Tag: 2026-01-21
31 obituaries from 2026-01-21. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Dino Turcato
Italian weightlifterDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Roger-Maurice Bonnet
French astrophysicist and academicDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Sani Lakatani
Niuean politicianDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Dave Schmidt
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox)Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Kevin Johnson
American football player (Philadelphia EaglesDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Paul Larivaille
French literary critic and academicDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Brian McGowan
Australian rules footballer (South MelbourneDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Jan Nico Scholten
Dutch politicianDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
John L. Allen Jr.
American journalistDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Anthony P. Vainieri
American politicianDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Raúl Guglielminetti
Argentine intelligence officer and convicted criminal (Batallón de Inteligencia 601)Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
André Jammes
French bookseller and photography historianDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Monique Freres
Belgian gymnastDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Jean Chollet
French scenographer and journalist (Encyclopædia Universalis)Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Hristina Obradović
Serbian hegumeniaDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Rüdiger Erben
German politicianDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Nancy Skinner Nordhoff
American philanthropist and environmentalistDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Abdul Salam Azimi
Afghan judgeDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Ziyad Halab
37-38Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Eric L. Huntley
Guyanese-born activistDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Hifumi Katō
Japanese shogi playerDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Kevin Healy
Australian rules footballer (Collingwood)Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Claude “Hoot” Gibson
American football player (San Diego ChargersDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Li Chang-Su
North Korean judoka World Champions bronze medallist (1989)Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Robert H. Liebeck
American aerodynamicistDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Senka Veletanlić
Yugoslav actressDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Virginia Oliver American lobster fisherwoman dead at age 105
Virginia Oliver, an American lobster fisherwoman, died on January 21, 2026, at the age of 105. Born in Rockland, Maine, on June 6, 1920, she grew up on the Neck,…
M. Hafizuddin Khan Economist, political analyst dead at age 89
M. Hafizuddin Khan, a Bangladeshi bureaucrat and former 6th comptroller and auditor general of Bangladesh, died on January 21, 2026. Born in 1936 or 1937 in Sirajganj, Bengal Province, British…
Freddy Ehrström Finnish Olympic sailor dead at age 100
Freddy Ehrström, a Finnish Olympic sailor, died on January 21, 2026. Born Fredrik August Ehrström on August 29, 1925, in Helsinki, Finland, he competed in the Star event at the…
Richard Dugdale Oceanographer dead at age 97
Richard Dugdale, an American oceanographer, died on January 21, 2026, at age 97. Born Richard Cooper Dugdale in Madison, Wisconsin, he earned degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, including a…