[1597]] – [[Maharana Pratap]], [[Hindu]] [[Rajput]] king of [[Mewar]] (b.1540)<ref name=brittanica>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rana-Pratap-Singh|title=Rana Pratap Singh – Indian ruler|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=1 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616003537/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rana-Pratap-Singh|archive-date=16 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1636]] – [[Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger]], Flemish painter (b.1561) *[[1661]] – [[Thomas Venner]], English rebel leader<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Venner |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG49562 |website=www.britishmuseum.org |access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref> *[[1729]] – [[William Congreve]], English playwright and poet (b. 1670) *[[1755]] – [[Jean-Pierre Christin]], French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1683) *[[1757]] – [[Thomas Ruddiman]], Scottish scholar and academic (b. 1674) *[[1766]] – [[Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni]], Italian-French architect and painter (b. 1695)<ref>{{cite web |title=Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni {{!}} French theatrical designer and architect {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Giovanni-Niccolo-Servandoni |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=2 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1785]] – [[Jonathan Toup]], English scholar and critic (b. 1713) *[[1833]] – [[Ferdinand Hérold]], French pianist and composer (b. 1791) *[[1847]] – [[Charles Bent]], American soldier and politician, first [[Governor of New Mexico]] (b. 1799) * 1847 – [[Athanasios Christopoulos]], Greek poet (b. 1772) *[[1851]] – [[Esteban Echeverría]], Argentinian poet and author (b. 1805) *[[1853]] – [[Karl Faber]], German historian and academic (b. 1773) *[[1862]] – [[Felix Zollicoffer]], American newspaperman, politician, and Confederate general (b. 1812)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Battle of Mill Springs|url=https://www.nps.gov/misp/battle-of-mill-springs.htm|website=nps.gov|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=January 19, 2025}}</ref> *[[1865]] – [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]], French philosopher and politician (b. 1809) *[[1869]] – [[Carl Reichenbach]], German chemist and philosopher (b. 1788) *[[1874]] – [[August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben]], German poet and scholar (b. 1798) *[[1878]] – [[Henri Victor Regnault]], French physicist and chemist (b. 1810) *[[1895]] – [[António Luís de Seabra, 1st Viscount of Seabra]], Portuguese magistrate and politician (b. 1798)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arqnet.pt/dicionario/seabra1v.html |title=Seabra (António Luís de Seabra, visconde de) |last=Torres |first=João Romano |website=Portugal – Dicionário Histórico, Corográfico, Heráldico, Biográfico, Bibliográfico, Numismático e Artístico, Volume IV |access-date=10 October 2018 }}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1906]] – [[Bartolomé Mitre]], Argentinian historian and politician, sixth [[President of Argentina]] (b. 1821)<ref>{{cite book|author=Joseph R. Barager|title=The Historiography of the Rio de la Plata Area Since 1830|year=1959|page=601}}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[Ernest de Munck]], Belgian cellist and composer<ref>{{Cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rApDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA96 |title=Musical News |date=January 30, 1915 |volume=48 |page=96 |chapter=Obituary: Chevalier Ernest de Munck}}</ref> (b. 1840)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Riemann |first=Hugo |author-link=Hugo Riemann |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmusi00riem/page/184/mode/2up |title=Dictionary of music |publisher=[[Augener & Co.]] |year=1908 |edition=4th |pages=185 |translator-last=Shedlock |translator-first=J. S.