Tom Prebble
New Zealand educationalist and university administrator (Massey University)
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
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.
William Fey
American bishop
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
John Baptist Kaggwa
Ugandan bishop
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Camille Cleroux
Canadian serial killer
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2021
Empire Maker
American racehorse
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Peter Hobday
British newscaster (Today
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Jan-Olof Ekholm
Swedish crime writer
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Sophie Kratzer
German ice hockey player
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Hana Ezrová
Czech basketball player (1957 World Championship bronze medalist)
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Maik Hamburger
German writer and dramaturge
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Dee Molenaar
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Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Danny Talbott
American football (Washington Redskins) and baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Sonja Brain
Dutch-British educator (death announced today)
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Bob Sutcliffe
British economist (death announced today)
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Bill Trowbridge
British scientist (death announced today)
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Peter Beyerhaus
German evangelist and theologian
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow
German actor
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Brice Armstrong
American voice actor (Dragon Ball)
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Lech Raczak
Polish theatre director
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Joseph Hannesschläger
German actor and musician
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Jaroslav Kubera
Czech politician
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Claudio Roditi
Brazilian jazz trumpeter
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Blagovest Sendov
Bulgarian mathematician and politician
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Robert Parker
American R&B singer ("Barefootin'")
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Ikkō Narahara
Japanese photographer
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Herbert W. Chilstrom
American Lutheran bishop
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Joserizal Jurnalis
Indonesian physician and activist
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Dumisani Kumalo
South African politician and diplomat
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Theodore K. Rabb
American historian
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Liang Jingkui
Chinese physical chemist
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Deng Tietao
Chinese physician
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Gao Changqing
Chinese surgeon
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
May Menassa
Lebanese writer and journalist
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Gert Frank
Danish Olympic cyclist (1976)
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Gary Gutting
American philosopher
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Joe Belmont
American basketball player and coach (b. 1934)
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Andrew G. Vajna
Hungarian-American film producer
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Gilbert R. Winham
American political scientist
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Masazo Nonaka
Japanese Supercentenarian
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Nathan Glazer
American sociologist
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Graeme Langlands
Australian rugby league footballer (St. George Dragons
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Sylvester Carmel Magro
Maltese Bishop
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Jerry Keeling
American football player (Calgary Stampeders
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Ed LaForge
American politician
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Ernest H. Sanders
German-born American music historian
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Jim Rodford
English musician (The Kinks)
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Doron Rubin
Israeli military officer
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Nathan Jatcko
American keyboardist (Pavlov's Dog)
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Jack Gadellaa
Dutch television director and writer
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Anindya Sengupta
Indian journalist
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Leon Ritzen
Belgian footballer (Thor Waterschei
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Eddy Beugels
Dutch cyclist
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Greg Critser
American writer
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Paul Bocuse
French chef based in Lyon
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Haije Sybesma
Dutch politician
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
John Bindernagel
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Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Els Postel-Coster
Dutch anthropologist
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Saqi Farooqi
Pakistani poet
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Fredo Santana
American rapper
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Philip Jacobson
English journalist
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Gustav Heiberg Simonsen
Norwegian lawyer and politician
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Liu Zhonghua
Chinese navy general
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Munnu Bhai
Pakistani journalist
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Olivia Lua
American pornographic actress
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Dik Abed
South African cricketer
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Maurice Couture
Canadian Catholic archbishop
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Allison Shearmur
American film producer (The Hunger Games
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Craig Howard
American football coach
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Ca Lê Thuần
Vietnamese composer
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Harry J. Middleton
American writer and library director
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
James S. Vlasto
American public servant
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Jan Scalisi
American politician
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Ger van Mourik
Dutch footballer (Ajax)
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Klaus Huhn
German sports journalist and writer
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Terry Hershey
American enviromentalist
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Carlos Alberto Silva
Brazilian football manager (Guarani FC
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Howard Kaufman
American talent manager (Eagles
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Hans Breukhoven
Dutch businessman (Free Record Shop)
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Alex Jones
American Roman Catholic deacon
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Edwin Pope
American journalist (The Miami Herald
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Elliot Meadow
British record producer and journalist
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Mike Kellie
English multi-instrumentalist and record producer
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Maria Cabral
Portuguese actress
Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Bairbre Dowling
Irish actress
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Stuart Cowden
English footballer (Stoke City)
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Constance Beresford-Howe
Canadian novelist
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Edward Yourdon
American computer scientist
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Ludovic Janvier
French writer
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Subrata Bose
Indian politician
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Lee Abramson
American composer and musician
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
David G. Hartwell
American editor
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Ronald Greenwald
American rabbi
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Mykolas Burokevičius
Lithuanian politician
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Nuno Teotónio Pereira
Portuguese architect
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Edmonde Charles-Roux
French writer
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Claude Lefebvre
Canadian politician
Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016