Richard Leakey
Kenyan paleoanthropologist
Died on Sunday January 2nd 2022
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.
John Efford
Canadian politician
Died on Sunday January 2nd 2022
Maharram Mammadyarov
Azerbaijani chemist
Died on Sunday January 2nd 2022
Saliu Adetunji
Nigerian traditional ruler
Died on Sunday January 2nd 2022
Basti Vaman Shenoy
Indian writer and political activist
Died on Sunday January 2nd 2022
Charles Njonjo
Kenyan jurist
Died on Sunday January 2nd 2022
Gary Burgess
British broadcaster (ITV Channel Television)
Died on Sunday January 2nd 2022
Max Julien
American actor (The Mack) and screenwriter (Cleopatra Jones)
Died on Sunday January 2nd 2022
Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr.
American jurist
Died on Sunday January 2nd 2022
Pierantonio Costa
Italian diplomat
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Arsenio Lope Huerta
Spanish politician
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Sun Qiaolu
Chinese actress
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Mike Reese
American politician
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Floyd Little
American football player (Denver Broncos)
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Cléber Eduardo Arado
Brazilian football player
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Clint Boulton
English footballer (Port Vale
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Paul Westphal
American Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Jean Panisse
French actor (An Angel on Wheels
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Zoran Džorlev
North Macedonian violinist
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Modibo Keita
Malian politician
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Michael McKevitt
Irish republican
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Neelamperoor Madhusoodanan Nair
Indian poet
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Yuri Saukh
Russian football player (SKA Rostov
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Abdul Hakim Al-Taher
Sudanese director and actor
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
José Cleonâncio da Fonseca
Brazilian farmer and politician
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Marco Formentini
Italian politician
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Wahid Hamed
Egyptian screenwriter (Terrorism and Kebab
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Liam Reilly
Irish singer
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Vladimir Korenev
Russian actor (Amphibian Man
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Oleg Danilov
Russian playwright and screenwriter (You Are My Only Love
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Buta Singh
Indian politician
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Ben Chafin
American politician
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Barry Austin
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Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Ron Dominguez
American businessman
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Carlos Escudé
Argentine political scientist and author
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
David Stern
American businessman and lawyer
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2020
Vittorio Fusari
Italian chef
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2020
Silva Zurleva
Bulgarian journalist
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2020
Serikbolsyn Abdildin
Kazakhstani economist and politician
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2020
Chris Pattikawa
Indonesian director and producer
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2020
Ng Jui Ping
Singaporean entrepreneur and army general
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2020
Paul Neville
Australian politician
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2019
Gülriz Sururi
Turkish drama actress and author
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2019
Feis Ecktuh
Dutch rapper
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2019
Raymond Ramazani Baya
politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2019
Santiago Elias Castro Escobedo
Mexican politician
Died on Monday January 1st 2018
Gonzalo Adrio Barreiro
Spanish lawyer and politician
Died on Monday January 1st 2018
Raymond King
Nigerian footballer
Died on Monday January 1st 2018
Manuel Olivencia
Spanish economist and diplomat
Died on Monday January 1st 2018
James Earl Jones
American voice and film actor
Died on Monday January 1st 2018
Manuel Olivencia Ruiz
Spanish economist and diplomat
Died on Monday January 1st 2018
Mauro Staccioli
Italian sculptor.
Died on Monday January 1st 2018
Pierre Minvielle
French writer
Died on Monday January 1st 2018
Albino Longhi
Italian journalist.
Died on Monday January 1st 2018
Ebrahim Nafae
Egyptian journalist
Died on Monday January 1st 2018
Ali Khamenei
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Died on Monday January 1st 2018
Bill Marshall
Canadian film and theater producer
Died on Sunday January 1st 2017
Tony Atkinson
British economist
Died on Sunday January 1st 2017
Yaakov Neeman
Israeli lawyer and politician
Died on Sunday January 1st 2017
Talat Tunçalp
Turkish cyclist
Died on Sunday January 1st 2017
Hilarion Capucci
Syrian archbishop in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Died on Sunday January 1st 2017
Memo Morales
Venezuelan singer
Died on Sunday January 1st 2017
Emmanuel Niyonkuru
Burundian politician
Died on Sunday January 1st 2017
Price West
American Negro league baseball player
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Lennie Bluett
American actor (Gone with the Wind)
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
John Coleman Moore
American mathematician
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Annie de Reuver
Dutch singer
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Helmut Koester
German-born American history professor
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Jacques Deny
French mathematician
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Vilmos Zsigmond
Hungarian-American cinematographer
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Homa Nategh
Iranian educator and historian
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Natasha Aguilar
Costa Rican swimmer
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Dale Bumpers
American politician
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Gilberto Mendes
Brazilian composer
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Ian Pieris
Sri Lankan cricketer.
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Craig Lynch
Irish company director
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Fazu Aliyeva
Russian Avar poet and journalist
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Antonio Carrizo
Argentine broadcaster
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Fazu Alijeva
Russian Avar poet
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Mike Oxley
American politician
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Mark B
UK Hip Hop producer
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Gilbert Kaplan
American businessman
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Natalie Cole
American singer
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Fazu Alieva
Russian poetess
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Ronda Rousey
MMA fighter
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Brian Johns
Australian company director
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Hugh Gillis
American politician
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Lloyd Hartman Elliott
American educator
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Lucio Dell’Angelo
Italian footballer
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Ross Davis
American Negro League baseball player
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Phyllis Wiener
American artist
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Jack Davis
American football player (Boston Patriots)
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Barbara Werle
American actress (Battle of the Bulge
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Michael Patrick Cronan
American graphic designer and artist
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Brihaspati Dev Triguna
Indian traditional healer
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013