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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[640]] – [[Eadbald of Kent|Eadbald]], king of Kent<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cheney |first1=Christopher Robert |last2=Jones |first2=Michael |title=A Handbook of Dates: For Students of British History |date=6 April 2000 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-77845-9 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_Fakx-flCkC&pg=PA23 |language=en}}</ref> * [[820]] – [[Al-Shafi‘i]], Arab scholar and jurist (b. 767) * [[842]] – [[Theophilos (emperor)|Theophilos]], Byzantine emperor (b. 813) * [[882]] – [[Louis the Younger]], king of the East Frankish Kingdom * [[924]] – [[Li Jitao]], Chinese general of [[Later Tang]] * [[928]] – [[Zhao Guangfeng]], Chinese official and chancellor *[[1029]] – [[Queen Heonae|Heonae]], Korean queen and regent (b. 964) *[[1095]] – [[Wulfstan (died 1095)|Wulfstan]], bishop of Worcester *[[1156]] – [[Henry (bishop of Finland)|Henry]], English bishop and saint<ref>{{cite DNB |wstitle=Henry (fl.1150)}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Michell |first=Thomas |title=Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland |publisher=J. Murray, [etc., etc.] |year=1888 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/handbookfortrav00conggoog/page/n556 532] |url=https://archive.org/details/handbookfortrav00conggoog |quote=Lalli bishop.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Fryxell |first=Anders |author-link=Anders Fryxell |title=The History of Sweden |publisher=R. Bentley |year=1844 |location=Original from the New York Public Library |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historysweden00fryxgoog/page/n209 192] |url=https://archive.org/details/historysweden00fryxgoog |quote=Lalli bishop.}}</ref> *[[1189]] – [[Emperor Shizong of Jin|Shi Zong]], Chinese emperor of [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin]] (b. 1123) *[[1191]] – [[Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia|Frederick VI]], duke of Swabia (b. 1167) *1191 – [[Theobald V, Count of Blois|Theobald V]], count of Blois (b. 1130 *[[1265]] – [[John Maunsell]], English [[Lord Chancellor]] *[[1336]] – [[John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford]] (b. 1306) *[[1343]] – [[Robert, King of Naples|Robert]], king of Naples (b. 1275) *[[1479]] – [[John II of Aragon|John II]], king of Sicily (b. 1398) *[[1568]] – [[Myles Coverdale]], English bishop and translator (b. 1488) ===1601–1900=== *[[1612]] – [[Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor|Rudolf II]], Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1552)<ref>{{cite web |title=Rudolf II {{!}} Holy Roman emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rudolf-II-Holy-Roman-emperor |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=13 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1663]] – [[Isaac Ambrose]], English minister and author (b. 1604) *[[1666]] – [[Anne of Austria]], Queen and regent of France (b. 1601)<ref>{{cite web |title=Anne of Austria {{!}} queen of France |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-of-Austria |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=29 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1707]] – [[Humphrey Hody]], English scholar and theologian (b. 1659) *[[1709]] – [[François de la Chaise]], French priest (b. 1624) *[[1751]] – [[John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol]], English politician (b. 1665) *[[1770]] – [[Charles Yorke]], English lawyer and politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of Great Britain]] (b. 1722) *[[1779]] – [[David Garrick]], English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (b. 1717)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Philip H. Highfill|author2=Kalman A. Burnim|author3=Edward A. Langhans|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800: Garrick to Gyngell|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gNMcx7IQvSUC&pg=PA116|year=1978|publisher=SIU Press|isbn=978-0-8093-0833-0|pages=116}}</ref> *[[1810]] – [[Benjamin Chew]], American lawyer and judge (b. 1721)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Doris Devine Fanelli|author2=Karie Diethorn|title=History of the Portrait Collection, Independence National