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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 757|757]] – [[An Lushan]], Chinese general (b. 703)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms-bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2&dyna=%AD%F0&king=%B5%C2%A9v&reign=%A6%DC%BCw&yy=2&ycanzi=&mm=1&dd=5&dcanzi=|title=兩千年中西曆轉換|publisher=Sinica.edu.tw|access-date=3 August 2011|language=zh|archive-date=30 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330131250/https://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms-bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2&dyna=%AD%F0&king=%B5%C2%A9v&reign=%A6%DC%BCw&yy=2&ycanzi=&mm=1&dd=5&dcanzi=|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1119]] – [[Pope Gelasius II]] (b. 1060)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Gelasius |volume=11 |pages=554}}</ref> *[[1597]] – [[Elias Ammerbach]], German organist and composer (b. 1530)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Young |first1=Clyde William |title=Ammerbach, Elias Nikolaus |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.00803}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1647]] – [[Francis Meres]], English priest and author (b. 1565)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Kathman |first1=David |title=Meres, Francis (1565/6–1647), writer and translator |date=14 November 2018 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/18581}}</ref> *[[1678]] – [[Jerónimo Lobo]], Portuguese missionary and author (b. 1593)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Lobo, Jeronimo |volume=16 |pages=838}}</ref> *[[1706]] – [[Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset]], English poet and courtier (b. 1643)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Love |first1=Harold |title=Sackville, Charles, sixth earl of Dorset and first earl of Middlesex |date=2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/24442}}</ref> *[[1737]] – [[George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney]], Scottish-English field marshal and politician, [[List of colonial governors of Virginia|Colonial Governor of Virginia]] (b. 1666)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Smith |first1=Lawrence B. |title=Hamilton, George, first earl of Orkney |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/12069}}</ref> *[[1743]] – [[André-Hercule de Fleury]], French cardinal (b. 1653)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Fleury, André Hercule de |volume=10 |pages=500-501}}</ref> *[[1763]] – [[Juan José Eguiara y Eguren]], Mexican bishop and Catholic scholar (b. 1696)<ref>{{cite CE1913 |wstitle=Juan José Eguiara y Eguren |first=Camillus |last=Crivelli |volume=16 |id=16037b}}</ref> * 1763 – [[Louis Racine]], French poet (b. 1692)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Racine, Louis |volume=22 |pages=779}}</ref> *[[1820]] – [[George III of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1738)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Cannon |first1=John |title=George III (1738–1820), king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and king of Hanover |date=30 May 2013 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/10540}}</ref> *[[1829]] – [[Paul Barras]], French captain and politician (b. 1755)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Barras, Paul François Nicolas |volume=3 |pages=431-432}}</ref> *[[1870]] – [[Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (b. 1797)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Leopold II. of Habsburg-Lorraine |volume=16 |pages=461-462 |first=Luigi |last=Villari}}</ref> *[[1888]] – [[Edward Lear]], English poet and illustrator (b. 1812)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Llewellyn |first1=Briony |title=Lear, Edward |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T049774}}</ref> *[[1899]] – [[Alfred Sisley]], French-English painter (b. 1839)<ref>{{cite journal |title=Sisley, Alfred |journal=Benezit Dictionary of Artists |date=31 October 2011 |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00170363}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Eugène Louis-Marie Jancourt]], French bassoonist, composer and pedagogue (b. 1815)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Waterhouse |first1=William |title=Jancourt, (Louis Marie) Eugène |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14124}}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Christian IX of Denmark]] (b. 1818)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Christian IX. |volume=6 |pages=278-279}}</ref> *[[1910]] – [[Édouard Rod]], French-Swiss novelist (b. 1857)<ref>{{cite book |title=Merriam Webster's Biographical Dictionary |date=1995 |publisher=Merriam-Webster, Inc. |isbn=978-0-87779-743-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1680101674/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=708d813d |access-date=21 December 2022 |chapter=Edouard Rod |via=Gale}}</ref> *[[1912]] – [[Herman Bang]], Danish journalist and author (b. 1857)<ref>{{cite book |title=Merriam Webster's Biographical Dictionary |date=1995 |publisher=Merriam-Webster, Inc. |isbn=978-0-87779-743-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1680101674/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=708d813d |access-date=21 December 2022 |chapter=Herman Joachim Bang |via=Gale}}</ref> *[[1916]] – [[Sibylle von Olfers]], German art teacher, author and nun (b. 1881)<ref>{{cite journal |title=Olfers, Sibylle von |journal=Benezit Dictionary of Artists |date=31 October 2011 |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00132704}}</ref> *[[1917]] – [[Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer]], British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (b. 1841)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Darwin |first1=J. G. |title=Baring, Evelyn, first earl of Cromer (1841–1917), diplomatist and proconsul |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30583}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[Elihu Vedder]], American symbolist painter, book illustrator and poet (b. 1836)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Kalfatovic |first1=Martin R. |title=Vedder, Elihu (1836-1923), artist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1700892}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig]], Scottish field marshal (b. 1861)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Prior |first1=Robin |last2=Wilson |first2=Trevor |title=Haig, Douglas, first Earl Haig |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/33633}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Jacques Bouhy]], Belgian baritone (b. 1848)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Forbes |first1=Elizabeth |title=Bouhy, Jacques(-Joseph-André) |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.03701}}</ref> * 1929 – [[Charles Fox Parham]], American preacher and evangelist (b. 1873)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Bowden |first1=Henry Warner |title=Parham, Charles Fox (1873-1929), evangelist and Pentecostal theologian |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0802081}}</ref> *[[1933]] – [[Sara Teasdale]], American poet (b. 1884)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Schoen |first1=Carol B. |title=Teasdale, Sara (1884-1933), poet and anthologist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601613 |freearticle=y}}</ref> *[[1934]] – [[Fritz Haber]], Polish-German chemist and engineer, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1868)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Witschi |first1=Hanspeter |title=Fritz Haber: December 9, 1868–January 29, 1934 |journal=Toxicology |date=August 2000 |volume=149 |issue=1 |pages=3–15 |doi=10.1016/S0300-483X(00)00227-4|pmid=11023428 |bibcode=2000Toxgy.149....3W }}</ref> * 1934 – [[Dukinfield Henry Scott]], British botanist (b. 1854)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Arber |first1=Agnes |last2=Goldbloom |first2=Alexander |title=Scott, Dukinfield Henry (1854–1934), palaeobotanist |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/35984}}</ref> *[[1935]] – [[Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh]], American explorer (b. 1853)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Martin J. |title=ARTIST IN THE WILDERNESS: Frederick Dellenbaugh's Grand Canyon Adventure |journal=The Journal of Arizona History |date=1987 |volume=28 |issue=1 |page=66 |jstor=41859358 |issn=0021-9053}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Edward Harkness]], American philanthropist (b. 1874)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Fox |first1=Daniel M. |last2=Meldrum |first2=Marcia L. |title=Harkness, Edward Stephen (1874-1940), philanthropist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1200371}}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Ioannis Metaxas]], Greek general and politician, 130th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1871)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tucker |first1=Spencer C. |editor1-last=Hall |editor1-first=Richard C. |title=War in the Balkans: An Encyclopedic History from the Fall of the Ottoman Empire to the Breakup of Yugoslavia |date=2014 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-61069-031-7 |page=186}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[William Allen White]], American journalist and author (b. 1868)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Griffith |first1=Sally F. |title=White, William Allen (10 February 1868–29 January 1944), journalist and author |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601756}}</ref> *[[1946]] – [[Harry Hopkins]], American businessman and politician, 8th [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] (b. 1890)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=McJimsey |first1=George |title=Hopkins, Harry Lloyd (1890-1946), New Deal administrator and presidential adviser |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0600288}}</ref> * 1946 – [[Sidney Jones (composer)|Sidney Jones]], English conductor and composer (b. 1861)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Lamb |first1=Andrew |title=Jones, (James) Sidney |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14466}}</ref> *[[1948]] – [[Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta]] (b. 1900)<ref>{{cite news |title=Duke of Aosta dead |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56808508/5481124 |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=[[The Morning