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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[667]] – [[Ildefonsus]], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toledo|bishop of Toledo]] * [[989]] – [[Adalbero (archbishop of Reims)|Adalbero]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims|Reims]]<ref name="hamm">{{cite book |last1=Bautz |first1=Friedrich Wilhelm |title=Adalbero, Erzbischof von Reims. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Band 1 |date=1990 |publisher=Ham |isbn=3-88309-013-1 |page=23}}</ref> *[[1002]] – [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. 980) *[[1199]] – [[Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur]], Moroccan caliph (b. 1160) *[[1252]] – [[Isabella, Queen of Armenia]] *[[1297]] – [[Florent of Hainaut]], Prince of Achaea (b. c. 1255) *[[1423]] – [[Margaret of Bavaria]], Burgundian regent (b. 1363) *[[1516]] – [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] (b. 1452)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ferdinand II {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ferdinand-II-king-of-Spain |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=30 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1548]] – [[Bernardo Pisano]], Italian priest, scholar, and composer (b. 1490) *[[1549]] – [[Johannes Honter]], Romanian-Hungarian cartographer and theologian (b. 1498) *[[1567]] – [[Jiajing Emperor]] of China (b. 1507) *[[1570]] – [[James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray]], Scottish politician (b. 1531) ===1601–1900=== *[[1620]] – [[John Croke]], English politician and judge (b. 1553) *[[1622]] – [[William Baffin]], English explorer and navigator (b. 1584) *[[1650]] – [[Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke]] (b. 1584) *[[1744]] – [[Giambattista Vico]], Italian historian and philosopher (b. 1668) *[[1785]] – [[Matthew Stewart (mathematician)|Matthew Stewart]], Scottish mathematician and academic (b. 1717) *[[1789]] – [[Frances Brooke]], English author and playwright (b. 1724) * 1789 – [[John Cleland]], English author (b. 1709) *[[1800]] – [[Edward Rutledge]], American captain and politician, 39th [[Governor of South Carolina]] (b. 1749) *[[1803]] – [[Arthur Guinness]], Irish brewer, founded [[Guinness]] (b. 1725) *[[1805]] – [[Claude Chappe]], French engineer (b. 1763) *[[1806]] – [[William Pitt the Younger]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1759)<ref>{{cite web |title=History of William Pitt 'The Younger' - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/william-pitt |website=www.gov.uk |access-date=1 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1810]] – [[Johann Wilhelm Ritter]], German chemist and physicist (b. 1776) *[[1812]] – [[Robert Craufurd]], Scottish general and politician (b. 1764) *[[1820]] – [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn]] (b. 1767) *[[1833]] – [[Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth]], English admiral and politician (b. 1757) *[[1837]] – [[John Field (composer)|John Field]], Irish pianist and composer (b. 1782) *[[1866]] – [[Thomas Love Peacock]], English author and poet (b. 1785) *[[1875]] – [[Charles Kingsley]], English priest and author (b. 1819) *[[1883]] – [[Gustave Doré]], French engraver and illustrator (b. 1832) *[[1893]] – [[Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II]], American lawyer and politician, 16th [[United States Secretary of the Interior]] (b. 1825) * 1893 – [[William Price (physician)|William Price]], Welsh physician, Chartist, and neo-Druid (b. 1800)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dewey |first1=Philip |title=The radical Welsh doctor who became an Archdruid and helped change the law by cremating his son |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/radical-welsh-doctor-who-became-15008914 |website=Wales Online |date=10 August 2018 |access-date=29 December 2020}}</ref> * 1893 – [[José Zorrilla]], Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1817) ===1901–present=== *[[1921]] – [[Mykola Leontovych]], Ukrainian composer and conductor (b. 1877) *[[1922]] – [[René Beeh]], Alsatian painter and draughtsman (b. 1886) * 1922 – [[Arthur Nikisch]], Hungarian conductor and academic (b. 1855) *[[1923]] – [[Max Nordau]], Austrian physician and author (b. 1849) *[[1931]] – [[Anna Pavlova]], Russian-English ballerina (b. 1881)<ref>{{cite book|first=Frank N.