January 3, 2026 Scientists Andrzej Paczkowski Polish historian Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026 Other scientistsKrzysztof Pawłowski Polish politician, senator dead at age 79Branko Marušič public figure dead at age 88Michel Debost French flutist dead at age 92Finn Wagle Norwegian Church of Norway clergyman, bishop of Nidaros dead at age 84Juliet Winters Carpenter American translator dead at age 77Michael Sollis Australian musician, bowel cancer dead at age 40Stephen Owen American sinologist dead at age 79J. Craig Venter American genomics researcher, founder of Celera Corporation and JCVI, complications from cancer dead at age 79Craig Venter American genomics researcher, founder of Celera Corporation and JCVI, complications from cancer dead at age 79Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth British Anglican clergyman and life peer, bishop of Oxford and member of the House of Lords dead at age 89More from PolandKrzysztof Pawłowski Polish politician, senator dead at age 79Józef Michalik Polish Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Przemyśl, bishop of Zielona Góra–Gorzów and president of the PEC dead at age 85Andrzej Olechowski Polish politician, minister of finance and foreign affairs dead at age 78Włodzimierz Korohoda public figure dead at age 89Zofia Zdybicka Polish Roman Catholic nun and philosopher dead at age 97Łukasz Litewka Polish sociologist and politician, traffic collision dead at age 36Tadeusz Cichocki histologist dead at age 89Janusz Kamiński Polish politician, minister of transport, navigation and communications dead at age 92Marian Cygan Polish football player and manager dead at age 85Jacek Magiera Polish football coach dead at age 49More from January 2, 2026Bobby Baxter (footballer, born 1937) public figure dead at age 88Patrick Duffy (British politician) British politician, MP and president of the NATO Assembly dead at age 105Francis Grant (marine) British marine and World War II veteran dead at age 101Barbara Lawrence (talent manager) Talent manager dead at age 82David E. Mitchell American medical activist, founder of Patients for Affordable Drugs Now, multiple myeloma dead at age 75Jamil AzarMaria Eugènia CuencaAshok Gajanan ModakBret ShufordGregory de Polnay Tags 02 January 2026 2026-01-02 Andrzej January 2 January 2026 Paczkowski Poland Scientists ←Johnny Legend Gregory de Polnay→