Bulletin]] |date=31 January 1948 |page=1 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[James Bridie]], Scottish playwright, screenwriter and physician (b. 1888)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Linklater |first1=Eric |last2=Hutchison |first2=David |title=Mavor, Osborne Henry [pseud. James Bridie] (1888–1951), playwright |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/34950}}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[Walter Conrad Arensberg]], American art collector, critic and poet (b. 1878)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Archino |first1=Sarah |title=Arensberg, Walter (1878–1954) |journal=Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism |date=2016 |doi=10.4324/9781135000356-REM758-1|isbn=978-1-135-00035-6}}</ref> *[[1955]] – [[Hans Hedtoft]], Danish politician (b. 1903)<ref>{{cite book |title=Merriam Webster's Biographical Dictionary |date=1995 |publisher=Merriam-Webster, Inc. |isbn=978-0-87779-743-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1681155026/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=23fe9d13 |access-date=22 December 2022 |chapter=Hans Christian Hedtoft |via=Gale}}</ref> *[[1956]] – [[H. L. Mencken]], American journalist and critic (b. 1880)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Knopi |first1=Alfred A. |title=H.L. MENCKEN, 75, DIES IN BALTIMORE; Critic of the American Scene Succumbs in His Sleep |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/01/30/archives/hl-mencken-75-dies-in-baltimore-critic-of-the-american-scene.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1956}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Pauline Smith]], South African novelist, short story writer, memoirist and playwright (b. 1882)<ref>{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2002 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000147515/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=2612503f |access-date=22 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Pauline Janet Urmson Smith }}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Mack Harrell]], American operatic and concert baritone vocalist (b. 1909)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Dyer |first1=Richard |last2=Forbes |first2=Elizabeth |title=Harrell, Mack |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42150}}</ref> * 1960 – [[George S. Messersmith]], American diplomat (b. 1883)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Gellman |first1=Irwin F. |title=Messersmith, George Strausser (1883-1960), educator and diplomat |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700410}}</ref> *[[1961]] – [[Angela Thirkell]], English novelist (b. 1890)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Mullin |first1=Katherine |title=Thirkell [née Mackail; other married name McInnes], Angela Margaret (1890–1961), novelist |date=25 September 2014 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/36466}}</ref> *[[1962]] – [[Fritz Kreisler]], Austrian-American violinist and composer (b. 1875)<ref>{{cite news |title=Fritz Kreisler Dies Here at 86; Violinist Composed 200 Works; Made His U.S. Concert Debut in 1888 at 13 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/01/30/archives/fritz-kreisler-dies-here-at-86-violinist-composed-200-works-made.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1962}}</ref> * 1962 – [[William Francis Gray Swann]], Anglo-American physicist (b. 1884)<ref>{{cite journal |title=W. F. G. Swann |journal=Physics Today |date=April 1962 |volume=15 |issue=4 |pages=106–107 |doi=10.1063/1.3058111|doi-access=free }}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[Robert Frost]], American poet and playwright (b. 1874)<ref>{{cite news |title=Robert Frost Dies at 88; Kennedy Leads in Tribute |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/99/04/25/specials/frost-obit.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Vera Hall]], American folk singer (b. 1902)<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=2354 |edition=3rd |volume=3}}</ref> * 1964 – [[Alan Ladd]], American actor (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite news |title=Alan Ladd, Actor, Dies at 50; Appeared in 150 Movie Roles; Became Famous for Part of Killer in "This Gun for Hire" —Was Hero of "Shane" |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/01/30/archives/alan-ladd-actor-dies-at-50-appeared-in-150-movie-roles-became.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=30 January 1964}}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Jack Hylton]], English pianist, composer, band leader and impresario (b. 1892)<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=2653 |edition=3rd |volume=4}}</ref> *[[1966]] – [[Pierre Mercure]], Canadian composer, TV producer, bassoonist and administrator (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Richer |first1=Lyse |last2=Lefebvre |first2=Marie-Thérèse |title=Mercure, Pierre |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.18434}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Harold Munro Fox]], English zoologist (b. 1889)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=James Eric |title=Harold Munro Fox, 1889-1967 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1968 |volume=14 |pages=206–222 