Deaths on January 23
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 23 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 23, 2026.
Hugh Masekela
South African jazz trumpeter
Died on Tuesday January 23rd 2018
Sir James Ball
British economist
Died on Tuesday January 23rd 2018
Naomi Parker Fraley
American naval machinist
Died on Tuesday January 23rd 2018
Andrew Carroll
American ice hockey player (Hershey Bears
Died on Tuesday January 23rd 2018
Jack Doms
New Zealand swimmer
Died on Tuesday January 23rd 2018
Emilio Gastón
Spanish poet
Died on Tuesday January 23rd 2018
Suzanne Citron
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Died on Tuesday January 23rd 2018
Peter Diversi
Australian rugby league player (North Sydney Bears
Died on Tuesday January 23rd 2018
Andrew Telegdi
Hungarian-Born Canadian politician
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Karl Hendricks
American singer
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Johann Ofner
Australian actor and stuntman
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Chuck Stewart
American jazz photographer
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Dave Shipperley
English footballer (Charlton Athletic
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
José de Jesús Madera Uribe
American Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Ramon Casha
Maltese social campaigner
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Gorden Kaye
English comic actor ('Allo 'Allo!)
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Ruth Samuelson
American politician
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Francisco Palmeiro
Portuguese footballer
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Dmytro Grabovskyy
Ukrainian bicycle racer
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Hiroki Matsukata
Japanese actor
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Pietro Bottaccioli
Italian prelate
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Bimba Bosé
Spanish singer and actress
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Hilary Bailey
British writer
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Emma Tennant
British author
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Moshe Gershuni
Israeli artist
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Biruta Baumane
Latvian artist
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Koo Cheng-yun
Taiwanese business executive (Taiwan Cement Corporation)
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Hanns Kreisel
German mycologist
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Hugh Mortimer
British diplomat
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Bill Roberts
American basketball player
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Wolf Bauer
German-born American mountaineer
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Walt Williams
American baseball player (Chicago White Sox
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Dmitry Shirkov
Russian theoretical physicist
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Espectrito
Mexican professional wrestler
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Mario Pérez Jiménez
Mexican professional wrestler
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Mario Mejia Jiminez
Mexican professional wrestler
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Marie Mahoney
American baseball player (AAGBPL)
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Koichi Sekimoto
Japanese footballer (Sagan Tosu)
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Sofía Gandarias
Spanish painter
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
R. Clayton McWhorter
American businessman and philanthropist
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Josip Friščić
Croatian politician
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Grahame Hodgson
Welsh rugby union player (Neath)
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Nikolay Abramov
Russian Vepsian writer and translator
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Tiger Mañalac
Filipino politician
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Jennifer Guinness
Irish socialite and kidnapping victim
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Bobby Wanzer
American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach (Rochester Royals)
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Cadalack Ron
American rapper
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Žuži Jelinek
Croatian fashion stylist
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Archie Gouldie
Canadian-American professional wrestler
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Elisabeta Polihroniade
Romanian chess Woman Grandmaster (1982) and International Arbiter
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
A. C. Jose
Indian politician
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Jacques Grimonpon
French footballer (Lille OSC
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Frank Zakem
Canadian politician and businessman
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Józef Glemp
Polish Roman Catholic cardinal
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet
French Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Ed Bouchee
American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Peter van der Merwe
South African cricketer
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Ismail al-Armouti
Jordanian politician
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Tatsuo Sato
Japanese politician
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Susan Douglas Rubes
Austrian-born Canadian actress
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Juan Carlos Rosero
Ecuadorian professional cyclist
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Jonathan Rendall
English author
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Mike Rashkow
American songwriter and advertising executive
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Dolours Price
Irish republican political activist and PIRA volunteer
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Jimmy Payne
English footballer (Liverpool)
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Lucien Paiement
Canadian politician
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Jan Ormerod
Australian illustrator of children's books
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Janice Knickrehm
American actress (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers)
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Made Katib
Malaysian Anglican prelate
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Tom Jankiewicz
American screenwriter (Grosse Pointe Blank)
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Khin Yu May
Burmese actress and singer
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Yuri Izrael
Russian meteorologist
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Franz Gabl
Austrian Olympic alpine skier (1948)
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Violetta Ferrari
Hungarian actress
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Béla Várady
Hungarian footballer
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Robert Coldsnow
American politician
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
S. Sriskandarajah
Sri Lankan judge and lawyer
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Ted Bottiger
American politician
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Eugene Schlickman
American politician
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Henri Ackermann
Luxembourgian cyclist
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Jan Pesman
Dutch Olympic bronze-medalist speed skater (1960)
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Charlie Osgood
American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers)
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Riz Ortolani
Italian film composer
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Lew Massey
American basketball player (Charlotte 49ers)
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Kazys Morkūnas
Lithuanian stained glass artist
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Uroš Marović
Serbian Yugoslav Olympic champion water polo player (1968)
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Mille Markovic
Yugoslav-born Swedish sex club owner
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Katsuyo Kobayashi
Japanese food critic (Iron Chef)
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Barrie Ingham
English actor (The Great Mouse Detective
Died on Friday January 23rd 2015
Simma Holt
Canadian journalist and politician
Died on Friday January 23rd 2015
Nol Heijerman
Dutch footballer (Sparta)
Died on Friday January 23rd 2015
Prosper Ego
Dutch activist
Died on Friday January 23rd 2015
Marc Dufour
Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers
Died on Friday January 23rd 2015
Betty Jane Diener
American politician
Died on Friday January 23rd 2015
Jalynn Bennett
Canadian consultant and corporate director
Died on Friday January 23rd 2015
Frank Sims
American baseball broadcaster
Died on Friday January 23rd 2015