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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[710]] – [[Adrian of Canterbury]], abbot and [[Scholarly method|scholar]]<ref>{{cite book|author=A. J. M. & J. K. Mousolfe|title=Saint Companions for Each Day|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dnSDWuSTKrEC&pg=PA24|year=1986|publisher=St Pauls BYB|isbn=978-81-7109-092-1|pages=24}}</ref> *[[1150]] – [[Emperor Xizong of Jin]] (b. 1119) *[[1282]] – [[Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi]], Minorcan ruler (b. 1204) *[[1283]] – [[Wen Tianxiang]], Chinese general and scholar (b. 1236)<ref>{{cite book|author=Morning Glory Press|title=Classical Architecture of Beijing's Dongcheng District|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vb5IAQAAIAAJ|year=1998|publisher=Morning Glory|isbn=978-7-5054-0561-5|page=48}}</ref> *[[1367]] – [[Giulia della Rena]], Italian saint (b. 1319) *[[1450]] – [[Adam Moleyns]], Bishop of Chichester *[[1463]] – [[William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent]], English soldier (b. 1405) *[[1499]] – [[John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg]] (b. 1455) *[[1511]] – [[Demetrios Chalkokondyles]], Greek scholar and academic (b. 1423) *[[1514]] – [[Anne of Brittany]], queen of [[Charles VIII of France]] and [[Louis XII of France]] (b. 1477) *[[1529]] – [[Wang Yangming]], Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (b. 1472) *[[1534]] – [[Johannes Aventinus]], Bavarian historian and philologist (b. 1477) *[[1543]] – [[Guillaume du Bellay]], French general and diplomat (b. 1491)<ref>{{cite web |title=Guillaume du Bellay, seigneur de Langey {{!}} French soldier, writer, and diplomat |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Guillaume-du-Bellay-seigneur-de-Langey |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=25 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1561]] – [[Amago Haruhisa]], Japanese warlord (b. 1514) *[[1571]] – [[Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon]], French admiral (b. 1510) *[[1598]] – [[Jasper Heywood]], English poet and scholar (b. 1553) ===1601–1900=== *[[1612]] – [[Leonard Holliday]], Lord Mayor of London (b. 1550) *[[1622]] – [[Alix Le Clerc]], French Canoness Regular and foundress (b. 1576)<ref>{{cite book|first=Sarah|last=Gallick|title=The Big Book of Women Saints|location=San Francisco|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2007|page=17|isbn=978-0-06082-512-6}}</ref> *[[1757]] – [[Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle]], French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1657)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de Fontenelle {{!}} French author and scientist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bernard-Le-Bovier-sieur-de-Fontenelle |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=7 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207003341/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bernard-Le-Bovier-sieur-de-Fontenelle |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1762]] – [[Antonio de Benavides]], colonial governor of Florida (b. 1678)<ref name="Millares1872">{{cite book|author=Agustín Millares|title=Biografias de canarios célebres|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uq_-FgdNIbsC&pg=PA120|year=1872|publisher=Imp. de Víctor Doreste|pages=120–121}}</ref> *[[1766]] – [[Thomas Birch]], English historian and author (b. 1705) *[[1799]] – [[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]], Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1718)<ref>{{cite book|first=Catharine M. C.|last=Haines|title=International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950|location=Santa Barbara|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2001|isbn=978-1-57607-090-1|page=4}}</ref> *[[1800]] – [[Jean Étienne Championnet]], French general (b. 1762) *[[1805]] – [[Noble Wimberly Jones]], American physician and politician (b. 1723) *[[1833]] – [[Adrien-Marie Legendre]], French mathematician and theorist (b. 1752) *[[1843]] – [[William Hedley]], English engineer (b. 1773)<ref>{{cite book|author=Sir Norman Lockyer|title=Nature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cTU6AQAAMAAJ|year=1922|publisher=Macmillan Journals Limited|page=29}}</ref> *[[1848]] – [[Caroline Herschel]], German-English astronomer (b. 1750)<ref>{{cite web |title=Caroline Herschel {{!