William E. dies at age 89
American politician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Deaths on January 15
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 15 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 15, 2026.
Jefery Levy, died aged 67
American filmmaker (S.F.W Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Peer Bork obituary: died at age 62
German bioinformatician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Jaro Zawislan died at age 55
American college soccer coach (Cornell Big Red) Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Patrick Skene has died at age 100
British journalist Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Horst Witzler death at age 93
German football manager (Schwarz-Weiß Essen Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Netsanet Workneh death at age 42
Ethiopian actor Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Hermann Peter passed away at age 90
German writer Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Death of Bheemanna Khandre at age 100
Indian politician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Leonard D. dies at age 83
American attorney Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Tony Dallara dead at age 89
Italian singer Died on Friday January 16th 2026
János Koltai died at age 90
Hungarian actor and director (The Round-Up Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Laslo Pavlik died at age 79
Serbian cyclist Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Arend Vermaat dies at age 86
Dutch politician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
José Rodrigo death at age 91
Portuguese politician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
José Antonio dies at 83
Spanish politician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Anouschka Bernhard passed away at age 55
German footballer (national team) Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Juan Antonio dies at 83
Spanish politician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Mieczysław Mąkosza has died at age 91
Polish organic chemist Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Lu Hsin-min has died at age 85
Taiwanese politician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
John Kershaw, death at age 4
British hereditary peer Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Melpo Zarokosta passed away at age 92
Greek actress (Maiden's Cheek Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Ha Sun-bong passes away at age 84
South Korean politician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Alfred Grimm dies at age 82
German artist Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Obituary: Luísa Diogo, dead at age 67
Mozambican politician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
José Eduardo, died aged 78
Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Death of Deirdre Jordan at age 99
Australian academic and educator Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Guillermo Fonseca death at age 92
Spanish politician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Olena Hrechanina passes away at age 90
Ukrainian scientist Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Olena Grechanina dead at age 90
Ukrainian scientist Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Ratbek hadji death at age 85
Kazakh religious figure Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Abdullahi Abubakar, died aged 90
Nigerian Islamic cleric and humanitarian Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Rudolf Urc obituary: died at age 88
Slovak director of documentary and animated films and academic Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Death of James E. at age 96
American sheriff Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Ajay Varma passed away at age 62
Indian cricketer Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Edgar Salvé passed away at age 79
Belgian middle-distance runner Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Jean-Loup Trassard dead at age 92
French photographer Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Alfred Blumstein died at age 95
American scientist Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Yolande Viviane passes away at age -1
Burkinabe politician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Dogardisc Colombian champeta singer and songwriter, diabetes dies
Dogardisc, the stage name of Colombian champeta singer and songwriter Ismael Simancas, died on January 15, 2026. Born in Cartagena, Colombia, he was an important figure in the Colombian coastal…
Alan Woods has died at age 83
Alan Geoffrey Woods, English Anglican priest and dean of Gibraltar from 2003 to 2008, died on January 15, 2026, aged 83. Born on July 18, 1942, he was educated at…
James F. White dies at age 90
James F. White, an American funeral director and politician, died on January 15, 2026, in Farmington, Minnesota, at the age of 90. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he served…
Jim Wearne dead at age 75
Jim Wearne, an American musician, died on January 15, 2026, at the age of 75. He was a Cornish-American musician who lived most of his life in the Chicago area…
Filip Stojanović dies at 81
Filip Stojanović, a Serbian politician who served several terms in the parliaments of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia, died on January 15, 2026. He was a member of the…
Clay Iles dies at age 83
Clay Iles, an English tennis player and coach, died on January 15, 2026, aged 83. A British player and LTA-licensed tennis coach, he also worked as a sports writer and…
Arne Roosman, died aged 93
Arne Roosman, an Estonian-born Canadian painter, died on January 15, 2026, at age 93. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, on March 6, 1932, he was also a lithographer and muralist. After…
Kenny Morris passes away at age 68
Kenny Morris, an English drummer and painter best known as the first studio drummer of Siouxsie and the Banshees, died on January 15, 2026, aged 68. Born Kenneth Ian Morris…
