People who died on January 1 107
Lucius Aelius
d. 138 (b. 101)
Lucius Aelius, Roman adopted son of Hadrian (d. 138)
Saint Telemachus
d. 404
Telemachus, Christian monk and martyr
Former Deposed Emperor of Liu Song
d. 466 (b. 449)
Emperor Qianfei, emperor of the Liu Song dynasty (d. 466)
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Eugendus
d. 510 (b. 449)
Eugendus, French abbot and saint (b. 449)
Javanshir
d. 680 (b. 616)
Javanshir, King of Caucasian Albania (d. 680)
Adalard of Corbie
d. 827
Adalard of Corbie, Frankish abbot
Odo of France
d. 898 (b. 860)
Odo of France (b. 860)
Ramiro II of León
d. 951
Ramiro II, king of León and Galicia
Baldwin III, Count of Flanders
d. 962 (b. 940)
Baldwin III, Count of Flanders (b. 940)
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Henry of Marcy
d. 1189
Henry of Marcy, Cistercian abbot (b. c. 1136)
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Haakon III of Norway
d. 1204 (b. 1170)
Haakon III of Norway (b. 1170)
Charles II of Navarre
d. 1387 (b. 1332)
King Charles II of Navarre (d. 1387)
Charles, Count of Angoulême
d. 1496 (b. 1459)
Charles, Count of Angoulême (b. 1459)
Louis XII of France
d. 1515 (b. 1462)
Louis XII, king of France (d. 1515)
Christian III of Denmark
d. 1559 (b. 1503)
Christian III of Denmark (d. 1559)
Joachim du Bellay
d. 1560 (b. 1522)
Joachim du Bellay, French poet and critic (b. 1522)
Hendrik Goltzius
d. 1617 (b. 1558)
Hendrik Goltzius, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1558)
Filippo Baldinucci
d. 1697 (b. 1624)
Filippo Baldinucci, Florentine historian and author (b. 1624)
William Wycherley
d. 1716 (b. 1641)
William Wycherley, English playwright and poet (b. 1641)
Johann Bernoulli
d. 1748 (b. 1667)
Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1748)
Johann Ludwig Krebs
d. 1780 (b. 1713)
Johann Ludwig Krebs, German organist and composer (b. 1713)
Johann Christian Bach
d. 1782 (b. 1735)
Johann Christian Bach, German-English viol player and composer (d. 1782)
Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley
d. 1789 (b. 1716)
Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1716)
Francesco Guardi
d. 1793 (b. 1712)
Francesco Guardi, Italian painter (d. 1793)
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Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
d. 1796 (b. 1735)
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, French mathematician and chemist (b. 1735)
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
d. 1817 (b. 1743)
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic (b. 1743)
John Torrington
d. 1846 (b. 1825)
John Torrington, English soldier and explorer (b. 1825)
Gregory Blaxland
d. 1853 (b. 1778)
Gregory Blaxland, Australian farmer and explorer (b. 1778)
Mikhail Ostrogradsky
d. 1862 (b. 1801)
Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1862)
Louis Auguste Blanqui
d. 1881 (b. 1805)
Louis Auguste Blanqui, French activist (b. 1805)
Roswell B. Mason
d. 1892 (b. 1805)
Roswell B. Mason, American lawyer and politician, 25th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
Heinrich Hertz
d. 1894 (b. 1857)
Heinrich Hertz, German physicist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1894)
Alfred Ely Beach
d. 1896 (b. 1826)
Alfred Ely Beach, American publisher and lawyer, created the Beach Pneumatic Transit (b. 1826)
Hugh Nelson (Australian politician)
d. 1906 (b. 1835)
Hugh Nelson, Scottish-Australian farmer and politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (b. 1835)
William Wilfred Campbell
d. 1918 (b. 1858)
William Wilfred Campbell, Canadian poet and author (b. 1858)
Mikhail Drozdovsky
d. 1919 (b. 1881)
Mikhail Drozdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian general (d. 1918)
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
d. 1921 (b. 1856)
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1856)
István Kühár
d. 1922 (b. 1887)
István Kühár, Slovenian priest and politician (d. 1922)
Mustafa Necati
d. 1929 (b. 1894)
Mustafa Necati, Turkish civil servant and politician, Turkish Minister of Environment and Urban Planning (b. 1894)
Martinus Beijerinck
d. 1931 (b. 1851)
Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851)
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
d. 1937 (b. 1874)
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math (b. 1874)
Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao
d. 1940 (b. 1865)
Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian author and educator (b. 1865)
Edwin Lutyens
d. 1944 (b. 1869)
Edwin Lutyens, English architect, designed the Castle Drogo and Thiepval Memorial (b. 1869)
Charles Turner (Australian cricketer)
d. 1944 (b. 1862)
Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (b. 1862)
Hank Williams
d. 1953 (b. 1923)
Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1953)
Duff Cooper
d. 1954 (b. 1890)
Duff Cooper, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1890)
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Leonard Bacon (poet)
d. 1954 (b. 1887)
Leonard Bacon, American poet and critic (b. 1887)
Arthur C. Parker
d. 1955 (b. 1881)
Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist and historian (b. 1881)
Margaret Sullavan
d. 1960 (b. 1909)
Margaret Sullavan, American actress and singer (d. 1960)
Emma Asson
d. 1965 (b. 1889)
Emma Asson, Estonian educator and politician (d. 1965)