}} Biography, Discoveries, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caroline-Lucretia-Herschel |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1856]] – [[Neophytos Vamvas]], Greek cleric and educator (b. 1770) *[[1858]] – [[Anson Jones]], American physician and politician; 4th [[President of the Republic of Texas]] (b. 1798) *[[1873]] – [[Napoleon III]], French politician, 1st [[President of France]] (b. 1808) *[[1876]] – [[Samuel Gridley Howe]], American physician and activist (b. 1801) *[[1878]] – [[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy]] (b. 1820) *[[1895]] – [[Aaron Lufkin Dennison]], American-English businessman (b. 1812) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Richard Copley Christie]], English lawyer and academic (b. 1830) *[[1908]] – [[Wilhelm Busch]], German poet, illustrator, and painter (b. 1832) * 1908 – [[Abraham Goldfaden]], Russian actor, playwright, and author (b. 1840) *[[1911]] – [[Edwin Arthur Jones]], American violinist and composer (b. 1853) * 1911 – [[Edvard Rusjan]], Italian-Slovene pilot and engineer (b. 1886) *[[1917]] – [[Luther D. Bradley]], American cartoonist (b. 1853) *[[1918]] – [[Charles-Émile Reynaud]], French scientist and educator, invented the [[Praxinoscope]] (b. 1844) *[[1923]] – [[Katherine Mansfield]], New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1888) *[[1924]] – [[Ponnambalam Arunachalam]], Sri Lankan civil servant and politician (b. 1853) *[[1927]] – [[Houston Stewart Chamberlain]], English-German philosopher and author (b. 1855) *[[1930]] – [[Edward Bok]], Dutch-American journalist and author (b. 1863) *[[1931]] – [[Wayne Munn]], American football player and wrestler (b. 1896) *[[1936]] – [[John Gilbert (actor)|John Gilbert]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1899) *[[1939]] – [[Johann Strauss III]], Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1866) *[[1941]] – [[Dimitrios Golemis]], Greek runner (b. 1874) *[[1945]] – [[Shigekazu Shimazaki]], Japanese admiral and pilot (b. 1908) * 1945 – [[Jüri Uluots]], Estonian journalist and politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Estonia]] (b. 1890) * 1945 – [[Osman Cemal Kaygılı]], Turkish journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1890) *[[1946]] – [[Countee Cullen]], American poet and playwright (b. 1903) *[[1947]] – [[Karl Mannheim]], Hungarian-English sociologist and academic (b. 1893) *[[1960]] – [[Elsie J. Oxenham]], English author and educator (b. 1880) *[[1961]] – [[Emily Greene Balch]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1867) *[[1964]] – [[Halide Edib Adıvar]], Turkish author and academic (b. 1884) *[[1971]] – [[Elmer Flick]], American baseball player and scout (b. 1876) *[[1972]] – [[Ted Shawn]], American dancer and choreographer (b. 1891) *[[1975]] – [[Pierre Fresnay]], French actor and screenwriter (b. 1897) * 1975 – [[Pyotr Novikov]], Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1901) *[[1979]] – [[Pier Luigi Nervi]], Italian engineer and architect, designed the [[Tour de la Bourse]] and [[Pirelli Tower]] (b. 1891) *[[1981]] – [[Kazimierz Serocki]], Polish pianist and composer (b. 1922) *[[1984]] – [[Bob Dyer]], American-Australian radio and television host (b. 1909) *[[1985]] – [[Robert Mayer (philanthropist)|Robert Mayer]], German-English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1879) *[[1987]] – [[Arthur Lake (actor)|Arthur Lake]], American actor (b. 1905) *[[1988]] – [[Peter L. Rypdal]], Norwegian fiddler and composer (b. 1909) *[[1990]] – [[Spud Chandler]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1907) * 1990 – [[Cemal Süreya]], Turkish poet and journalist (b. 1931) *[[1992]] – [[Steve Brodie (actor)|Steve Brodie]], American actor (b. 1919) * 1992 – [[Bill Naughton]], English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1910) *[[1993]] – [[Paul Hasluck]], Australian historian and politician, [[Governor-General of Australia]] (b. 1905)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Sir Paul Hasluck |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-sir-paul-hasluck-1478672.html |website=The Independent |access-date=25 February 2021 |language=en |date=22 October 2011 |archive-date=15 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715221203/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-sir-paul-hasluck-1478672.