Chenhamo Chimutengwende death at age 81
Zimbabwean politician Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Ronnie Yeskel death at age 76
American casting director (Pulp Fiction Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Melba Montgomery died at age 86
American country singer and songwriter Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Death of Futuregrapher at age 41
Icelandic electronic musician Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
David Lynch obituary: died at age 78
American filmmaker (Twin Peaks Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Bob Uecker passed away at age 90
American baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers) Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Vsevolod Nemolyaev died at age 87
Russian ballet dancer and director of the Bolshoi Theatre Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Adewunmi Onanuga dies at age 59
Nigerian politician Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Lars Kvant death at age 69
Swedish squash player Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Shoji Ueda obituary: died at age 87
Japanese cinematographer (Ran) Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Obituary: David W., dead at age 74
American television writer and producer (Punky Brewster Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Dmitry Volkov, died aged 58
Russian swimmer Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Death of Paul Danan at age 46
English actor (Hollyoaks) Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
P. R. dies at age 73
Indian politician Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Ivana Vondrovicová passed away at age 80
Czech actress Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Hsieh Shih-chien dies at 72
Taiwanese airline executive Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Betty C. death at age 82
American curator and author Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Gus Williams passed away at age 71
American basketball player (Seattle SuperSonics) Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Masahiro Tabata passes away at age 85
Japanese politician Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Mark Izu has died at age 70
American jazz double bass player and composer Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Geoffrey Bell death at age 85
English economist and banker Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Samantha Fonseca dies at 37
Mexican trans rights activist and politician Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Lynne Marta has died at age 78
American actress (Joe Kidd Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
José Agustín death at age 79
Mexican novelist Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Torsten Wahlund death at age 85
Swedish actor (Vi på Saltkråkan Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Death of Yuichi Ogawa at age 77
Japanese politician Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Jerry Hilgenberg obituary: died at age 92
American football player Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Telman Zeynalov passes away at age 92
Azerbaijani sculptor Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Death of Christophe Boesch at age 72
Swiss primatologist Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Sigi Schwab has died at age 83
German guitar player Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Obituary: Claire Fagin, dead at age 97
American nurse and academic administrator Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Death of Kay Bernstein at age 43
German entrepreneur and President of Hertha BSC (2022–2024) Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Lahcen Zinoun dead at age 80
Moroccan choreographer (The Last Temptation of Christ Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
José Lifante, died aged 80
Spanish actor (Spanish Fly Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Tom Purdom obituary: died at age 87
American writer Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Vaino Väljas death at age 92
Estonian diplomat and politician Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Sergio Sebastiani passed away at age 92
Italian Roman Catholic cardinal Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Ajit Singh obituary: died at age 95
Singaporean field hockey player Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Sir Anthony death at age 86
British civil servant Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Ronnie Shikapwasha has died at age 76
Zambian Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services of Zambia Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Uno Palu died at age 90
Estonian decathlete Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Tom Tait has died at age 86
American volleyball coach Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
K. B. obituary: died at age 83
Indian writer Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Roy Battersby death at age 87
British television director (Between the Lines Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Jiro Hirano obituary: died at age 83
Japanese news anchor Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Ronald Powell passed away at age 32
American football player (New Orleans Saints Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
John Bingley dies at age 82
Australian rules footballer (St Kilda) Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Obituary: Jorge Griffa, dead at age 88
Argentine footballer (Newell's Old Boys Died on Tuesday January 16th 2024
John Bicourt died at age 77
British Olympic middle-distance runner (1972 Died on Monday January 16th 2023
Arthur Ravenel passes away at age 95
American politician Died on Monday January 16th 2023
Jim Molan died at age 72
Australian politician Died on Monday January 16th 2023
Omar Chawshin has died at age 80
Iranian actor (Whisper with the Wind) Died on Monday January 16th 2023