}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Liang Qichao]], Chinese journalist, philosopher, and scholar (b. 1873)<ref>{{cite book|title=Chinese Studies in History|publisher=International Arts and Sciences Press|year=2003|page=70}}</ref> *[[1930]] – [[Frank P. Ramsey]], British mathematician, philosopher and economist (b. 1903) *[[1938]] – [[Branislav Nušić]], Serbian author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1864) *[[1945]] – [[Gustave Mesny]], French general (b. 1886) *[[1948]] – [[Tony Garnier (architect)|Tony Garnier]], French architect and urban planner, designed the [[Stade de Gerland]] (b. 1869) *[[1954]] – [[Theodor Kaluza]], German mathematician and physicist (b. 1885)<ref>{{Cite ADB|11|76|Kaluza, Theodor|Menso Folkerts}}</ref> *[[1957]] – [[József Dudás]], Romanian-Hungarian activist and politician (b. 1912) *[[1963]] – [[Clement Smoot]], American golfer (b. 1884) *[[1964]] – [[Firmin Lambot]], Belgian cyclist (b. 1886) *[[1965]] – [[Arnold Luhaäär]], Estonian weightlifter (b. 1905) *[[1968]] – [[Ray Harroun]], American race car driver and engineer (b. 1879) *[[1972]] – [[Michael Rabin (violinist)|Michael Rabin]], American violinist (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/20/archives/michael-rabin-violinist-dead-made-carnegie-hall-debut-at-13.html|title=Michael Rabin, Violinist, Dead; Made Carnegie Hall Debut at 13|website=The New York Times|date=January 20, 1972|access-date=January 1, 2022}}</ref> *[[1973]] – [[Max Adrian]], Irish-English actor (b. 1903) *[[1975]] – [[Thomas Hart Benton (painter)|Thomas Hart Benton]], American painter and educator (b. 1889) *[[1976]] – [[Hidetsugu Yagi]], Japanese engineer and academic (b. 1886) *[[1979]] – [[Moritz Jahn (writer)|Moritz Jahn]], German novelist and poet (b. 1884) *[[1980]] – [[William O. Douglas]], American lawyer and jurist (b. 1898) *[[1981]] – [[Francesca Woodman]], American photographer (b. 1958) *[[1982]] – [[Elis Regina]], Brazilian soprano (b. 1945)<ref>{{cite journal | journal=[[Universo Online]] | title=Elis Regina foi vítima de overdose: como foram as últimas horas da cantora | language=pt | year=2019 | url=https://www.bol.uol.com.br/entretenimento/2019/01/12/como-foram-as-ultimas-horas-de-vida-da-cantora-elis-regina.htm}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Ham (chimpanzee)|Ham]], [[chimpanzee]] and [[animal astronaut]], first [[hominid]] in space (b. 1957)<ref>{{cite news |title=Ham, First Chimp in Space, Dies in a Carolina Zoo at 26 |id={{ProQuest|122119079}} |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/20/us/ham-first-chimp-in-space-dies-in-a-carolina-zoo-at-26.html |work=The New York Times |date=20 January 1983 }}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Max Bentley]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1920) *[[1987]] – [[Lawrence Kohlberg]], American psychologist and academic (b. 1927) *[[1990]] – [[Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh]], Indian guru and mystic (b. 1931) * 1990 – [[Alberto Semprini]], English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1908) * 1990 – [[Herbert Wehner]], German politician, sixth [[Minister of Intra-German Relations]] (b. 1906) *[[1991]] – [[Marcel Chaput]], Canadian biochemist and journalist (b. 1918) *[[1995]] – [[Gene MacLellan]], Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1938) *[[1996]] – [[Don Simpson]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1943) * 1997 – [[James Dickey]], American poet and novelist (b. 1923) *[[1998]] – [[Carl Perkins]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite news |title=Carl Perkins Dies at 65; Rockabilly Pioneer Wrote 'Blue Suede Shoes' |first=Jon |last=Pareles |author-link=Jon Pareles |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/20/arts/carl-perkins-dies-at-65-rockabilly-pioneer-wrote-blue-suede-shoes.html?pagewanted=all |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 20, 1998 |page=B12 |access-date=December 4, 2009 |ref=nytimesobit}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Ivan Francescato]], Italian rugby player (b. 1967) *[[2000]] – [[Rúhíyyih Khanum|Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum]], a [[Baháʼí Faith]] [[Hands of the Cause|Hand of the Cause of God]] and wife of [[Shoghi Effendi]] (b. 1910)<ref>{{cite web | title = Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum (1910–2000) | url = http://www.ca.bahai.org/madame-rabbani | publisher = Baháʼí Community of Canada | access-date = 2008-07-05 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081207051851/http://www.ca.bahai.org/madame-rabbani | archive-date = 2008-12-07 }}</ref> * 2000 – [[Bettino Craxi]], Italian lawyer and politician, 45th [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (b. 1934) * 2000 – [[Hedy Lamarr]], Austrian-American actress, singer, and mathematician (b. 1914) *[[2002]] – [[Vavá]], Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1934) *[[2003]] – [[Milton Flores]], Honduran footballer (b. 1974) * 2003 – [[Françoise Giroud]], French journalist, screenwriter, and politician, [[Minister of Culture (France)|French Minister of Culture]] (b. 1916) *[[2004]] – [[Harry E. Claiborne]], American lawyer and