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1968.0009|s2cid=71692428 }}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[Allen Dulles]], American banker, lawyer, and diplomat, 5th [[Director of Central Intelligence]] (b. 1893)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Winks |first1=Robin |last2=Grose |first2=Peter |title=The Wise Man of Intelligence: Uncovering the Life of Allen Dulles |journal=Foreign Affairs |date=1994 |volume=73 |issue=6 |pages=144–149 |doi=10.2307/20046934 |jstor=20046934}}</ref> *1969 - [[Max Weinreich]], Russian-American-Jewish linguist and cofounder of [[YIVO]] (b. 1894)<ref>{{Cite news |title=The First Professor of Yiddish in the United States Dies |language=en |work=Haaretz |url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2015-01-29/ty-article/first-u-s-professor-of-yiddish-dies/0000017f-e97a-dea7-adff-f9fb101b0000 |access-date=2023-09-12}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Lawren Harris]], Canadian painter (b. 1885)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Adamson |first1=Jeremy Elwell |last2=Barton |first2=Lin |title=Harris, Lawren S(tewart) |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T036751|isbn=978-1-884446-05-4}}</ref> * 1970 – [[B. H. Liddell Hart]], French-English soldier, historian, and journalist (b. 1895)<ref>{{cite news |title=Basil Liddell Hart, 74, Is Dead; Military Theorist and Writer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/01/30/archives/basil-liddell-hart-74-is-dead-military-theorist-and-writer-germans.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1970}}</ref> *[[1973]] – [[Johannes Paul Thilman]], German composer (b. 1903)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Grützner |first1=Vera |title=Thilman, Johannes Paul |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.27845}}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[H. E. Bates]], English writer (b. 1905)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Lusty |first1=Robert |last2=Taylor |first2=Clare L. |title=Bates, Herbert Ernest (1905–1974), writer |date=8 October 2009 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30796}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Jesse Fuller]], American one-man band musician (b. 1896)<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=2048 |edition=3rd |volume=3}}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Johnny Franz]], English record producer and pianist (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=2016 |edition=3rd |volume=3}}</ref> * 1977 – [[Freddie Prinze]], American comedian and actor (b. 1954)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nordheimer |first1=Jon |title=FREDDIE PRINZE, 22, DIES AFTER SHOOTING |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/01/30/archives/freddie-prinze-22-dies-after-shooting-chico-and-the-man-star.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1977}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Tim McCoy]], American actor and military officer (b. 1891)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weiler |first1=A. H. |title=COL TIM M'COY, 86; COWBOY MOVIE STAR |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/01/31/archives/col-tim-mcoy-86-cowboy-movie-star-reallife-indian-expert-cowhand.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=31 January 1978}}</ref> * 1978 – [[Frank Nicklin]], Australian politician, 28th [[Premier of Queensland]] (b. 1895)<ref>{{cite AuDB |first=Brian F. |last=Stevenson |title=Nicklin, Sir George Francis (Frank) (1895–1978) |volume=15 |edition= |year=2000 |id2=nicklin-sir-george-francis-frank-11237 |access-date=13 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Sonny Payne]], American jazz drummer (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=4171 |edition=3rd |volume=6}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Jimmy Durante]], American entertainer (b. 1893)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schumach |first1=Murray |title=Jimmy Durante, Whose Humor Delighted for 60 Years, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/01/30/archives/jimmy-durante-whose-humor-delighted-for-60-years-is-dead-im-a.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1980}}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Jack A. W. Bennett]], New Zealander literary scholar (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Jones |first1=Emrys |title=Bennett, Jack Arthur Walter (1911–1981), literary scholar |date=28 September 2006 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30807}}</ref> * 1981 – [[John Glassco]], Canadian poet, memoirist and novelist (b. 1909)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Darling |first1=Michael |title=John Glassco: An Essay and Bibliography by Fraser Sutherland |journal=ESC: English Studies in Canada |date=1985 |volume=11 |issue=4 |page=500 |doi=10.1353/esc.1985.0062|s2cid=166947542 }}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Rudolph Peters]], British biochemist (b. 1889)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Thompson |first1=Robert Henry Stewart |last2=Ogston |first2=Alexander George |title=Rudolph Albert Peters, 13 April 1889 - 29 January 1982 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1983 |volume=29 |pages=494–523 