Historical Park|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UWvU0cjtJVEC&pg=PA105|year=2001|publisher=American Philosophical Society|isbn=978-0-87169-242-9|pages=105}}</ref> *[[1819]] – [[Charles IV of Spain|Charles IV]], Spanish king (b. 1748)<ref>{{cite book|author=Francis Lieber|title=Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, a New Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tNyjXRUyN3kC&pg=PA223|year=1854|publisher=Blanchard and Lea|pages=223–}}</ref> *[[1837]] – [[John Soane]], English architect, designed the [[Bank of England]] (b. 1753)<ref>{{cite book|author=Great Britain|title=The Jurist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CHdQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA502|year=1859|publisher=S. Sweet|pages=502}}</ref> *[[1841]] – [[Jørgen Jørgensen]], Danish explorer (b. 1780) *1841 – [[Minh Mạng]], Vietnamese emperor (b. 1791) *[[1848]] – [[Christian VIII of Denmark|Christian VIII]], Danish king (b. 1786) *[[1850]] – [[Adam Oehlenschläger]], Danish poet and playwright (b. 1779) *[[1859]] – [[Bettina von Arnim]], German author, illustrator, and composer (b. 1785)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Elke|last1=Frederiksen|first2=Katherine|last2=Goodman|title=Bettina Brentano-von Arnim: Gender and Politics|location=Detroit|publisher=Wayne State University|year=1995|page=20|isbn=978-0-81432-516-2}}</ref> *[[1852]] – [[Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 6th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (b. 1794) *[[1873]] – [[Basil Moreau]], French priest, founded the [[Congregation of Holy Cross]] (b. 1799) *[[1875]] – [[Jean-François Millet]], French painter and educator (b. 1814) *[[1891]] – [[Kalākaua]], king of Hawaii (b. 1836) *[[1900]] – [[John Ruskin]], English painter and critic (b. 1819) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Zénobe Gramme]], Belgian engineer, invented the [[Gramme machine]] (b. 1826) *[[1907]] – [[Agnes Mary Clerke]], Irish astronomer and author (b. 1842)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Catharine M C|last1=Haines|first2=Helen M|last2=Stevens|title=International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950|location=Santa Barbara|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2001|page=66|isbn=978-1-57607-090-1}}</ref> *[[1908]] – [[John Ordronaux (doctor)|John Ordronaux]], American surgeon and academic (b. 1830) *[[1913]] – [[José Guadalupe Posada]], Mexican engraver and illustrator (b. 1852) *[[1915]] – [[Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun]], Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician (b. 1840)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferriter |first=Diarmaid |title=Guinness, Arthur Edward |url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/guinness-arthur-edward-a3677 |website=Dictionary of Irish biography}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Georg Lurich]], Estonian-Russian wrestler and strongman (b. 1876) *[[1921]] – [[Mary Watson Whitney]], American astronomer and academic (b. 1847)<ref>{{cite book|first=Robert|last=McHenry|title=Liberty's Women|location=Springfield|publisher=G. & C. Merriam|year=1980|page=442|isbn=978-0-87779-064-8}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Ivo Crapp|Henry "Ivo" Crapp]], Australian footballer and umpire (b. 1872) *[[1931]] – [[Margrethe Munthe]], Norwegian songwriter (b. 1860)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Margrethe Munthe |first= |last= |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date= 23 August 2023|editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Margrethe_Munthe |language=no|access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[George V]] of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)<ref>{{citation |last=Watson |first=Francis |year=1986 |title=The death of George V |magazine=History Today |volume=36 |pages=21–30 |pmid=11645856}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Omar Bundy]], American general (b. 1861) *[[1944]] – [[James McKeen Cattell]], American psychologist and academic (b. 1860)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76993369/dr-james-m-cattell-21-jan-1944-harri/ |title=Dr. James M. Cattell |page=3 |newspaper=Harrisburg Telegraph |date=21 January 1944 