Ladislav Goral, died aged 86
Czech social activist Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
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Who died in January 2026? Over 1,000 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
Steve Dennis dies at age 74
Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Peter Lee dead at age 80
English cricketer (Northamptonshire Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Ernie Fage, died aged 72
Canadian politician Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Vénus Khoury-Ghata passes away at age 88
French-Lebanese poet and writer Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Eric Russell dies at 89
Scottish cricketer Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Wojciech Michniewski has died at age 78
Polish composer and conductor Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Michael Nobbs died at age 72
Australian field hockey player (national team) and coach (India) Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Death of Joan Hall at age 90
British politician Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Kenneth Hyman died at age 97
Kenneth Hyman, an American film producer and executive with Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, died on January 29, 2026, at age 97. Born in New York City on December 11, 1928, and…
Willie Taylor obituary: died at age 79
Willie James Taylor, an American basketball player, died on January 29, 2026, at age 79. Taylor played college basketball for the LeMoyne–Owen Magicians and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers…
Terry Swinscoe has died at age 91
Terry Swinscoe, an English footballer who played for Mansfield Town, died on January 29, 2026, at the age of 91. Terence Swinscoe was born on 31 August 1934 and played…
Peter Ransley died at age 94
Peter Ransley, the British screenwriter, playwright and novelist known for work on Tales of the Unexpected, died on January 29, 2026, of bronchopneumonia. Born in Yorkshire on December 10, 1931,…
Heather Goodall, died aged 75
Heather Goodall, an Australian academic and historian, died on January 29, 2026, at the age of 75. She was Emeritus Professor at the University of Technology Sydney. Her research and…
Michael H. Prosser dies at 89
Michael H. Prosser, an American academic and professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, died on January 29, 2026, at age 89. He served at the University of Virginia from…
Noel Mayo, died aged 88
Noel Mayo, an American industrial designer who founded the first African American industrial design firm, died on January 29, 2026. Mayo founded Noel Mayo Associates, which produced work for clients…
Death of Graham E. Fuller at age 89
Graham E. Fuller, an American political analyst and author, died on January 29, 2026, at age 89. He specialized in Islamic extremism and formerly served as vice-chair of the National…
Suzannah Lessard obituary: died at age 81
Suzannah Lessard, an American writer, died on January 29, 2026, of complications from endometrial cancer. She was 81. Lessard was a staff writer for The New Yorker and one of…
Axel Burrough dies at 79
Axel Burrough, a British architect and director at Levitt Bernstein, died on January 29, 2026. Born Hedley Axel Burrough on 18 November 1946, he was known for his work on…
Eric Cameron dies at 90
Eric Cameron, a Canadian artist known for his conceptual art work, died on January 29, 2026. He lived in Calgary, Alberta, and was also a writer and educator. Born in…
Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers dead at age -1
Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers, a British polo official, died on January 29, 2026. He was chairman of Ham Polo Club from 1995 to 2018, chairman of the Hurlingham Polo Association from 2009…
Stig Millehaugen death at age 56
Norwegian criminal Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Akira Iriye dies at age 91
Japanese-American historian Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Nilton César dead at age 86
Brazilian singer Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Hardy Hepp passes away at age 81
Swiss musician and painter Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Diógenes Quintero passed away at age 36
Colombian lawyer Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
John Cenci died at age 92
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Bryan Loren has died at age 59
American songwriter ("Do the Bartman") Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Charles Victor passed away at age 55
American convicted murderer Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Mark Dundas, dies at age 4
British aristocrat Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Isabelo San dies at 96
Filipino Catholic priest and media personality (Society of the Divine Word) Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Obituary: Maggie Van, dead at age 92
American writer and columnist Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Hudson Talbott died at age 76
American children’s author and illustrator (We're Back! A Dinosaur Story) Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Richard Larn died at age 94
British businessman and maritime history writer Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Bernhard Waldenfels, died aged 91
German philosopher Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Thomas Kunnunkal obituary: died at age 99
Indian Jesuit priest and educationist Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Jean de passes away at age 78
Malagasy judoka Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Antoine Bangui passes away at age 92
Chadian political figure and author Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Shirley Raines has died at age 58
American non-profit founder (Beauty 2 the Streetz) Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Philip Muldowney obituary: died at age 25
British Army officer shot dead during training exercise Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
William Gazecki passes away at age 69
American film director (Waco: The Rules of Engagement) Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Death of Parviz Nouri at age 87
Iranian movie critic Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Brian O’Shea died at age 81
Irish politician Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Death of Marat Mullagalyamov at age 95
Russian politician Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Seiji Kohira has died at age 79
Japanese baseball player (Yomiuri Giants) Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Kim Kyo-chang dead at age 89
South Korean lawyer Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Souâd Guellouz dead at age -1
Tunisian novelist and poet Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Adekunle Ojora, died aged 93
Nigerian oil and gas executive Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Dominick Salvatore has died at age 86
