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History Deaths on January 01

By  Lauren Langley  01 Jan   130 Views

History Deaths on January 01

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Shirley Chisholm, American educator and politician (b. 1924)

#Shirley_Chisholm

In 2005

Alfred Ely Beach, American publisher and lawyer, created the Beach Pneumatic Transit (b. 1826)

#Alfred_Ely_Beach

In 1896

Louis XII, king of France (b. 1462)

#Louis_XII_of_France

In 1515

Ray Walston, American actor (b. 1914)

#Ray_Walston

In 2001

Donna Douglas, American actress (b. 1932)

#Donna_Douglas

In 2015

Johann Christian Bach, German composer (b. 1735)

#Johann_Christian_Bach

In 1782

Arthur Rudolph, German-American engineer (b. 1906)

#Arthur_Rudolph

In 1996

Vincent Auriol, French journalist and politician, 16th President of the French Republic (b. 1884)

#Vincent_Auriol

In 1966

John Torrington, English sailor and explorer (b. 1825)

#John_Torrington

In 1846

Christian III, king of Denmark (b. 1503)

#Christian_III_of_Denmark

In 1559

Pietro Nenni, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1891)

#Pietro_Nenni

In 1980

Qianfei, Chinese emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty (b. 449)

#Liu_Ziye

In 466

Mustafa Necati, Turkish civil servant and politician, Turkish Minister of Environment and Urban Planning (b. 1894)

#Mustafa_Necati

In 1929

Margaret Sullavan, American actress (b. 1909)

#Margaret_Sullavan

In 1960

Pegi Young, American singer, songwriter, environmentalist, educator and philanthropist (b. 1952)

#Pegi_Young

In 2019

Louis Auguste Blanqui, French activist (b. 1805)

#Louis_Auguste_Blanqui

In 1881

Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1856)

#Theobald_von_Bethmann-Hollweg

In 1921

Arleigh Burke, American admiral (b. 1901)

#Arleigh_Burke

In 1996

Charles d'Orléans, count of Angoulême (b. 1459)

#Charles,_Count_of_Angoulême

In 1496

Francesco Guardi, Italian painter and educator (b. 1712)

#Francesco_Guardi

In 1793

Victor Buono, American actor (b. 1938)

#Victor_Buono

In 1982

Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian-American cinematographer and producer (b. 1930)

#Vilmos_Zsigmond

In 2016

Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian saint (b. 1894)

#Amphilochius_of_Pochayiv

In 1971

Ramiro II, king of León and Galicia

#Ramiro_II_of_León

In 951

Charles II, king of Navarre (b. 1332)

#Charles_II_of_Navarre

In 1387

Tony Atkinson, British economist (b. 1944)

#Tony_Atkinson

In 2017

Boris Morukov, Russian physician and astronaut (b. 1950)

#Boris_Morukov

In 2015

Carle Hessay, German-Canadian painter (b. 1911)

#Carle_Hessay

In 1978

Helen Wills, American tennis player and coach (b. 1905)

#Helen_Wills

In 1998

Higashifushimi Kunihide, Japanese monk and educator (b. 1910)

#Higashifushimi_Kunihide

In 2014

Betty Archdale, English-Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1907)

#Betty_Archdale

In 2000

Maurice Chevalier, French actor and singer (b. 1888)

#Maurice_Chevalier

In 1972

Claiborne Pell, American politician (b. 1918)

#Claiborne_Pell

In 2009

Derek Parfit, British philosopher (b. 1942)

#Derek_Parfit

In 2017

Edwin Lutyens, English architect, designed the Castle Drogo and Thiepval Memorial (b. 1869)

#Edwin_Lutyens

In 1944

Cesar Romero, American actor (b. 1907)

#Cesar_Romero

In 1994

Gregory Blaxland, Australian farmer and explorer (b. 1778)

#Gregory_Blaxland

In 1853

Nay Win Maung, Burmese physician, businessman, and activist (b. 1962)

#Nay_Win_Maung

In 2012

Joe Foss, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (b. 1915)

#Joe_Foss

In 2003

Mario Cuomo, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New York (b. 1932)

#Mario_Cuomo

In 2015

William Wycherley, English playwright and poet (b. 1641)

#William_Wycherley

In 1716

Tillie Olsen, American short story writer (b. 1912)