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Souphanouvong]], Laotian politician, 1st [[President of Laos]] (b. 1909) * 1995 – [[Peter Cook]], English actor and screenwriter (b. 1937) *[[1996]] – [[Walter M. Miller, Jr.]], American soldier and author (b. 1923) * 1996 – [[Abdullah al-Qasemi]], Saudi atheist, writer, and intellectual (b. 1907) *[[1997]] – [[Edward Osóbka-Morawski]], Polish politician, [[Prime Minister of Poland]] (b. 1909) * 1997 – [[Jesse White (actor)|Jesse White]], American actor (b. 1917) *[[1998]] – [[Kenichi Fukui]], Japanese chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1918) * 1998 – [[Imi Lichtenfeld]], Slovakian-Israeli martial artist, founded [[Krav Maga]] (b. 1910) *[[2000]] – [[Arnold Alexander Hall]], English engineer and academic (b. 1915) * 2000 – [[Nigel Tranter]], Scottish historian and author (b. 1909) *[[2001]] – [[Maurice Prather]], American photographer and director (b. 1926) *[[2003]] – [[Will McDonough]], American journalist (b. 1935) *[[2004]] – [[Norberto Bobbio]], Italian philosopher and academic (b. 1909) *[[2006]] – [[Andy Caldecott]], Australian motorcycle racer (b. 1964) * 2006 – [[W. Cleon Skousen]], American author and academic (b. 1913) *[[2007]] – [[Elmer Symons]], South African motorcycle racer (b. 1977) * 2007 – [[Jean-Pierre Vernant]], French anthropologist and historian (b. 1914) *[[2008]] – [[Johnny Grant (radio personality)|Johnny Grant]], American radio host and producer (b. 1923) * 2008 – [[John Harvey-Jones]], English businessman and television host (b. 1924) *[[2009]] – [[Rob Gauntlett]], English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1987) * 2009 – [[T. Llew Jones]], Welsh author and poet (b. 1914) * 2009 – [[Tan Chor Jin]], Singaporean murderer and triad leader of [[Ang Soon Tong]] (b. 1966) *[[2011]] – [[Makinti Napanangka]], Australian painter (b. 1930) *[[2012]] – [[Brian Curvis]], Welsh boxer (b. 1937) * 2012 – [[Augusto Gansser-Biaggi]], Swiss geologist and academic (b. 1910) * 2012 – [[William G. Roll]], German-American psychologist and parapsychologist (b. 1926) * 2012 – [[Malam Bacai Sanhá]], Guinea-Bissau politician, [[President of Guinea-Bissau]] (b. 1947) * 2012 – [[László Szekeres]], Hungarian physician and academic (b. 1921) *[[2013]] – [[Brigitte Askonas]], Austrian-English immunologist and academic (b. 1923) * 2013 – [[James M. Buchanan]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1919) * 2013 – [[Robert L. Rock]], American businessman and politician, 42nd [[Lieutenant Governor of Indiana]] (b. 1927) * 2013 – [[John Wise (Ontario)|John Wise]], Canadian farmer and politician, 23rd [[Minister of Agriculture (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Agriculture]] (b. 1935) *[[2014]] – [[Amiri Baraka]], American poet, playwright, and academic (b. 1934) * 2014 – [[Josep Maria Castellet]], Spanish poet and critic (b. 1926) * 2014 – [[Paul du Toit]], South African painter and sculptor (b. 1965) * 2014 – [[Dale T. Mortensen]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/11/business/dale-t-mortensen-top-labor-economist-dies-at-74.html | work=The New York Times | first=Hilary | last=Stout | title=Dale T. Mortensen, Labor Economist and Nobel Laureate, Dies at 74 | date=January 10, 2014 | access-date=December 29, 2020 | archive-date=October 14, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014102828/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/11/business/dale-t-mortensen-top-labor-economist-dies-at-74.html | url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Michel Jeury]], French author (b. 1934) * 2015 – [[Józef Oleksy]], Polish economist and politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Poland]] (b. 1946)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiwum.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/193890|title=Funeral held for former PM Józef Oleksy|date=January 16, 2015|website=Radio Poland|access-date=February 14, 2021|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507070106/https://archiwum.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/193890|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Abdul Rahman Ya'kub]], Malaysian politician, 3rd [[Chief Minister of Sarawak]] (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news|title=Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub passes away at 87|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/01/09/tun-abdul-rahman-yakub-passes-away-at-87/|date=9 January 2015|work=[[The Borneo Post]]|access-date=10 January 2015|archive-date=24 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324235541/http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/01/09/tun-abdul-rahman-yakub-passes-away-at-87/|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Roy Tarpley]], American basketball player (b. 1964)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks/article5786283.html |title=Former Mavericks player Roy Tarpley dies at age 50 |publisher=Star-telegram |date=January 9, 2015 |access-date=January 9, 2015 |archive-date=October 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030094032/http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks/article5786283.