American economist Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Cezary Jędrzycki died at age 57
Cezary Jędrzycki, a Polish rower and Olympic competitor, died on January 28, 2026, at the age of 57. Born in Warsaw on January 23, 1969, he competed in the men's…
Obituary: Dan McQuade, dead at age 43
Dan McQuade, an American journalist and writer, died on January 28, 2026. He was 43. A Philadelphia-based writer and community figure, McQuade was best known for recording and reporting on…
Josef Dvorak dies at age 91
Josef Dvorak, an Austrian therapist, Catholic theologian and author, died on January 28, 2026. Born in Vienna on January 28, 1934, he was also a scholar of Karl Rahner and…
Obituary: Peter Hargitai, dead at age 79
Peter Hargitai, a Hungarian-born American poet, novelist and translator of Hungarian literature, died on January 28, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Budapest, Hungary, on January 28, 1947,…
Fobazi Ettarh has died at age 37
Fobazi Ettarh, an American academic and librarian best known for coining the term “vocational awe,” died on January 28, 2026. Born in New Jersey in 1989, she served as a…
Sadhvi Prem Baisa obituary: died at age 26
Sadhvi Prem Baisa, an Indian religious storyteller and sadhvi, died on January 28, 2026. She was from western Rajasthan and was known for her Bhagwat Katha programs and bhajan singing…
John Overington dies at age 79
American politician Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Death of Maroochy Barambah at age 70
Australian Aboriginal mezzo-soprano singer Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Death of Myint Htwe at age 78
Burmese politician Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Franco Menichelli passed away at age 84
Italian gymnast Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Chung Sanghwa dead at age 93
South Korean dansaekhwa painter Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Death of Gloria Wade-Gayles at age 88
American educator and author Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Kōzō Shioya passed away at age 71
Japanese voice actor (Dragon Ball Z) Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Brad Branson dead at age 67
American basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Rikio Shimada died at age 86
Japanese economist Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Obituary: Ajit Pawar, dead at age 66
Indian politician Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Joachim Hagenauer obituary: died at age 84
German information theorist Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Linden Bateman died at age 85
American politician Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Ditte Giese dead at age 48
Danish journalist (Politiken) Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Ralph Assheton, death at age 2
British businessman and politician Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Fernando Mamede, died aged 74
Fernando Mamede, the Portuguese long-distance runner who held the 10,000 metres world record until 1989, died on January 28, 2026. Born Fernando Eugénio Pacheco Mamede on November 1, 1951, in…
Bob Duffy dies at age 85
American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Obituary: Kazuhito Yamashita, dead at age 64
Japanese guitarist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Joan Pujal death at age 2000
Andorran politician and businessman Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Dennis Milton dead at age 64
American boxer Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Danny Coughlan has died at age -1
British singer and guitarist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Andrew Hichens dead at age 89
English cricketer (Oxford University Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Gregory Gregoriadis dies at age 91
Greek-born British biochemist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
David Andrews obituary: died at age 90
British actor and director Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
André Burguière passes away at age 87
French historian and academic Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
José Martínez obituary: died at age 93
Spanish lexicographer and bibliologist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Iain Sharp dies at age -1
British-born New Zealand poet Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Yōichi Higashi obituary: died at age 91
91 Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Obituary: Richie Beirach, dead at age 78
American jazz pianist and composer Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Khalid Hafeez has died at age 90
Pakistani TV actor Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Clendon Thomas dies at age 90
American football player (Los Angeles Rams Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Produce Pete obituary: died at age 80
American cook Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Obituary: Jean Cussac, dead at age 103
French baritone and music director Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Tato dies at 64
Brazilian footballer (Coritiba Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
António Chainho, died aged 88
Portuguese musician Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Chandrasena Thalangama dead at age 81
Sri Lankan journalist and lyricist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Rafael Pineda dies at -1
Cuban American journalist and television anchorman Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Francesco Mariotti death at age 82
Swiss artist and cultural activist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Obituary: Robert G. Bottoms, dead at age 81
Robert G. Bottoms, an American higher education executive and the 18th president of DePauw University, died on January 27, 2026, at age 81. He served as president of the university…
Shirley Raines dead at age 58
Shirley Raines, an American non-profit founder and community activist, died on January 27, 2026, at age 58. She founded Beauty 2 the Streetz, a nonprofit that provided hair and makeup…
Wiley Drake passes away at age 82
Wiley Drake, an American minister and radio host, died on January 27, 2026, at age 82. Based in California, he served as pastor of the First Southern Baptist Church of…
Louis J. Ceci died at age 98
Louis J. Ceci, an American judge and justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1982 to 1993, died on January 27, 2026. He was 98. A lawyer, jurist and Republican…
Jim Ferguson, died aged 85
Jim Ferguson, an Australian diplomat, senior public servant and sport administrator, died on January 27, 2026, aged 85. Born James Alexander Ferguson in Sydney on November 29, 1940, he was…
Frederick Vreeland dead at age 98
American politician Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
J. S. passed away at age 98
Indian physician and cardiologist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026