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1983.0018|s2cid=71876050 }}</ref> * 1982 – [[Roger Stanier]], Canadian microbiologist (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Clarke |first1=Patricia Hannah |title=Roger Yate Stanier, 22 October 1916 - 29 January 1982 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=December 1986 |volume=32 |pages=541–568 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1986.0018|pmid=11621259 |s2cid=39039543 |doi-access=free }}</ref> * 1982 – [[Charles Sykes (metallurgist)|Charles Sykes]], British physicist and metallurgist (b. 1905)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Allibone |first1=Thomas Edward |title=Charles Sykes, 27 February 1905 - 29 January 1982 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1983 |volume=29 |pages=552–583 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1983.0020|s2cid=73152137 }}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Stuart H. Ingersoll]], American naval aviator, USN vice admiral (b. 1898)<ref>{{cite news |title=STUART INGERSOLL, NAVY ADMIRAL, DIES |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/02/obituaries/stuart-ingersoll-navy-admiral-dies.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=2 February 1983}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Frances Goodrich]], American actress, dramatist and screenwriter (b. 1890)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lawson |first1=Carol |title=FRANCES GOODRICH, 93, DEAD; WROTE FOR STAGE AND SCREEN |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/31/obituaries/frances-goodrich-93-dead-wrote-for-stage-and-screen.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=31 January 1984}}</ref> * 1984 – [[John Macnaghten Whittaker]], British mathematician (b. 1905)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hayman |first1=Walter Kurt |title=John Macnaghten Whittaker, 7 March 1905 - 29 January 1984 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1985 |volume=31 |pages=653–666 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1985.0023|s2cid=72320089 }}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Vincent R. Impellitteri]], American politician and judge, 101st [[Mayor of New York City]] (b. 1900)<ref>{{cite news |last1=McFadden |first1=Robert D. |title=VINCENT IMPELLITTERI IS DEAD; MAYOR OF NEW YORK IN 1950s |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/30/obituaries/vincent-impellitteri-is-dead-mayor-of-new-york-in-1950-s.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1987}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[James Rhyne Killian]], American educator, scientist and White House advisor (b. 1904)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stein |first1=George |title=Obituaries: James Killian; Educator, Adviser to Two Presidents |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-31-mn-39551-story.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=31 January 1988}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Morton DaCosta]], American theatre and film director, film producer, writer and actor (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shepard |first1=Richard F. |title=Morton Da Costa, 74, Director |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/31/obituaries/morton-da-costa-74-director.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=31 January 1989}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Yasushi Inoue]], Japanese author and poet (b. 1907)<ref>{{cite news |title=Japanese Novelist Yasushi Inoue Dies |url=https://apnews.com/article/d3345c4abfa6f78f5562180633494cc6 |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=Associated Press |date=30 January 1991 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Willie Dixon]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1915)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Willie Dixon, Musician, 76, Dies; Singer and Writer of Classic Blues |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/30/arts/willie-dixon-musician-76-dies-singer-and-writer-of-classic-blues.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1992}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Adetokunbo Ademola]], Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd [[Chief Justice of Nigeria]] (b. 1906)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Soyinka |first1=Kayode |title=Obituary: Sir Adetokunbo Ademola |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-sir-adetokunbo-ademola-1472554.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Independent |date=12 February 1993 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Ulrike Maier]], Austrian skier (b. 1967)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dufresne |first1=Chris |title=Austrian Skier Ulrike Maier Dies After Fall in Downhill Skiing |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-30-sp-17053-story.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=30 January 1994}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Lili St. Cyr]], American model and dancer (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Freedland |first1=Michael |title=Lili St Cyr obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/mar/02/guardianobituaries2 |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=2 March 1999 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Harold Russell]], Canadian-American soldier and actor (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Severo |first1=Richard |title=Harold Russell Dies at 88; Veteran and Oscar Winner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/01/arts/harold-russell-dies-at-88-veteran-and-oscar-winner.