João Canijo
Portuguese film director (Get a LifeDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Deaths on January 28
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 28 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 28, 2026.
Huda Shaarawi
Syrian actressDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Philip G. Killey
American air force generalDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Nigel Ogden
British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains)Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness
Scottish politicianDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Willie Allan
Scottish footballer (Greenock MortonDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Marco Bülow
German journalist and politicianDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Günter Kilian
German Olympic water polo player (1968Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Michael McElroy
American scientistDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Ladislav Goral
Czech social activistDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Steve Dennis
Canadian football player (Toronto ArgonautsDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Ernie Fage
Canadian politicianDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Vénus Khoury-Ghata
French-Lebanese poet and writerDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Eric Russell
Scottish cricketerDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Wojciech Michniewski
Polish composer and conductorDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Michael Nobbs
Australian field hockey player (national team) and coach (India)Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Stig Millehaugen
Norwegian criminalDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Akira Iriye
Japanese-American historianDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Nilton César
Brazilian singerDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Hardy Hepp
Swiss musician and painterDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Diógenes Quintero
Colombian lawyerDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
John Cenci
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers)Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Bryan Loren
American songwriter ("Do the Bartman")Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Charles Victor Thompson
American convicted murdererDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Isabelo San Luis
Filipino Catholic priest and media personality (Society of the Divine Word)Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland
British aristocratDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Maggie Van Ostrand
American writer and columnistDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Cezary Jędrzycki Polish Olympic rower dead at age 57
Cezary Jędrzycki, a Polish rower and Olympic competitor, died on January 28, 2026, at the age of 57. Born in Warsaw on January 23, 1969, he competed in the men's…
Dan McQuade Journalist dead at age 43
Dan McQuade, an American journalist and writer, died on January 28, 2026. He was 43. A Philadelphia-based writer and community figure, McQuade was best known for recording and reporting on…
Sadhvi Prem Baisa Indian religious storyteller dead at age 26
Sadhvi Prem Baisa, an Indian religious storyteller and sadhvi, died on January 28, 2026. She was from western Rajasthan and was known for her Bhagwat Katha programs and bhajan singing…
Peter Hargitai Poet, novelist, translator dead at age 79
Peter Hargitai, a Hungarian-born American poet, novelist and translator of Hungarian literature, died on January 28, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Budapest, Hungary, on January 28, 1947,…
Fobazi Ettarh American academic and librarian best known for coining the term “vocational awe…
Fobazi Ettarh, an American academic and librarian best known for coining the term “vocational awe,” died on January 28, 2026. Born in New Jersey in 1989, she served as a…
Josef Dvorak public figure dead at age 91
Josef Dvorak, an Austrian therapist, Catholic theologian and author, died on January 28, 2026. Born in Vienna on January 28, 1934, he was also a scholar of Karl Rahner and…
Fernando Mamede dead at age 74, Portuguese athlete
Fernando Mamede, the Portuguese long-distance runner who held the 10,000 metres world record until 1989, died on January 28, 2026. Born Fernando Eugénio Pacheco Mamede on November 1, 1951, in…
Paul Rader
American religious leaderDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Vilhelm Helander
Finnish architect and academicDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Dinu Gheorghe
Romanian football presidentDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Kim Soo-jin
South Korean mineralogistDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Jan Mijnsbergen
Dutch politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Francesco Paolo Lucchese
Italian politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Aldo Dorigo
Italian footballer (TriestinaDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Sonja Weismann
Swiss politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Theo Magin
German politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Myles Hollander
American academic statisticianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Ralf-Dieter Fischer
German politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Jane McGarrigle
Canadian songwriter and musicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Gene Schroeder
American football player (Chicago Bears)Died on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Anna Bruns
German politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Charles Oluka
Ugandan generalDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Sammy Acaylar
Filipino volleyball coachDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Thomas Streicher
Austrian mathematicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Henry Beissel
Canadian writer and editorDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Géza Kralován
Hungarian sprint canoerDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Neilton Mulim
Brazilian politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Yannis Ziagas
Greek politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Edweena Banger
British musician (The NosebleedsDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Boyko Dimitrov
Bulgarian politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Mirosław Żak
Polish geodesist and academicDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Alexander Turbanov
Russian politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Mavai Senathirajah
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Mikhail Shkabardnya
Soviet-Russian politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Sekisuke Nakanishi
Japanese politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Malcolm MacKay
Canadian politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Huang Mao-zong
Taiwanese judgeDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Gao Zhentong
Chinese structural fatigue scientistDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Abdul Momen Talukder
Bangladeshi politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Arnaldo Gruarin
Italian-born French rugby union player (RC ToulonDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Michael Baggott
British antiques dealer and television personality (Flog It!)Died on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Max Schautzer
Austrian-born German television and radio presenterDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
William Leuchtenburg
American historian and authorDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Joan Hanham, Baroness Hanham
British politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Tobias Eder
German ice hockey playerDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
David Noel Ramírez Padilla
Mexican academic administratorDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Narendra Chapalgaonkar
writer and judge of Bombay high courtDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Mahmoud Saeed
Iraqi-born American novelistDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Avtar Singh Bhurji
Indian-born Ugandan Olympic field hockey player (1972)Died on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Éamonn Walsh
Irish politicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Addison Bain
American NASA scientistDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Anna Hannevik
Norwegian Salvation Army commissionerDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Hartmut Bagger
German generalDied on Monday January 29th 2024
Brian Lumley
British authorDied on Monday January 29th 2024
Fernando Acevedo
Peruvian Olympic sprinter (1968Died on Monday January 29th 2024
Anders Lampe
Danish guitarist (Bamses Venner)Died on Monday January 29th 2024
Bruno Amstad
59–60Died on Monday January 29th 2024
Jim Hoffmann
Canadian ice hockey playerDied on Monday January 29th 2024
Delio Lucarelli
Italian Catholic bishopDied on Monday January 29th 2024
Jimy Williams
American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Boston Red SoxDied on Monday January 29th 2024
Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães
Brazilian diplomatDied on Monday January 29th 2024
N. Scott Momaday
American author (House Made of Dawn)Died on Monday January 29th 2024
Larry L. Taylor
American military officerDied on Monday January 29th 2024
Drew Warhurst
Maltese fashion designerDied on Monday January 29th 2024
Arne Hegerfors
Swedish sports journalistDied on Monday January 29th 2024
Paul Vallone
American politicianDied on Monday January 29th 2024