Gale McArthur
American basketball player (Oklahoma State Cowboys)Died on Friday January 3rd 2020
Deaths on January 3
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 3 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 3, 2026.
Yunahar Ilyas
Indonesian Islamic clericDied on Friday January 3rd 2020
Qasem Soleimani
Iranian major generalDied on Friday January 3rd 2020
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
Iraqi military commanderDied on Friday January 3rd 2020
Nick Fish
American politician and lawyerDied on Friday January 3rd 2020
Herb Kelleher
American businessmanDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Walt McKeel
baseball player (Boston Red SoxDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Malcolm E. Beard
American politicianDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Bill Elsey
British racehorse trainer (Epsom OaksDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Samuel Rayan
Indian theologianDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Dibyendu Palit
Indian writerDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Perry Deane Young
American journalist and playwrightDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Joe Casely-Hayford
British fashion designerDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Hamza Abdullahi
Nigerian politicianDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Kevin J. McIntyre
American politicianDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Sayed Ashraful Islam
Bangladeshi politicianDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Salvador Martínez Pérez
Mexican Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Kevin McIntyre
American politicianDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Syed Ashraful Islam
Bengali politicianDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Tu Mingjing
Chinese materials scientistDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Julia Grant
British trans woman pioneer (A Change of Sex)Died on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Peter Kelly
Irish politicianDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Paulien van Deutekom
Dutch speed skater (Gold in Nagano)Died on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Katie Flynn
British novelistDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Jerry Magee
American sports writer (The San Diego Union-Tribune)Died on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari
Indian judge and independence activistDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Gao Chengyong
Chinese serial killer and rapistDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Michael Yeung
Chinese Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Ludwig W. Adamec
Austrian historianDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Bob Hanner
American politicianDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Dagfinn Bakke
Norwegian artistDied on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Jerzy Turonek
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Marko Nikolić
Serbian actor (Bolji život). Died on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Željko Senečić
Croatian film and television production designerDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Emily Dole
American wrestlerDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Betty Woodman
American ceramic artistDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Donna Carter
Trinidadian politicianDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Jakub Zedníček
Czech actorDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Donal Barrington
Irish judgeDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Bernard de Fallois
French editorDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Colin Brumby
Australian composer and conductorDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Wilbur Plaugher
American rodeo cowboyDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Giovanni Di Clemente
Italian film producerDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Joseph Benjamin Johnson
American education executiveDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Tony Calder
British music promoter and executive (The BeatlesDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Francisco Peralta
Spanish puppeteerDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Germán León Vaquero
Spanish businessmanDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Roberto Coll Vinent
Spanish lawyer and journalistDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Teddy Edelmann
Danish singerDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Keyvan Dahesch
German journalistDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Karel Makonj
Czech puppet theatre director and theoristDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Donna Carter-Hunt
Trinidad politicianDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Lara Kruger
South African disc jockey and transgender advocateDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Michael Pfeiffer
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Rudolf Anděl
Czech historian and academicDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Keorapetse Kgositsile
South African poet and journalistDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Alan Deakin
English footballer (Aston Villa)Died on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Mike McCartney
Scottish footballer (Carlisle UnitedDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Serafino Sprovieri
Italian Catholic ArchbishopDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Radha Viswanathan
Indian vocalistDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Jon Paul Steuer
American actor (Star Trek: The Next GenerationDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Francis George Adeodatus Micallef
Maltese Catholic prelateDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Thomas S. Monson
LDS Church president (since 2008)Died on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Lawal Kaita
Nigerian politicianDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Vidwan Mahadevappa
Indian violinistDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Janice Budd
Jamaican journalist and newsreaderDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Robert Mann
American composerDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2018
Charles J. Colgan
American politicianDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Sylvester Uphus
American politicianDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Ivo Brešan
Croatian writerDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
George M. Dennison
American university administratorDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Marlon Areola
American blogger and LGBT activist. Died on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Cecilia González Gómez
Mexican politicianDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Rolf Noskwith
German-born British businessman and codebreaker during World War IIDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Karl Gerstner
Swiss typographerDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Barbara Fei
Chinese opera singerDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Ciro Bustos
Argentine artist and guerrilla soldierDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Barbara Fei Ming-yi
Chinese opera singerDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Granny
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Alfonso Wong
Chinese cartoonistDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Rita Bertolini
Austrian author and publisherDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Poul Pedersen
Danish Olympic medallist (1960)Died on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Manuel Fernández Mora
Spanish footballer and coach (Racing de Santander)Died on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Luis Mazzeo
Argentinian actor (Wild Tales)Died on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Gregorio Paunero Martín
Spanish directorDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
H. S. Mahadeva Prasad
Indian politicianDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Richard Machowicz
American Navy SealDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Samuel Schweber
Argentinian Chess International MasterDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Albert Brewer
American politicianDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Daryl Spencer
American baseball player (New York / San Francisco Giants)Died on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
George Kosana
American actor (Night of the Living Dead)Died on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
John McDade Howell
American academic and university chancellor (East Carolina University)Died on Sunday January 3rd 2016
Leonard Berkowitz
American social psychologistDied on Sunday January 3rd 2016
Ted Stanley
American philanthropist and businessman (Danbury Mint)Died on Sunday January 3rd 2016