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.
George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld
Austrian-born British publisherDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Chang Yung-fa
Taiwanese businessman (Evergreen Group)Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
John Melville Turner
Canadian politicianDied on Sunday January 20th 2013
Tracy Sugarman
American illustratorDied on Sunday January 20th 2013
Toyo Shibata
Japanese poetDied on Sunday January 20th 2013
Dolores Prida
Cuban-born American advice columnist (Latina)Died on Sunday January 20th 2013
Donald Oesterling
American politicianDied on Sunday January 20th 2013
Pavlos Matesis
Greek writerDied on Sunday January 20th 2013
Richard Garneau
Canadian sports journalistDied on Sunday January 20th 2013
Ron Fraser
American Hall of Fame college baseball coach (University of Miami)Died on Sunday January 20th 2013
Freddie Williams
Welsh motorcycle speedway world champion (1950Died on Sunday January 20th 2013
José Isabel Jiménez
Mexican baseball journalistDied on Monday January 20th 2014
James Jacks
American film producer (The MummyDied on Monday January 20th 2014
Kiyoharu Ishiwata
Japanese politicianDied on Monday January 20th 2014
Armen Hovhannisyan
Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh soldierDied on Monday January 20th 2014
Lance E. Davis
American economic historianDied on Monday January 20th 2014
Graeme Dallow
New Zealand police officerDied on Monday January 20th 2014
Ubaldo Continiello
Italian film composerDied on Monday January 20th 2014
Win Borden
American politicianDied on Monday January 20th 2014
Michael Vosse
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Vern Benson
American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Atlanta Braves)Died on Monday January 20th 2014
Jonas Trinkūnas
Lithuanian ethnologist and religion folkloristDied on Monday January 20th 2014
Wistin Abela
Maltese politicianDied on Monday January 20th 2014
Pete Titanic
Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts)Died on Monday January 20th 2014
Claudio Abbado
Italian conductorDied on Monday January 20th 2014
George Scott
Scottish-born Canadian wrestlerDied on Monday January 20th 2014
Otis G. Pike
American politicianDied on Monday January 20th 2014
Hans Meuer
German computer scientistDied on Monday January 20th 2014
John Mackey
Irish-born New Zealand Roman Catholic prelateDied on Monday January 20th 2014
Jumber Lominadze
Georgian physicistDied on Monday January 20th 2014
Bette Rogge
American radio and television presenterDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Peter Pontiac
Dutch cartoonistDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Wilfride Piollet
French ballerina and choreographerDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Gloria D. Miklowitz
American authorDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Rose Marie McCoy
American songwriterDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Herman E. Lauhoff
American politicianDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Graeme Hugo
Australian demographer and geographerDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Anatol Hrytskievich
Belarusian historianDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Lawrence Hogben
New Zealand meteorologist and naval officerDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Melvin Gordon
American business executiveDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Edgar Froese
German musician (Tangerine Dream)Died on Tuesday January 20th 2015
James Walker
Australian television writer (Neighbours)Died on Tuesday January 20th 2015
James L. Fowler
American military veteranDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Jerome Van Sistine
American politicianDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Canserbero
Venezuelan rapperDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Ricardo dos Santos
Brazilian surferDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Hitoshi Saito
Japanese judokaDied on Tuesday January 20th 2015
William Roffler
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles)Died on Tuesday January 20th 2015