|last=Magill|title=Great Lives from History: Mas-Ror|location=Pasadena|publisher=Salem Press|year=1990|page=1814|isbn=978-0-89356-569-5}}</ref> *[[1937]] – [[Orso Mario Corbino]], Italian physicist and politician (b. 1876) *[[1939]] – [[Matthias Sindelar]], Austrian footballer and manager (b. 1903) *[[1943]] – [[Alexander Woollcott]], American actor, playwright, and critic (b. 1887) *[[1944]] – [[Edvard Munch]], Norwegian painter and illustrator (b. 1863) *[[1947]] – [[Pierre Bonnard]], French painter (b. 1867) *[[1956]] – [[Alexander Korda]], Hungarian-English director and producer (b. 1893) *[[1963]] – [[Józef Gosławski (sculptor)|Józef Gosławski]], Polish sculptor (b. 1908) *[[1966]] – [[T. M. Sabaratnam]], Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (b. 1895) *[[1971]] – [[Fritz Feigl]], Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic (b. 1871) *[[1973]] – [[Alexander Onassis]], American-Greek businessman (b. 1948) * 1973 – [[Kid Ory]], American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1886) *[[1976]] – [[Paul Robeson]], American actor, singer, and activist (b. 1898) *[[1977]] – [[Toots Shor]], American businessman, founded [[Toots Shor's Restaurant]] (b. 1903) *[[1978]] – [[Terry Kath]], American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1946) * 1978 – [[Jack Oakie]], American actor (b. 1903) *[[1980]] – [[Giovanni Michelotti]], Italian engineer (b. 1921) *[[1981]] – [[Samuel Barber]], American pianist and composer (b. 1910)<ref>{{cite web |title=Samuel Barber {{!}} American composer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samuel-Barber |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Fred Bakewell]], English cricketer and coach (b. 1908) *[[1984]] – [[Muin Bseiso]], Palestinian-Egyptian poet and critic (b. 1926) *[[1985]] – [[James Beard]], American chef and cookbook author for whom the [[James Beard Foundation Award]]s are named (b. 1905)<ref>{{Cite book|title=James Beard: A Biography|last=Clark|first=Robert|publisher=HarperCollins|year=1993|isbn=978-0060167639|pages=[https://archive.org/details/jamesbeardbiogra00clar/page/326 326]|url=https://archive.org/details/jamesbeardbiogra00clar/page/326}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Joseph Beuys]], German sculptor and painter (b. 1921) *[[1988]] – [[Charles Glen King]], American biochemist and academic (b. 1896) *[[1989]] – [[Salvador Dalí]], Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1904) * 1989 – [[Lars-Erik Torph]], Swedish race car driver (b. 1961) *[[1990]] – [[Allen Collins]], American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1952) *[[1991]] – [[Northrop Frye]], Canadian author and critic (b. 1912) *[[1992]] – [[Freddie Bartholomew]], American actor (b. 1924) *[[1993]] – [[Keith Laumer]], American soldier, author, and diplomat (b. 1925) *[[1994]] – [[Nikolai Ogarkov]], Russian field marshal (b. 1917) * 1994 – [[Brian Redhead]], English journalist and author (b. 1929) *[[1999]] – [[Joe D'Amato]], Italian director and cinematographer (b. 1936) * 1999 – [[Jay Pritzker]], American businessman, co-founded the [[Hyatt|Hyatt Corporation]] (b. 1922) *[[2002]] – [[Paul Aars]], American race car driver (b. 1934) * 2002 – [[Pierre Bourdieu]], French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (b. 1930) * 2002 – [[Robert Nozick]], American philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1938) *[[2003]] – [[Nell Carter]], American actress and singer (b. 1948) *[[2004]] – [[Bob Keeshan]], American television personality and producer (b. 1927) * 2004 – [[Helmut Newton]], German-Australian photographer (b. 1920) *[[2005]] – [[Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare]], English lieutenant and politician (b. 1921) * 2005 – [[Johnny Carson]], American talk show host, television personality, and producer (b. 1925) *[[2007]] – [[Syed Hussein Alatas]], Malaysian sociologist and politician (b. 1928) * 2007 – [[E. Howard Hunt]], American [[CIA]] officer (b. 1918) * 2007 – [[Ryszard Kapuściński]], Polish journalist and author (b. 1932) *[[2009]] – [[Robert W. Scott]], American farmer and politician, 67th [[Governor of North Carolina]] (b. 1929) *[[2010]] – [[Kermit Tyler]], American colonel and pilot (b. 1913) * 2010 – [[Earl Wild]], American pianist and composer (b. 1915) *[[2011]] – [[Jack LaLanne]], American fitness instructor, author, and television host (b. 1914) *[[2012]] – [[Wesley E. Brown]], American lawyer and jurist (b. 1907) * 2012 – [[Maurice Meisner]], American historian, author, and academic (b. 1931) * 2012 – [[Bingham Ray]], American businessman, co-founded [[October Films]] (b. 1954) *[[2013]] – [[Józef Glemp]], Polish cardinal (b. 1929) * 2013 – [[Peter van der Merwe (cricketer)|Peter van der Merwe]], South African cricketer and referee (b. 1937) * 2013 – [[Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet]], French bishop (b. 1922) *[[2014]] – [[Yuri Izrael]], Russian meteorologist and journalist (b. 1930) * 2014 – [[Riz Ortolani]], Italian composer and conductor (b. 1926) *[[2015]] – [[Ernie