Slobodan Rakitić passes away at age 72
Serbian writer and politician Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
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.
Moses Anderson obituary: died at age 84
American Roman Catholic prelate Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Patti Page dead at age 85
American singer ("Tennessee Waltz" Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Louis J. passes away at age 65
American diplomat Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Death of Alois Moser at age 82
Canadian Olympic ski jumper (1960) Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Christopher Martin-Jenkins passes away at age 67
British cricket journalist (Test Match Special Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Roz Howard dies at age 91
American racing driver Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Allan Hancox obituary: died at age 80
British-born Kenyan justice Died on Tuesday January 1st 2013
Jafar Namdar passed away at age 79
Iranian Olympic and World Cup football referee Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Juanita Moore died at age 99
American actress (Imitation of Life) Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Therese Mills dies at age 85
Trinidad journalist and editor Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
William Mgimwa dies at age 63
Tanzanian politician Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Billy McColl dies at 62
Scottish actor (Doctor Who) Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Death of Patrick Karegeya at age 53
Rwandan dissident Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Jorge Jottar obituary: died at age 84
Chilean Olympic skeet shooter Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Jamal al-Jamal died at age 56
Palestinian diplomat Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Milan Horvat death at age 94
Croatian conductor Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Obituary: Higashifushimi Kunihide, dead at age 103
Japanese Buddhist monk Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Tokuo Yamashita, died aged 94
Japanese politician Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
James H. passes away at age 94
American industrialist and philanthropist Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Sam Ulano died at age 93
American drummer Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Death of Michael Glennon at age 69
Australian Roman Catholic priest and convicted child molester Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Obituary: Tabby Thomas, dead at age 84
American blues musician Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Pete DeCoursey died at age 52
American political journalist Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Cal Swenson dies at 65
Canadian ice hockey player Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Herman Pieter dead at age 85
Dutch writer Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Josep Seguer has died at age 90
Spanish footballer Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Traian T., died aged 59
Romanian poet Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Dean Nyquist dies at 78
American politician and lawyer Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Peter Austin passes away at age 92
British brewer (Ringwood Brewery) Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Obituary: Miller Williams, dead at age 84
American poet Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Fiona Cumming passed away at age 77
British television director (Doctor Who) Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Manasa Vaniqi passes away at age 62
Fijian civil servant and lieutenant colonel Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
William Lloyd dies at 84
American federal judge Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Obituary: Staryl C., dead at age 94
American air force brigadier general Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Death of Ninón Sevilla at age 85
Cuban-born Mexican actress (Aventurera) Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Barbara Atkinson, died aged 88
British actress (Z-Cars) Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Obituary: Mrunalini Devi, dead at age 83
Indian educator Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Kjell Noreik death at age 85
Norwegian physician Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Boris Morukov has died at age 64
Russian physician and cosmonaut Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Géry Leuliet dies at age 104
French Roman Catholic prelate Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Tore Helge dies at age 69
Norwegian harness racer Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Bill Keating dies at age 70
American football player (Denver Broncos Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Omar Karami dead at age 80
Lebanese politician Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Jeff Golub obituary: died at age 59
American guitarist Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Matthew Franjola death at age 72
American journalist (Associated Press) and photographer Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Donna Douglas obituary: died at age 82
American actress (The Beverly Hillbillies Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Mario Cuomo death at age 82
American politician Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Eric Cunningham dies at 65
Canadian politician Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Death of Ulrich Beck at age 70
Ulrich Beck, the German sociologist who helped shape the study of risk in modern society, died on January 1, 2015, aged 70. Born in Słupsk in 1944, he became one…