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2016]] – [[John Harvard (politician)|John Harvard]], Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd [[Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba]] (b. 1938) * 2016 – [[Angus Scrimm]], American actor and author (b. 1926) *[[2017]] – [[Zygmunt Bauman]], Polish sociologist (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jan/15/zygmunt-bauman-obituary |title=Zygmunt Bauman obituary |access-date=24 April 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112010918/https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jan/15/zygmunt-bauman-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Kato Ottio]], Papua New Guinean rugby league player (b. 1994) *[[2019]] – [[Verna Bloom]], American actress (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/obituaries-people-news/verna-bloom-dead-dies-animal-house-1203104909/|title=Verna Bloom, Actress in 'Animal House,' 'High Plains Drifter,' Dies at 80|first1=Rachel|last1=Yang|date=January 10, 2019|access-date=March 9, 2019|archive-date=January 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115080548/https://variety.com/2019/film/obituaries-people-news/verna-bloom-dead-dies-animal-house-1203104909/|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Paul Koslo]], German-Canadian actor (b. 1944)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/paul-koslo-dies-veteran-character-actor-the-omega-man-vanishing-point-1202535059/|title=Paul Koslo Dies: Veteran Character Actor Was 74|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|date=January 14, 2019|access-date=March 9, 2019|archive-date=January 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115181901/https://deadline.com/2019/01/paul-koslo-dies-veteran-character-actor-the-omega-man-vanishing-point-1202535059/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[John Reilly (actor, born 1934)|John Reilly]], American actor (b. 1934)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbr.com/john-reilly-obituary/|title=John Reilly, Iron Man: The Animated Series' Hawkeye, Dies at 86|last=Dominguez|first=Noah|website=CBR.com|date=2021-01-10|access-date=2021-05-02|archive-date=2021-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113030920/https://www.cbr.com/john-reilly-obituary/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Bob Saget]], American comedian, actor, and television host (b. 1956)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Murphy|first=J. Kim|date=January 9, 2022|title=Bob Saget, 'Full House' Star, Dies at 65|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/bob-saget-dead-full-house-star-afv-host-1235149876/|access-date=January 9, 2022|archive-date=January 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110013153/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/bob-saget-dead-full-house-star-afv-host-1235149876/|url-status=live}}</ref> *2022 – [[Maria Ewing]], American opera singer (b. 1950)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-12|title=Maria Ewing obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/12/maria-ewing-obituary|access-date=2022-01-13|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Séamus Begley]], Irish accordion player, fiddler and [[Irish traditional music]]ian (b. 1949)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41044790.html|title=Renowned trad musician Séamus Begley dies age 73|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=10 January 2023|access-date=14 January 2023|archive-date=12 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112163630/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41044790.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Rashid Khan (musician)|Rashid Khan]], Indian classical musician (b. 1968)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Shiv Sahay |title=Maestro Ustad Rashid Khan passes away at 55 |work=The Hindu |access-date=10 January 2024 |date=9 January 2024 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/music-maestro-ustad-rashid-khan-dies-at-55/article67723105.ece |archive-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109164332/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/music-maestro-ustad-rashid-khan-dies-at-55/article67723105.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Black Bart (wrestler)|Black Bart]], American professional wrestler (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ucchino |first=Rick |date=January 10, 2025 |title=Black Bart Passes Away At The Age of 76 Following A Battle With Cancer |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/wrestling-news/black-bart-passes-away-at-the-age-of-76-following-a-battle-with-cancer |access-date=January 11, 2025 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |language=en-US}}</ref> <!--Please do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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