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=1 February 2002}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Frank Moss (politician)|Frank Moss]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1911)<ref>{{CongBio |id=M001033 |name=MOSS, Frank Edward (Ted) |inline=YES}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Janet Frame]], New Zealand author and poet (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=Janet Frame, 79, Writer Who Explored Madness |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/30/books/janet-frame-79-writer-who-explored-madness.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 2004}}</ref> *[[2005]] – [[Ephraim Kishon]], Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joffe |first1=Lawrence |title=Obituary: Ephraim Kishon |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/feb/01/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=1 February 2005 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2006]] – [[Nam June Paik]], South Korean-American artist (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Esther Kim |editor1-last=Sell |editor1-first=Mike |title=Avant-garde Performance and Material Exchange: Vectors of the Radical |date=2011 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-0-230-29894-1 |page=149}}</ref> *[[2008]] – [[Margaret Truman]], American singer and author (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gelder |first1=Lawrence Van |title=Margaret Truman Daniel Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/us/30cnd-daniel.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=29 January 2008}}</ref> *[[2009]] – [[Hélio Gracie]], Brazilian martial artist (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hay |first1=David |title=Obituary: Hélio Gracie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/feb/09/obituary-helio-gracie |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=9 February 2009 |language=en}}</ref> * 2009 – [[John Martyn]], British singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Obituary: John Martyn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/30/john-martyn-obituary |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=30 January 2009 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2011]] – [[Milton Babbitt]], American composer, educator, and theorist (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=Robert P. |title=Milton Babbitt obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jan/30/milton-babbitt-obituary |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=30 January 2011 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Ranjit Singh Dyal]], Indian general and politician, 10th [[Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry]] (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news |title=Lt. Gen. Ranjit Singh Dyal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lt-gen-ranjit-singh-dyal/articleshow/11741091.cms |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=3 February 2012 |language=en}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Oscar Luigi Scalfaro]], Italian lawyer and politician, 9th [[President of Italy]] (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sassoon |first1=Donald |title=Oscar Luigi Scalfaro obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/29/oscar-luigi-scalfaro |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=29 January 2012 |language=en}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Camilla Williams]], American soprano and educator (b. 1919)<ref>{{cite news |title=Camilla Williams dies at 92; opera singer broke racial barriers |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-camilla-williams-20120131-story.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |date=31 January 2012}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Colleen McCullough]], Australian neuroscientist, author, and academic (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cheetham |first1=Anthony |title=Colleen McCullough obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/30/colleen-mccullough |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=30 January 2015 |language=en}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Rod McKuen]], American singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Michael |title=Rod McKuen obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/01/rod-mckuen |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=1 February 2015 |language=en}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Alexander Vraciu]], American commander and pilot (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Sam |title=Alex Vraciu, "Indestructible" Ace of World War II, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/us/alex-vraciu-indestructible-ace-of-world-war-ii-dies-at-96.