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2021-05-03}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Josh Gibson]], American baseball player (b. 1911) * 1947 – [[Andrew Volstead]], American member of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1860) *[[1954]] – [[Warren Bardsley]], Australian cricketer (b. 1882) * 1954 – [[Fred Root]], English cricketer and umpire (b. 1890) *[[1955]] – [[Robert P. T. Coffin]], American author and poet (b. 1892) *[[1962]] – [[Robinson Jeffers]], American poet and philosopher (b. 1887) *[[1965]] – [[Alan Freed]], American radio host (b. 1922) *[[1971]] – [[Broncho Billy Anderson]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880) * 1971 – [[Minanogawa Tōzō]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (b. 1903) *[[1973]] – [[Lorenz Böhler]], Austrian physician and surgeon (b. 1885) * 1973 – [[Amílcar Cabral]], Guinea Bissauan-Cape Verdian engineer and politician (b. 1924) *[[1977]] – [[Dimitrios Kiousopoulos]], Greek jurist and politician, 151st [[List of Prime Ministers of Greece|Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1892) *[[1980]] – [[William Roberts (painter)|William Roberts]], English soldier and painter (b. 1895) *[[1983]] – [[Garrincha]], Brazilian footballer (b. 1933) *[[1984]] – [[Johnny Weissmuller]], American swimmer and actor (b. 1904) *[[1988]] – [[Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan]], Pakistani activist and politician (b. 1890) * 1988 – [[Dora Stratou]], Greek dancer and choreographer (b. 1903) *[[1989]] – [[Alamgir Kabir (film maker)|Alamgir Kabir]], Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938) *[[1990]] – [[Barbara Stanwyck]], American actress (b. 1907) *[[1993]] – [[Audrey Hepburn]], British actress and humanitarian activist (b. 1929) *[[1994]] – [[Matt Busby]], Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1909) * 1994 – [[Jaramogi Oginga Odinga]], first Kenyan Vice-President (b. 1911) *[[1996]] – [[Gerry Mulligan]], American saxophonist and composer (b. 1927) *[[2002]] – [[Carrie Hamilton]], American actress and singer (b. 1963) *[[2003]] – [[Al Hirschfeld]], American painter and illustrator (b. 1903)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jan/22/guardianobituaries|title=Al Hirschfeld|website=The Guardian|date=22 January 2003|author=Christopher Hawtree|access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref> * 2003 – [[Nedra Volz]], American actress (b. 1908) *[[2004]] – [[Alan Brown (racing driver)|Alan Brown]], English racing driver (b. 1919) * 2004 – [[T. Nadaraja]], Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (b. 1917) *[[2005]] – [[Per Borten]], Norwegian lawyer and politician, 18th [[Prime Minister of Norway]] (b. 1913) * 2005 – [[Jan Nowak-Jeziorański]], Polish journalist and politician (b. 1913) * 2005 – [[Miriam Rothschild]], English zoologist, entomologist, and author (b. 1908) *[[2009]] – [[Stéphanos II Ghattas]], Egyptian patriarch (b. 1920) *[[2012]] – [[Etta James]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jan/20/etta-james|title=Etta James obituary|website=The Guardian|date=20 January 2012|author=Garth Cartwright|access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref> * 2012 – [[John Levy (musician)|John Levy]], American bassist and manager (b. 1912) * 2012 – [[Ioannis Kefalogiannis]], Greek politician, [[Ministry of the Interior (Greece)|Greek Minister of the Interior]] (b. 1933) * 2012 – [[Alejandro Rodriguez (psychiatrist)|Alejandro Rodriguez]], Venezuelan-American pediatrician and psychiatrist (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gazette.jhu.edu/2012/01/30/alejandro-rodriguez-former-director-of-child-psychiatry-dies-at-93/|title=Alejandro Rodriguez, former director of Child Psychiatry, dies at 93|date=January 30, 2012|website=Johns Hopkins Gazette|access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref> *[[2013]] – [[Pavlos Matesis]], Greek author and playwright (b. 1933) * 2013 – [[Toyo Shibata]], Japanese poet and author (b. 1911) *[[2014]] – [[Claudio Abbado]], Italian conductor (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite web |title=Claudio Abbado obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jan/20/claudio-abbado |website=the Guardian |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en |date=20 January 2014}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Otis