judge (b. 1917) * 2004 – [[David Hookes]], Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1955) *[[2005]] – [[K. Sello Duiker]], South African author and screenwriter (b. 1974) *[[2006]] – [[Anthony Franciosa]], American actor (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |date=January 21, 2006 |title=Anthony Franciosa, 77; Versatile Star of Stage, Film and Television |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-21-me-franciosa21-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 22, 2019}}</ref> * 2006 – [[Wilson Pickett]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-20-me-pickett20-story.html|title=Wilson Pickett, 64; Soul Legend Sang Hits 'In the Midnight Hour,' 'Mustang Sally'|date=January 20, 2006|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> *[[2007]] – [[Hrant Dink]], Turkish-Armenian journalist and activist (b. 1954) * 2007 – [[Denny Doherty]], Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1940) * 2007 – [[Murat Nasyrov]], Russian singer-songwriter (b. 1969) *[[2008]] – [[Suzanne Pleshette]], American actress (b. 1937) * 2008 – [[John Stewart (musician)|John Stewart]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939) * 2008 – [[Don Wittman]], Canadian sportscaster (b. 1936) *[[2010]] – [[Bill McLaren]], Scottish rugby player and sportscaster (b. 1923) *[[2012]] – [[Peter Åslin]], Swedish ice hockey player (b. 1962) * 2012 – [[Sarah Burke]], Canadian skier (b. 1982) * 2012 – [[Winston Riley]], Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1943) * 2012 – [[Rudi van Dantzig]], Dutch ballet dancer and choreographer (b. 1933) *[[2013]] – [[Taihō Kōki]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 48th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (b. 1940) * 2013 – [[Stan Musial]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite web |title=Stan Musial |url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/musial-stan |website=Baseball Hall of Fame |access-date=12 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Frank Pooler]], American conductor and composer (b. 1926) * 2013 – [[Earl Weaver]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite web |title=Earl Weaver |url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/weaver-earl |website=Baseball Hall of Fame |access-date=12 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Toktamış Ateş]], Turkish academician, political commentator, columnist and writer (b. 1944) *[[2014]] – [[Azaria Alon]], Ukrainian-Israeli environmentalist, co-founded the [[Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel]] (b. 1918) * 2014 – [[Christopher Chataway]], English runner, journalist, and politician (b. 1931) *[[2015]] – [[Justin Capră]], Romanian engineer and academic (b. 1933) * 2015 – [[Michel Guimond]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1953) * 2015 – [[Ward Swingle]], American-French singer-songwriter and conductor (b. 1927) *[[2016]] – [[Richard Levins]], American ecologist and geneticist (b. 1930) * 2016 – [[Ettore Scola]], Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/26/ettore-scola|title=Ettora Scola|date=January 26, 2016|author=Ronald Bergan|website=The Guardian|access-date=January 1, 2022}}</ref> * 2016 – [[Sheila Sim]] (Lady Attenborough), English actress (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/richard-attenboroughs-widow-sheila-sim-7213809#HogO5g77371kWxVe.97 |title=Richard Attenborough's widow Sheila Sim dies aged 93 following battle with dementia |newspaper=[[Scottish Daily Record]] |date=20 January 2016 |access-date=4 August 2019 |first=Rebecca |last=Pocklington |publisher=[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)|Sunday Mail Ltd]]}}</ref> *[[2017]] – [[Miguel Ferrer]], American actor (b. 1955)<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Saperstein|first=Pat|title=Miguel Ferrer, 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Actor, Dies at 61|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=January 19, 2017|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/miguel-ferrer-dead-dies-ncis-los-angeles-1201964233/}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Jeff Torborg]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosenwald |first=Michael S. |date=January 21, 2025 |title=Jeff Torborg, Catcher of Three No-Hitters and a Manager, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/sports/baseball/jeff-torborg-dead.html |access-date=January 29, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> <!--Do not add your own name or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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