Banks]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1931) * 2015 – [[Prosper Ego]], Dutch activist, founded the [[Oud-Strijders Legioen]] (b. 1927) * 2015 – [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia]] (b. 1924) *[[2016]] – [[Jimmy Bain]], Scottish bassist (b. 1947) * 2016 – [[Bobby Wanzer]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1921) *[[2017]] – [[Bobby Freeman]], American singer, songwriter and record producer (b. 1940) * 2017 – [[Gorden Kaye]], English actor (b. 1941) *[[2018]] – [[Hugh Masekela]], South African trumpeter, composer and singer (b. 1939) * 2018 – [[Nicanor Parra]], Chilean poet (b. 1914) * 2018 – [[Wyatt Tee Walker]], American civil rights activist and pastor (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Schudel|first1=Matt|title=Wyatt Tee Walker, civil rights leader and top assistant to Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 89|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/wyatt-tee-walker-civil-rights-leader-and-top-assistant-to-martin-luther-king-jr-dies-at-89/2018/01/23/35ad4686-0075-11e8-9d31-d72cf78dbeee_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 23, 2018|quote=Wyatt Tee Walker was born Aug. 16, 1928, in Brockton, Mass. (His family said most biographical information about him incorrectly gives his year of birth as 1929.)}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Aloysius Pang]], Singaporean actor (b. 1990)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/actor-aloysius-pang-dies-from-injuries-sustained-during-saf-accident-in-new-zealand|title=Actor Aloysius Pang dies from injuries suffered during SAF accident in New Zealand|work=[[The Straits Times]]|first1=Lim|last1=Min Zhang|date=January 24, 2019}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Oliver Mtukudzi]], Zimbabwean Afro Jazz musician (b. 1952)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oliver Mtukudzi {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/oliver-mtukudzi-mn0000471887/biography|access-date=2021-01-14|website=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Hal Holbrook]], American actor and director (b. 1925)<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Iannucci|first1=Rebecca|date=February 2, 2021|title=Hal Holbrook, Tony Award and Five-Time Emmy Winner, Dead at 95|url=https://tvline.com/2021/02/02/hal-holbrook-dies-mark-twain-lincoln-dead/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=TV Line}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Larry King]], American journalist and talk show host (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite news |title=Five interesting things about Larry King |url=https://apnews.com/article/34dfa3571b5c41378b643f8c5273d205 |access-date=3 January 2021 |work=AP NEWS |date=19 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Larry King: US talk show host dies weeks after testing positive for COVID-19|url=https://news.sky.com/story/larry-king-us-talk-show-host-dies-weeks-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19-12196392|access-date=2021-01-23|website=Sky News|language=en}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Song Yoo-jung]], South Korean actress and model (b. 1994)<ref name="dod">{{cite web |date=January 25, 2021 |title= |script-title=ko:써브라임아티스트 측 "배우 송유정 지난 23일 사망" [공식] |trans-title=Sublime Artist side "Actress Song Yoo-jung passed away on the 23rd" [Official] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=018&aid=0004836887 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125094352/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=018&aid=0004836887 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |access-date=January 25, 2021 |website=Edaily News |language=ko}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Charles Osgood]], American radio and television commentator, writer and musician (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charles-osgood-veteran-cbs-newsman-and-longtime-host-of-sunday-morning-dies-at-91/|title = Charles Osgood, veteran CBS newsman and longtime host of "Sunday Morning," dies at 91|date = January 23, 2024|accessdate = January 23, 2024|work = [[CBS News]]}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> *[[2024]] – [[Melanie (singer)|Melanie Safka]], American Emmy winning singer-songwriter (b. 1947)<ref>{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=KiMi |date=25 January 2024 |title=Melanie, Emmy-winning singer-songwriter whose career launched at Woodstock, dies at 76 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/01/24/melanie-safka-dead-woodstock-performer/72344383007/ |work=USA Today |location= |access-date=28 February 2024}}</ref>
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