G. Pike]], American judge and politician (b. 1921) * 2014 – [[Jonas Trinkūnas]], Lithuanian ethnologist and academic (b. 1939) *[[2016]] – [[Mykolas Burokevičius]], Lithuanian carpenter and politician (b. 1927) * 2016 – [[Edmonde Charles-Roux]], French journalist and author (b. 1920) *[[2018]] – [[Paul Bocuse]], French chef (b. [[1926]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/22/paul-bocuse-obituary|title=Paul Bocuse obituary|website=The Guardian|date=22 January 2018|author=Matthew Fort|access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref> * 2018 – [[Naomi Parker Fraley]], American naval machiner (b. [[1921]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/22/obituaries/naomi-parker-fraley-the-real-rosie-the-riveter-dies-at-96.html|title=Naomi Parker Fraley, the Real Rosie the Riveter, Dies at 96|newspaper=The New York Times|date=22 January 2018|access-date=7 March 2018|last1=Fox|first1=Margalit}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Jaroslav Kubera]], Czech politician (b. 1947)<ref name="Šestinásobný primátor. Do čela Teplic opět usedne Kubera z ODS Domov">{{cite web|url=http://www.lidovky.cz/primatorem-teplic-se-poseste-stal-jaroslav-kubera-z-ods-pjh-/zpravy-domov.aspx?c=A141107_152154_ln_domov_sho|title=Šestinásobný primátor. Do čela Teplic opět usedne Kubera z ODS|date=7 November 2014|website=Lidovky.cz|access-date=20 July 2017}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Tom Railsback|Tom Fisher Railsback]], American politician, member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives|Illinois]] and [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Railback|first=Thomas|url=https://apnews.com/1d58c85bccda9a23ed5c0254f4f6edf3|title=GOP congressman who backed Nixon impeachment dead at 87|date=January 21, 2020|work=AP News}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Sibusiso Moyo (politician)|Sibusiso Moyo]], Zimbabwean politician, army general (b. 1960)<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-01-20|title=Sibusiso Moyo: Zimbabwe foreign minister dies from Covid-19|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55731440|access-date=2021-01-21}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Mira Furlan]], Croatian actress and singer (b. 1955)<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-01-22|title=Mira Furlan: Babylon 5 and Lost actress dies at 65|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55763658|access-date=2021-01-23}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Meat Loaf]], American singer and actor (b. 1947)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell singer dies at 74|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60080934|website=BBCNews.com|date=January 21, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Norman Jewison]], Canadian actor, director, and producer (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news|url = https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/norman-jewison-dead-moonstruck-in-the-heat-of-the-night-1235882301/|title = Norman Jewison, 'Moonstruck' and 'In the Heat of the Night' Director, Dies at 97|last = Dagan|first = Carmel|work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date = January 22, 2024|accessdate = January 22, 2024}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Lynn Ban]], Singaporean jewelry designer (b. 1972)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Emily |date=January 24, 2025 |title=Lynn Ban, star of Netflix reality show, dies at 52 after emergency surgery |url=https://ktla.com/entertainment/lynn-ban-star-of-netflix-reality-show-dies-at-52-after-emergency-surgery/ |access-date=February 20, 2025 |website=[[KTLA]] |language=en-US}}</ref> *2025 – [[Cecile Richards]], American activist and former [[Planned Parenthood]] president (b. 1957)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Klibanoff |first1=Eleanor |title=Longtime Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards dies after battle with brain cancer |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/20/cecile-richards-planned-parenthood-dies-brain-cancer/ |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=The Texas Tribune |date=20 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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