#Tillie_Olsen

In 2007

Hugh Nelson, Scottish-Australian farmer and politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (b. 1833)

#Hugh_Nelson_(Australian_politician)

In 1906

William of Volpiano, Italian abbot (b. 962)

#William_of_Volpiano

In 1031

Lhasa de Sela, American-Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1972)

#Lhasa_de_Sela

In 2010

Duff Cooper, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1890)

#Duff_Cooper

In 1954

Heinrich Hertz, German physicist and academic (b. 1857)

#Heinrich_Hertz

In 1894

Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Australian pianist (b. 1920)

#Hephzibah_Menuhin

In 1981

Fazu Aliyeva, Russian poet and journalist (b. 1932)

#Fazu_Aliyeva

In 2016

Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851)

#Martinus_Beijerinck

In 1931

Grace Hopper, American computer scientist and admiral, co-developed COBOL (b. 1906)

#Grace_Hopper

In 1992

William Wilfred Campbell, Canadian poet and author (b. 1858)

#William_Wilfred_Campbell

In 1918

Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist and historian (b. 1881)

#Arthur_C._Parker

In 1955

Juanita Moore, American actress (b. 1914)

#Juanita_Moore

In 2014

Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (b. 1862)

#Charles_Turner_(Australian_cricketer)

In 1944

Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1716)

#Fletcher_Norton,_1st_Baron_Grantley

In 1789

Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)

#Hank_Williams

In 1953

Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1900)

#Arthur_Porritt,_Baron_Porritt

In 1994

Kiro Gligorov, Bulgarian-Macedonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Macedonia (b. 1917)

#Kiro_Gligorov

In 2012

Christopher Martin-Jenkins, English journalist (b. 1945)

#Christopher_Martin-Jenkins

In 2013

Eugene Wigner, Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)

#Eugene_Wigner

In 1995

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math (b. 1874)

#Bhaktisiddhanta_Sarasvati

In 1937

Patti Page, American singer and actress (b. 1927)

#Patti_Page

In 2013

Alexis Korner, French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)

#Alexis_Korner

In 1984

Joachim du Bellay, French poet and critic (b. 1522)

#Joachim_du_Bellay

In 1560

Barton MacLane, American actor, playwright and screenwriter (b. 1902)

#Barton_MacLane

In 1969

Roswell B. Mason, American lawyer and politician, 25th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)

#Roswell_B._Mason

In 1892

Dale Bumpers, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1925)

#Dale_Bumpers

In 2016

Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and academic (b. 1667)

#Johann_Bernoulli

In 1748

Odo I, Frankish king (b. 860)

#Odo_of_France

In 898

Telemachus, Christian monk and martyr

#Saint_Telemachus

In 404

Tommy Mont, American football player and coach (b. 1922)

#Tommy_Mont

In 2012

Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic (b. 1743)

#Martin_Heinrich_Klaproth

In 1817

Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian mathematician and physicist (b. 1801)

#Mikhail_Ostrogradsky

In 1862

Robert Mann, American violinist (b. 1920)

In 2018

Yvon Dupuis, Canadian politician (b. 1926)

In 2017

Omar Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1934)

In 2015

William Mgimwa, Tanzanian banker and politician, 13th Tanzanian Minister of Finance (b. 1950)

In 2014

Pratap Chandra Chunder, Indian educator and politician

In 2008

Roland Levinsky, South African-English biochemist and academic (b. 1943)

In 2007

Harry Magdoff, American economist and journalist (b. 1913)

In 2006

Julia Phillips, American film producer and author (b. 1944)

In 2002

Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1944)

In 1997

Edward Arthur Thompson, Irish historian and academic (b. 1914)

In 1994

Leonard Bacon, American poet and critic (b. 1887)

In 1954

Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian author and educator (b. 1865)

In 1940

Johann Ludwig Krebs, German organist and composer (b. 1713)

In 1780

Filippo Baldinucci, Florentine historian and author (b. 1625)

In 1697

Hendrik Goltzius, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1558)

In 1617

Haakon III, king of Norway (b. 1182)

In 1204

Henry of Marcy, Cistercian abbot (b. c. 1136)

In 1189

Lucius Aelius, adopted son and intended successor of Hadrian (b. 101)

In 138

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