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=8 February 2015}}</ref> *[[2016]] – [[Jean-Marie Doré]], Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th [[Prime Minister of Guinea]] (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rainfroy |first1=Claire |title=Guinée: décès de l'ancien Premier ministre Jean-Marie Doré |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/298053/politique/guinee-deces-de-lancien-premier-ministre-jean-marie-dore/ |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=Jeune Afrique |date=29 January 2016 |language=fr-FR}}</ref> * 2016 – [[Jacques Rivette]], French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Jacques Rivette obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/29/jacques-rivette |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=29 January 2016 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[George Fernandes]], Indian politician (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hebbar |first1=Nistula |title=George Fernandes obituary: The "Giant Killer" who straddled multiple identities |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/george-fernandes-obituary-1930-2019/article61547379.ece |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=29 January 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref> * 2019 – [[James Ingram]], American musician (b. 1952)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-ingram-dead-grammy-winning-r-b-singer-was-66-1180817|title=James Ingram, Grammy-Winning R&B Singer, Dies at 66|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=29 January 2019 |first1=Shelby |last1=Reitman |access-date=13 December 2022}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Walker Boone]], Canadian actor (b. 1944)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walker Boone, voice of Mario in two '90s animated shows, has passed away |url=https://nintendoeverything.com/walker-boone-voice-of-mario-in-two-90s-animated-shows-has-passed-away/ |website=Nintendo Everything |date=11 August 2021 |access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Howard Hesseman]], American actor (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 January 2022|title=Howard Hesseman, Dr. Johnny Fever on "WKRP in Cincinnati," Dies at 81|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/howard-hesseman-dead-wkrp-cincinnati-1235084085/|access-date=30 January 2022|work=The Hollywood Reporter |first1=Mike |last1=Barnes}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Hazel McCallion]], Canadian businesswoman and politician, 5th [[Mayor of Mississauga]] (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/hazel-mccallion-dead-at-101-1.6730009 |title='Hurricane Hazel' McCallion, longtime mayor of Mississauga, Ont., dead at 101 |last1=Iorfida |first1=Chris |date=29 January 2023 |work=CBC News |access-date=29 January 2023}}</ref> * 2023 – [[Will Steffen]], American-Australian chemist (b. 1947)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Readfearn |first1=Graham |title=Will Steffen, 'courageous' climate scientist, dies in Canberra aged 75 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/31/will-steffen-courageous-climate-scientist-dies-in-canberra-aged-75 |access-date=3 February 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=31 January 2023}}</ref> * 2023 – [[Gero Storjohann]], German politician (b. 1958)<ref>{{cite news |last1= Burgmayer |first1=Andreas |last2=Behrmann |first2=Annabell |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/region/norderstedt/article237503929/Nach-langer-Krankheit-Gero-Storjohann-stirbt-mit-64-Jahren.html |title=Gero Storjohann stirbt mit 64 Jahren nach langer Krankheit |newspaper=[[Hamburger Abendblatt]] |date=30 January 2023 |language=de |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref> * [[2025]] – [[Salwan Momika]], Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam activist (b. 1986)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Christina |last2=Nierenberg |first2=Amelia |date=January 30, 2025 |title=Salwan Momika, Man Behind Quran Burning in Sweden, Is Killed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/world/europe/salwan-momika-quran-sweden-killed.html |access-date=February 1, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 2025 – [[Richard Williamson (bishop)|Richard Williamson]], British Catholic traditionalist bishop (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winfield |first=Nicole |date=January 30, 2025 |title=Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies |url=https://apnews.com/article/catholic-bishop-williamson-dies-holocaust-denial-benedict-e47fb054355a99d1461c9c7457dcacb5 |access-date=January 30, 2025 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref> * 2025 – [[2025 Potomac River mid-air collision|Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision]]:<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2025 |title=World champion Russian skaters on American Airlines jet built a new life as coaches in the US |url=https://apnews.com/article/vadim-naumov-evgenia-shishkova-dc-jet-crash-c4788cb6f3e123f0caff83e57347a00d |access-date=January 30, 2025 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref> ** [[Vadim Naumov]], Russian pair skater (b. 1969) ** [[Evgenia Shishkova]], Russian pair skater and coach (b. 1972)
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