Bruce Bilson dies at 97
American television director (Get Smart Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Deaths on January 20
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 20 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 20, 2026.
Sara Jane dead at age 57
Filipino beauty queen Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Bobby Duncum has died at age 81
American professional wrestler (WWWF Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Barbara Aronstein dead at age 92
American legal scholar Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Aleksandr Shavlokhov death at age 86
South Ossetian politician Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Bob Taylor death at age 94
Australian footballer (Essendon) Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Death of Stu Tate at age 63
American baseball player (San Francisco Giants) Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Stephen Baxter died at age 56
56–57 Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Marie-Thérèse Lorcin obituary: died at age 93
French historian and academic Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Stephen H., died aged 92
American political scientist Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Phillip Boudreault has died at age 50
Canadian boxer and outlaw biker Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Linda Kohen has died at age 101
Italian-born Uruguayan painter Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Helen Peters passes away at age 83
Canadian academic Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Justin Taylor dies at 82
New Zealand priest and historian Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Leopold Herz dies at 72
German politician Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
M Hafizuddin dead at age 89
Bangladeshi bureaucrat Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Georg Winter death at age 84
German businessman and environmentalist Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Mieczysław Furmanek has died at age 89
Polish politician Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Piotr Chojnacki passed away at age 80
Polish politician Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Ronald Joseph dies at age 81
American figure skater Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Thadeu Gomes dies at age 92
Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Haldun Dormen passed away at age 75
Turkish theater Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Colette Flesch, died aged 88
Luxembourgish Olympic fencer and politician Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Death of Kamal Roy at age 54
Indian actor (Yuvajanotsavam Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Yuriy Chonka passed away at age 34
Ukrainian footballer Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Princess Désirée, death at age 87
Swedish royal Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Obituary: Patsy King, dead at age 95
Australian actress (Prisoner Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Ilias Javed died at age 82
Bangladeshi actor and choreographer Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Rifaat al-Assad, died aged 88
Syrian politician Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Norman Gifford dies at age 85
English cricketer (Worcestershire Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Raja Nadir passed away at age 85
Pakistani politician Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Eugen Botez died at age 77
Romanian sprint canoer Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
René V. dies at age 97
American psychologist Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Maria Alzira death at age 84
Portuguese writer and literary critic Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Arvo Siikamäki, died aged 82
Finnish sculptor Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Frank Pitts death at age 82
American football player (Kansas City Chiefs Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Georges Borchardt obituary: died at age 97
American literary agent Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Vicki L. Hanson died at age -1
Vicki L. Hanson, an American computer scientist, died on January 20, 2026. She was noted for her research on human-computer interaction and accessibility, and for her leadership in broadening participation…
Toshikatsu Yamamoto dies at age 96
Toshikatsu Yamamoto, a Japanese physician who worked in the field of acupuncture, died on January 20, 2026. Born on December 15, 1929, he graduated in 1956 from Nippon Medical School…
Ronald Joseph dies at age 81
Ronald Joseph, an American figure skater and 1964 Olympic bronze medallist, died on January 20, 2026, at age 81 from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He competed in pair skating…
Peter Cousens passed away at age 93
Peter Cousens, the South African-born English cricketer who played for Essex, died on January 20, 2026, aged 93. Born in Durban, Natal, on May 15, 1932, he was a right-handed…
Deborah Cameron dead at age 67
Deborah Jane Cameron, a British linguist and feminist, died on January 20, 2026, at the age of 67. She held the Rupert Murdoch Professorship in Language and Communication at Worcester…
Abdoulaye Diabaté death at age 65
Senegalese pianist (Kora Jazz Trio) Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Obituary: Edward L., dead at age 82
American horse racing historian and author Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Dominique Robert obituary: died at age 72
French politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Henry Rey died at age -1
Monegasque sporting director and politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Eva Klein has died at age 99
Hungarian-Swedish scientist Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Willard Ikola has died at age 92
American Olympic ice hockey player (1956) and coach Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Charles Phan passed away at age 62
American chef Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Luca Beatrice death at age 63
Italian art critic Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Death of Petr Hannig at age -1
- Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Garth Hudson, died aged 87
Canadian musician (The Band). Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Valérie André has died at age 102
French neurosurgeon and general Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Keiichi Suzuki obituary: died at age 82
Japanese Olympic speed skater (1964 Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Bertrand Blier passes away at age 85
French film director (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Death of Jules Feiffer at age 95
American cartoonist Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Håkon Bleken, died aged 96
Norwegian painter Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Ion Diaconescu dies at 67
Romanian footballer Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Jalal Matini dead at age 96
Iranian writer Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Hanne Reintoft, died aged 90
Danish politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Jean Penders obituary: died at age 85
Dutch politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Kunioki Mima obituary: died at age 79
Japanese plasma physicist Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Doug Shapiro obituary: died at age 65
American racing cyclist Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Franco Giustinelli died at age 84
Italian politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Riccardo Chieppa has died at age 98
Italian magistrate Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Reinhard Anders has died at age 84
German politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Wulf Traugott dies at 88
German politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Kalilou Singhateh, died aged 90
Gambian politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Christine Wischer dies at age 80
German politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Evaldo Gonçalves passed away at age 91
Brazilian politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Yusuf Kırkpınar passed away at age 75
Turkish politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Death of Luís Cechinel at age 80
Brazilian politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Witold Dąbrowski passed away at age 92
Polish politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Miguel de died at age 77
Colombian painter and sculptor Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Alexey Zlobin died at age 89
Russian priest and politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Anatoliy Frantsuz death at age 70
Ukrainian politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Yusuf Kırkbınar died at age 75
Turkish politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Richard J. dies at age 91
American politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Basil Nasr, died aged 58
Palestinian politician Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Obituary: Neil French, dead at age 60
English cricketer (Lincolnshire) Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Xu Jiajin, died aged 21
Chinese spree killer Died on Monday January 20th 2025
Fan Weiqiu obituary: died at age 62
Chinese spree killer Died on Monday January 20th 2025
Benedict Fitzgerald passes away at age 74
American screenwriter (The Passion of the Christ) Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
James D. death at age 101
American Air Force lieutenant general Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Robert Nemeček has died at age 74
Serbian musician (Rok Mašina Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Jimmy Somers death at age 84
Irish trade unionist Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Graham Bright death at age 81
British politician Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
David Gail died at age 58
American actor (Robin's Hoods Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Obituary: Doug Padgett, dead at age 89
English cricketer (national team) Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Jean Forest passed away at age 97
Canadian politician Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Seán Dineen dies at 79
Irish mathematician Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Death of Klaas de at age 83
Dutch bioengineer Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Sanjay Shah dies at -1
Indian corporate executive (Vistex) Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Gaby Vallejo, died aged 82
Bolivian writer Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Robert Whitman passes away at age 88
American artist Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Günter Figal, died aged 74
German philosopher Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
César Suárez dies at 38
Ecuadorian prosecutor (TC Televisión newsroom takeover) Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Choe Thae-bok obituary: died at age 93
North Korean politician Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Obituary: Pat McNamara, dead at age 90
American actor (The Silence of the Lambs) Died on Sunday January 21st 2024