Obituary: Tom Prebble, dead at age 75
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 obituary: died at age 78
American bishop Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
John Baptist died at age 77
Ugandan bishop Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Obituary: Camille Cleroux, dead at age 67
Canadian serial killer Died on Wednesday January 20th 2021
Obituary: Empire Maker, dead at age 19
American racehorse Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Peter Hobday died at age 82
British newscaster (Today Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Obituary: Jan-Olof Ekholm, dead at age 88
Swedish crime writer Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Sophie Kratzer has died at age 30
German ice hockey player Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Hana Ezrová, died aged 92
Czech basketball player (1957 World Championship bronze medalist) Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Maik Hamburger, died aged 88
German writer and dramaturge Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Obituary: Dee Molenaar, dead at age 101
101 Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Danny Talbott dies at age 75
American football (Washington Redskins) and baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Death of Urs Egger at age 66
Swiss film and television director Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Sonja Brain passed away at age 84
Dutch-British educator (death announced today) Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Bob Sutcliffe died at age 80
British economist (death announced today) Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Bill Trowbridge has died at age 89
British scientist (death announced today) Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Peter Beyerhaus passed away at age 90
German evangelist and theologian Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow passes away at age 34
German actor Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Brice Armstrong passed away at age 84
American voice actor (Dragon Ball) Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Lech Raczak death at age 73
Polish theatre director Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Joseph Hannesschläger passes away at age 57
German actor and musician Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Jaroslav Kubera dies at 73
Czech politician Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Death of Claudio Roditi at age 73
Brazilian jazz trumpeter Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Obituary: Blagovest Sendov, dead at age 87
Bulgarian mathematician and politician Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Robert Parker passed away at age 89
American R&B singer ("Barefootin'") Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Obituary: Ikkō Narahara, dead at age 88
Japanese photographer Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Herbert W. passed away at age 88
American Lutheran bishop Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Joserizal Jurnalis, died aged 56
Indonesian physician and activist Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Dumisani Kumalo passed away at age 71
South African politician and diplomat Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Theodore K. dies at 81
American historian Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Liang Jingkui passes away at age 87
Chinese physical chemist Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Deng Tietao, died aged -1
Chinese physician Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Gao Changqing passed away at age 59
Chinese surgeon Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
May Menassa has died at age 80
Lebanese writer and journalist Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Gert Frank death at age 62
Danish Olympic cyclist (1976) Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Gary Gutting dies at 76
American philosopher Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Joe Belmont dies at -1
American basketball player and coach (b. 1934) Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Andrew G. dies at age 74
Hungarian-American film producer Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Gilbert R. death at age 80
American political scientist Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Masazo Nonaka passes away at age 113
Japanese Supercentenarian Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Nathan Glazer dies at age 95
American sociologist Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Graeme Langlands passes away at age 76
Australian rugby league footballer (St. George Dragons Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Obituary: Sylvester Carmel, dead at age 76
Maltese Bishop Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Jerry Keeling, died aged 78
American football player (Calgary Stampeders Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Ed LaForge passed away at age 82
American politician Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Ernest H. obituary: died at age 99
German-born American music historian Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Death of Jim Rodford at age 76
English musician (The Kinks) Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Doron Rubin, died aged 74
Israeli military officer Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Nathan Jatcko obituary: died at age 31
American keyboardist (Pavlov's Dog) Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Jack Gadellaa, died aged 75
Dutch television director and writer Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Anindya Sengupta death at age 52
Indian journalist Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Death of Leon Ritzen at age 78
Belgian footballer (Thor Waterschei Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Eddy Beugels passes away at age 73
Dutch cyclist Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Greg Critser passes away at age 63
American writer Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Paul Bocuse passed away at age 91
French chef based in Lyon Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Haije Sybesma has died at age 79
Dutch politician Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Obituary: John Bindernagel, dead at age 76
76-77 Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Els Postel-Coster passed away at age 92
Dutch anthropologist Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Saqi Farooqi passes away at age 81
Pakistani poet Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Death of Fredo Santana at age 27
American rapper Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Philip Jacobson dies at age 79
English journalist Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Gustav Heiberg dies at 82
Norwegian lawyer and politician Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Obituary: Liu Zhonghua, dead at age 101
Chinese navy general Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Munnu Bhai dead at age 85
Pakistani journalist Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Obituary: Olivia Lua, dead at age 23
American pornographic actress Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Dik Abed dies at age 73
South African cricketer Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Maurice Couture passes away at age 91
Canadian Catholic archbishop Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Allison Shearmur, died aged 53
American film producer (The Hunger Games Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Craig Howard passes away at age 64
American football coach Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Ca Lê dead at age 78
Vietnamese composer Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Harry J. death at age 95
American writer and library director Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Obituary: James S., dead at age 82
American public servant Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Jan Scalisi obituary: died at age 61
American politician Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Ger van has died at age 85
Dutch footballer (Ajax) Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Jan Kruis death at age 83
83 Dutch cartoonist (Jack Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Obituary: Klaus Huhn, dead at age 88
German sports journalist and writer Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Terry Hershey died at age 94
American enviromentalist Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Carlos Alberto dead at age 77
Brazilian football manager (Guarani FC Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Death of Howard Kaufman at age 79
American talent manager (Eagles Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Hans Breukhoven, died aged 70
Dutch businessman (Free Record Shop) Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Edwin Pope dies at 88
American journalist (The Miami Herald Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Red Adams passed away at age 95
American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers) Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Elliot Meadow died at age 75
British record producer and journalist Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Mike Kellie passes away at age 69
English multi-instrumentalist and record producer Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Death of Maria Cabral at age 75
Portuguese actress Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Bairbre Dowling passed away at age 62
Irish actress Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Stuart Cowden, died aged 90
English footballer (Stoke City) Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Constance Beresford-Howe has died at age 93
Canadian novelist Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Edward Yourdon passes away at age 72
American computer scientist Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Ludovic Janvier dead at age 82
French writer Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Subrata Bose dies at 83
Indian politician Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Lee Abramson died at age 45
American composer and musician Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Obituary: David G., dead at age 74
American editor Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Ronald Greenwald obituary: died at age 82
American rabbi Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Mykolas Burokevičius obituary: died at age 88
Lithuanian politician Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Nuno Teotónio passed away at age 93
Portuguese architect Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Edmonde Charles-Roux dead at age 95
French writer Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Claude Lefebvre died at age 86
Canadian politician Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Bud Beardmore dies at age 76
American lacrosse coach (Maryland) Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016