Miquel Contestí
Spanish football executiveDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Deaths on January 1
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 1 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 1, 2026.
Paul McCullagh Jr
British boxerDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Marat Amankulov
Kyrgyz politicianDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Ivanne Trebbi
Italian partisan and politicianDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Andrey Khoroshev
Russian actor and screenwriter (Engineering RedDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
James Grauerholz
American writerDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Diane Crump
American jockey and horse trainerDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Volodymyr Marchenko
Ukrainian mathematicianDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Hélio Mauro
Brazilian politicianDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Robert Wolski
Polish high jumperDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Arno Liiver
Estonian ActorDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Andrey Fyodorovich Khoroshev
Soviet actor and screenwriter (Engineering RedDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Shyam Bihari Lal
Indian politicianDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Ian Balding
British horse trainerDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo
Angolan Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Sukumar Barua
Bangladeshi poetDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Victoria Jones
American actressDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Enric Mestre
Spanish sculptorDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Yuen Cheung-yan
Hong Kong actorDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Colin McDonald English footballer dead at age 95
Colin McDonald, the English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Burnley and the national team, died on January 1, 2026. Born Colin Agnew McDonald on 15 October 1930, he…
Paul McCullagh Jr. Northern Irish boxer, bone cancer dead at age 25
Paul McCullagh Jr., a Northern Irish boxer, died on January 1, 2026, from bone cancer. Born in Belfast in 2000, he was nicknamed The Irish Drago. He turned professional in…
Mohammed Harbi Algerian historian dead at age 92
Mohammed Harbi, an Algerian historian and former member of the National Liberation Front during the Algerian War of Independence, died on January 1, 2026. Born on June 16, 1933, in…
Brian Doyle Author dead at age 90
Brian Doyle, a Canadian writer of novels and short stories, died on January 1, 2026. Born in Ottawa in 1935, he drew many of his stories from his experiences growing…
Rosita Missoni
co-founder of Italian luxury fashion house MissoniDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Vittorio Pomilio
Italian basketball playerDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Mary Abrams
American politicianDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Vladimir Kosykh
Russian politicianDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Buddy MacKay
American politicianDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Zdzisław Skupień
Polish mathematicianDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Dame Tariana Turia
New Zealand politicianDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Jytte Abildstrøm
Danish actressDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Cristóbal Ortega
Mexican footballer (AméricaDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Wayne Osmond
American singer (The Osmonds)Died on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Mark Bradley
American baseball player (Los Angeles DodgersDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Black Jack Mulligan
-Died on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Russ North
English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof)Died on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Hakaraia Wilson
New Zealand MMA boxerDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
J. R. P. Suriyapperuma
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Louis Schittly
French physician and humanitarian (Médecins Sans Frontières)Died on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Sally Oppenheim-Barnes
British politicianDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Jean-Michel Defaye
French composer and pianistDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Ján Zachara
Slovak boxer. Olympic champion (1952)Died on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Aldo Agroppi
Italian football player (Torino FCDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Noh Haeng-seok
South Korean footballer (GwangjuDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Pradeep Hemsingh Jadhav
Indian politicianDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Ágnes Keleti
Hungarian Olympic artistic gymnast and coachDied on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Gordon R. Sullivan
American generalDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Rafael Valle
Puerto Rican Olympic basketball player (1960)Died on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Camila Batmanghelidjh
Iranian-Belgian charity executiveDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Osvaldo Lara
Cuban Olympic sprinter (1980)Died on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Sartaj Aziz
Pakistani economistDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Alberto Festa
Portuguese footballerDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Ken Bowman
American football player (Green Bay Packers)Died on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Saleh al-Arouri
Palestinian Islamic militantDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Giancarlo Filini
Italian footballer (AlessandriaDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Rizal Ramli
Indonesian politicianDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Ronald Lunas
Filipino Roman Catholic prelateDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Ronald Ignacio Lunas
Filipino Roman Catholic prelateDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Carmen Valero
Spanish Olympic middle-distance runner (1976)Died on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Marcia Garbey
Cuban Olympic long jumper (1968Died on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Ved Prakash Nanda
Indian-American legal scholarDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Chang Chih-chia
Taiwanese Olympic baseball player (2004Died on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Sidney M. Wolfe
American physician and health activistDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Riad al-Turk
Syrian political dissidentDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Hartmut Ritzerfeld
German painterDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Basdeo Panday
Trinidad and Tobago politicianDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Mario Boljat
Croatian footballer (Hajduk SplitDied on Tuesday January 2nd 2024
Vasil Timkovič
Czech WWII veteranDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Ted “Kingsize” Taylor
British singer and guitarist (Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes)Died on Monday January 2nd 2023
Catherine David
French-American literary critic and novelistDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Kelly Monteith
American comedianDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Vassilis Topalos
Greek boxerDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Art McNally
American Hall of Fame football officialDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Cliff Gustafson
American baseball coach (Texas Longhorns)Died on Monday January 2nd 2023
Dumitru Radu Popescu
Romanian novelistDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Mubasshar Hussein
Bangladeshi architectDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
John Huo Cheng
Chinese Roman Catholic prelateDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Jacques Sereys
French actorDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Abderrahim Tounsi
Moroccan humoristDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Guo Nanhong
Taiwanese politicianDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Mykhailo Havryliuk
Ukrainian politicianDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Fan Weitang
Chinese mining engineerDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Lise Nørgaard
Danish journalist and writerDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Francisco Bozinovic
Chilean biologist and academicDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Lázaro Valdés
Cuban Son-Jazz musicianDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Anthony Obi
Nigerian politicianDied on Sunday January 2nd 2022
Mighty Bomber
Grenadian-bornDied on Sunday January 2nd 2022
Fred Pickard
American college football player (Florida State) and coach (Tennessee-Martin)Died on Sunday January 2nd 2022
Joe Comuzzi
Canadian politicianDied on Sunday January 2nd 2022
Joan Soler i Amigó
Spanish pedagogue and writerDied on Sunday January 2nd 2022
Juan Manuel Albendea Pabón
Spanish economistDied on Sunday January 2nd 2022
R. N. Singh
Indian politicianDied on Sunday January 2nd 2022