Kim Deok-ju
South Korean lawyer and judgeDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Deaths on January 4
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 4 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 4, 2026.
Viktor Ivanenko
Soviet-Russian security officerDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Bessie Hendricks
American supercentenarianDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Jean Bertho
French actor and film directorDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Pierre Joassin
Belgian film director and screenwriter (MaigretDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Quentin Williams
American politicianDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Hans Rebele
German footballerDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Apostolos Pitsos
Greek industrialist and businessmanDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Ernesto Castano
Italian footballer (TriestinaDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Rosi Mittermaier
German alpine ski racerDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Sim Wong Hoo
Singaporean entrepreneurDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Richard Bernal
Jamaican diplomat and economistDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Edith Lank
American author and advice columnistDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Suzy McKee Charnas
American novelist and short story writerDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Eric Low
Singaporean politicianDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Thomas L. Hughes
American government officialDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Pierre Parsus
French painter and illustratorDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Max Fordham
British engineerDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Greg Robinson
American football coach (UCLA BruinsDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Anatole Novak
French road bicycle racerDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Jaakko Jonkka
Finnish juristDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Alyaksandr Fyedarovich
Belarusian football player (Dnepr MogilevDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Lawrence Brooks
American supercentenarianDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Saleh Al-Luhaidan
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholarDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Olga Szabó-Orbán
Romanian fencerDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Neil Nongkynrih
Indian pianistDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Jessie Daniels
American R&B singer (Force MDs)Died on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Keishu Tanaka
Japanese politicianDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Ross Browner
American Hall of Fame football player (Cincinnati BengalsDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Gina Cabrera
Cuban actressDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Francisco Álvarez Martínez
Spanish Roman Catholic prelateDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Kim Mi-soo
South Korean actress (Hi ByeDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Abd al-Mawla Naqi
Libyan politicianDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Craig Ruddy
Australian artistDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Ed Rasmuson
American philanthropist and banking executiveDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Tommy Matchick
American baseball player (Detroit TigersDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Andrzej Nowak
Polish guitaristDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Henny Orri
Dutch actressDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Claude Taittinger
French businessmanDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Andreas Michalopoulos
Greek footballer (Panachaiki)Died on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Aiyappan Pillai
Indian lawyerDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Darryl Owens
American politicianDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Delgamuukw
Canadian indigenous leader and campaigner (Delgamuukw v British Columbia)Died on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Odell Barry
American football player (Denver Broncos) and politicianDied on Wednesday January 5th 2022
Marek Pivovar
Czech writer and theatre directorDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Aylin Özmenek
78–79Died on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Manola Robles
Chilean journalistDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Jerry Berger
American PR practitioner and journalist (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)Died on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Alan Burgess
New Zealand cricketerDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Joseph Zong Huaide
Chinese Roman Catholic clandestine prelateDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Dick Kulpa
cartoonist. Died on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Ronnie Burgess
American football player (Green Bay Packers)Died on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Colin Bell
English Hall of Fame footballer (Manchester CityDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Harald Maartmann
Norwegian Olympic cross-country skierDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Mikhail Zhelev
Bulgarian athleteDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo
Argentine Roman Catholic prelateDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Pungky Purnomo Wibowo
Indonesian economistDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Carrie Dann
American indigenous rights activist and spiritual leaderDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Kim Tschang-yeul
South Korean water drop painterDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
A. Madhavan
Indian writerDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Vennelakanti
Indian lyricist (Murali KrishnuduDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Ricardo Akinobu Yamauti
Brazilian politicianDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
João Cutileiro
Portuguese sculptorDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Anatoliy Butenko
Ukrainian politicianDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Gordon “Butch” Stewart
Jamacian hotelierDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Bob Brett
Australian tennis coachDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
John Muckler
Canadian ice hockey coach (Minnesota North StarsDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Chacha Sherly
Indonesian singerDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Xhemil Tagani
Albanian actor (A Tale from the PastDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
George Whitmore
American mountain climber and conservationistDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Telly Tjanggulung
Indonesian politicianDied on Tuesday January 5th 2021
K. S. S. Nambooripad
Indian mathematicianDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Élisabeth Rappeneau
84–85Died on Saturday January 4th 2020
Georges Duboeuf
French WinemakerDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Julio Castro Caldas
Portugese politicianDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Herbert Binkert
German footballerDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Károly Gesztesi
Hungarian actorDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Lorenza Mazzetti
Italian film director (Together) and novelistDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Domenico Corcione
Italian military officerDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Tom Long
Australian actorDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Zdravko Tomac
Croatian politicianDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Rameshwar Prasad
Indian politicianDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Nguyễn Chánh Tín
Vietnamese actor and directorDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Veronika Fitz
German actressDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
R. Kern Eutsler
American United Methodist Church bishopDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
George W. Blair
American politicianDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
P. H. Pandian
Indian politicianDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Derek Acorah
English self-styled spiritual medium and television personality (Most HauntedDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
M. Sakthivel Murugan
Indian politicianDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Stella Maris Leverberg
Argentinian politicianDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Mónica Echeverría
Chilean journalistDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Ken Fuson
American journalist (The Baltimore SunDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Katsura Shinnosuke
Japanese rakugokaDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Nikolai Ilyich Leonov
Russian psychologistDied on Saturday January 4th 2020
Mohammed Mahfel
90-91Died on Friday January 4th 2019
Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Al Badawi
Yemeni terrorist (Islamic Jihad of Yemen) and fugitiveDied on Friday January 4th 2019