Wilbur Wood dies at 84
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Deaths on January 17
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 17 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 17, 2026.
Death of John ‘Oke at age 78
Nigerian Catholic prelate Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Obituary: Phil Goyette, dead at age 92
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens) Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Stuart Altman, died aged 88
American economist Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Roger Allers obituary: died at age 76
American animator and filmmaker (The Lion King Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Patrick Corrigan dies at 69
American psychologist and writer Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Tom Kim dead at age 81
North Korean-born American physician Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Death of Ralph Towner at age 85
American jazz multi-instrumentalist Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Jaan Leetsaar dead at age 79
Estonian politician Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Alan Black dead at age 82
Scottish footballer (Norwich City Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Oskár Elschek died at age 94
Slovak ethnomusicologist Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Francesco Gurrieri passes away at age 87
Italian architect Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Obituary: Giovanni Memola, dead at age 90
Italian politician Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Rubén Patagonia passed away at age 69
Argentine singer Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Giancarlo Tacchi, died aged 68
Italian football player Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Joel T. has died at age 89
American politician Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Death of Stella Isodo at age 51
Ugandan politician Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Death of Bruce Leung at age 77
Hong Kong martial artist and actor Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Raj K. dead at age 70
Indian politician Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Liu Thai death at age 87
Singaporean architect and urban planner Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Evelyn Gigantes dies at 83
Canadian politician Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Death of Thierry Cazeneuve at age 74
French journalist Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Lazar Shvets passes away at age 86
Russian priest Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Tucker Zimmerman obituary: died at age 84
American singer-songwriter Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Guillermo Salatino dies at age 80
Argentine sports journalist Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Nandana Gunathilake death at age 63
Sri Lankan politician Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
W. John McDonald, died aged 89
W. John McDonald, a Canadian physicist and academic administrator, died on January 17, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, in 1936, he earned degrees from the…
Craig Anderson dead at age 83
Craig Anderson, an American bishop, died on January 17, 2026, at age 83. Craig Barry Anderson was an Episcopal Church bishop who served as Bishop of South Dakota from 1984…
Fabian Malbon passed away at age 79
Vice Admiral Sir Fabian Malbon, a British Royal Navy officer and former Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey, died on January 17, 2026, aged 79. Born on October 1, 1946, he joined…
Death of Hoot Gibson at age 86
Claude "Hoot" Andrew Gibson, an American football player and coach, died on January 17, 2026. He was 87. Gibson was a defensive back and kick returner who played college football…
James Petras has died at age 89
James Petras, an American sociologist and academic, died on January 17, 2026. He was the Bartle Professor emeritus of sociology at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, and an adjunct…
François Bazaramba, died aged 75
Rwandan war criminal Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Nancy Leftenant-Colon has died at age 104
American nurse Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Death of André Soltner at age 92
French-American chef and author Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Mickey Roth dies at 97
Canadian ice hockey player Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Kulanthai Shanmugalingam dead at age 93
Sri Lankan playwright Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Nicolae Oaidă passed away at age 91
Romanian football player (Progresul București Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Lorenzo Infantino dies at age 77
Italian philosopher and sociologist Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Death of Jürgen Graf at age 73
Swiss author Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
George A. has died at age 86
American photographer Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Pat Goggin dies at 84
Irish footballer (Tramore Athletic Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Ze’ev Revach dies at 84
Israeli actor (Charlie Ve'hetzi Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Obituary: Claire van, dead at age 71
English composer and theatre director Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Farhan Bulbul dies at 88
Syrian theater director and writer Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Brian Gibbons passed away at age 77
Canadian ice hockey player Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Jan Otčenášek death at age 77
Czech screenwriter (Zločiny Velké Prahy) Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Ali Razini has died at age -1
Iranian judge Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Mohammad Moghiseh has died at age -1
Iranian judge Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Thomas Timusk dead at age 91
Estonian-born Canadian physicist and academic Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Garry Brooke dies at 64
English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Margarete Tröstl dies at 113
Austrian supercentenarian Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
N. Kayisii death at age 58
Indian politician Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat passes away at age 82
Mongolian politician Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Stéphane Venne died at age 83
Canadian songwriter and composer Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Bob Sercombe died at age 75
Australian politician Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Carol Downer obituary: died at age 91
American feminist lawyer and author Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Dave Lucas, died aged 92
Canadian ice hockey player Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Obituary: David William, dead at age 81
British geographer Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Obituary: Gay Caswell, dead at age 76
Canadian politician Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Creeohdee dies at age 31
American TikTok influencer Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
John Wijngaards dead at age 89
Dutch Catholic scholar and priest Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Wolfgang Wickler, died aged 92
German zoologist and author Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Mo Henry passes away at age 67
American film negative cutter (The Matrix Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Shawnacy Barber dies at age 29
Canadian-American pole valuter Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Norbert Lichý dies at age 59
Czech actor (Lidice Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Mohamed Ghozzi dies at 74
Tunisian poet and literary critic Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
John Hurst died at age 76
English footballer (Everton Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Death of Nancy Deloye at age 96
American engineer Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Obituary: Romy Vitug, dead at age 86
Filipino cinematographer (Harvest Home Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Trini Tinturé died at age 88
Spanish Catalan cartoonist and illustrator Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Slim Pezin passes away at age 78
French guitarist Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Serge Laprade dies at 83
Canadian singer and radio broadcaster Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Roger T., died aged 90
British Christian theologian Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Amnon Rubinstein dies at age 92
Israeli politician Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Giovanni Giudici died at age 83
Italian Roman Catholic prelate Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Giovanni Giudici died at age 83
Italian Roman Catholic prelate Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Mark Woyongo death at age 77
Ghanaian politician Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Milan Nenadić passed away at age 80
Serbian middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Paulo Roberto obituary: died at age 71
Brazilian footballer (Fluminense de Feira Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Obituary: Denis Walker, dead at age 90
British-Zimbabwean politician Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Obituary: Hussein Madi, dead at age 85
Lebanese painter and sculptor Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Cecilia Ogwal passes away at age 77
Ugandan politician Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Obituary: Ron Suster, dead at age 81
American jurist and politician Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Charles Robins has died at age 88
English cricket player and administrator (Middlesex) Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Joseph Zadroga dies at 76
American 9/11 survivor advocate Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Zevulun Charlop passes away at age 94
American rabbi Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Jurij Souček, died aged 94
Slovenian actor (Don't Whisper) Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Robert Gaylor dead at age 93
American Chief Master Sergeant of the United States Air Force Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Leo Carlin dies at 86
American businessman Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Gavin Woods died at age 75
75–76 Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Colin Murray passes away at age 95
British psychiatrist Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Sir Patrick death at age 95
British diplomat Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Obituary: John L., dead at age 79
Irish judge Died on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Namiq Nasrullayev, died aged 77
Azerbaijani politician Died on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Jean-Claude Marty dead at age 79
French rugby league player (FC Lézignan XIII Died on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Jean Clémentin dead at age 98
French journalist Died on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Daniel Richard has died at age 78
French entrepreneur Died on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink obituary: died at age 81
German footballer Died on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Noël Coulet passes away at age 90
French academic and historian Died on Wednesday January 18th 2023