Vincent Auriol
d. 1966 (b. 1884)
Vincent Auriol, French lawyer and politician, 16th President of the French Republic (d. 1966)
Barton MacLane
d. 1969 (b. 1902)
Barton MacLane, American actor, playwright and screenwriter (b. 1902)
Bruno Söderström
d. 1969 (b. 1888)
Bruno Söderström, Swedish pole vaulter and javelin thrower (b. 1888)
Amphilochius of Pochayiv
d. 1971 (b. 1894)
Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian saint (b. 1894)
Maurice Chevalier
d. 1972 (b. 1888)
Maurice Chevalier, French actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1972)
Don Freeman
d. 1978 (b. 1908)
Don Freeman, American author and illustrator (d. 1978)
Pietro Nenni
d. 1980 (b. 1891)
Pietro Nenni, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1891)
Hephzibah Menuhin
d. 1981 (b. 1920)
Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Australian pianist (b. 1920)
Victor Buono
d. 1982 (b. 1938)
Victor Buono, American actor (d. 1982)
Alexis Korner
d. 1984 (b. 1928)
Alexis Korner, French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)
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Sigerson Clifford
d. 1985 (b. 1913)
Sigerson Clifford, Irish poet, playwright, and civil servant (b. 1913)
Grace Hopper
d. 1992 (b. 1906)
Grace Hopper, American computer scientist and admiral, co-developed COBOL (b. 1906)
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
d. 1994 (b. 1900)
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1994)
Cesar Romero
d. 1994 (b. 1907)
Cesar Romero, American actor (d. 1994)
Edward Arthur Thompson
d. 1994 (b. 1914)
Edward Arthur Thompson, Irish historian and academic (b. 1914)
Eugene Wigner
d. 1995 (b. 1902)
Eugene Wigner, Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
Arleigh Burke
d. 1996 (b. 1901)
Arleigh Burke, American admiral (b. 1901)
Arthur Rudolph
d. 1996 (b. 1906)
Arthur Rudolph, German-American engineer (b. 1906)
Ivan Graziani
d. 1997 (b. 1945)
Ivan Graziani, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)
Townes Van Zandt
d. 1997 (b. 1944)
Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1944)
Helen Wills
d. 1998 (b. 1905)
Helen Wills, American tennis player and painter (d. 1998)
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Colin Vaughan
d. 2000 (b. 1931)
Colin Vaughan, Australian-Canadian journalist and activist (b. 1931)
Ray Walston
d. 2001 (b. 1914)
Ray Walston, American actor (b. 1914)
Julia Phillips
d. 2002 (b. 1944)
Julia Phillips, Jewish-American film producer and author (d. 2002)
Royce D. Applegate
d. 2003 (b. 1939)
Royce D. Applegate, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1939)
Joe Foss
d. 2003 (b. 1915)
Joe Foss, American general and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (d. 2003)
Shirley Chisholm
d. 2005 (b. 1924)
Shirley Chisholm, American educator and politician (b. 1924)
Eugene J. Martin
d. 2005 (b. 1938)
Eugene J. Martin, American painter (d. 2005)
Harry Magdoff
d. 2006 (b. 1913)
Harry Magdoff, American economist and journalist (b. 1913)
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Leon Davidson
d. 2007 (b. 1922)
Leon Davidson, American chemist and engineer (b. 1922)
Roland Levinsky
d. 2007 (b. 1943)
Roland Levinsky, South African-English biochemist and academic (b. 1943)
Tillie Olsen
d. 2007 (b. 1912)
Tillie Olsen, American short story writer (d. 2007)
Pratap Chandra Chunder
d. 2008
Pratap Chandra Chunder, Indian educator and politician
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Harold Corsini
d. 2008 (b. 1919)
Harold Corsini, American photographer and educator (b. 1919)
Claiborne Pell
d. 2009 (b. 1918)
Claiborne Pell, American politician (b. 1918)
Lhasa de Sela
d. 2010 (b. 1972)
Lhasa de Sela, American-Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1972)
Marin Constantin
d. 2011 (b. 1925)
Marin Constantin, Romanian composer and conductor (b. 1925)
Kiro Gligorov
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Kiro Gligorov, Bulgarian-Macedonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Macedonia (b. 1917)
Nay Win Maung
d. 2012 (b. 1962)
Nay Win Maung, Burmese physician, businessman, and activist (b. 1962)
Tommy Mont
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Tommy Mont, American football player and coach (b. 1922)
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
d. 2013 (b. 1945)
Christopher Martin-Jenkins, English journalist and sportscaster (d. 2013)
Patti Page
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Patti Page, American singer and actress (b. 1927)
Pete DeCoursey
d. 2014 (b. 1961)
Pete DeCoursey, American journalist (d. 2014)
Higashifushimi Kunihide
d. 2014 (b. 1910)
Higashifushimi Kunihide, Japanese monk and educator (d. 2014)
William Mgimwa
d. 2014 (b. 1950)
William Mgimwa, Tanzanian banker and politician, 13th Tanzanian Minister of Finance (d. 2014)
Juanita Moore
d. 2014 (b. 1914)
Juanita Moore, American actress (b. 1914)
Mario Cuomo
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
Mario Cuomo, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New York (d. 2015)
Donna Douglas
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
Donna Douglas, American actress (d. 2015)
Omar Karami
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Omar Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Lebanon (d. 2015)
Boris Morukov
d. 2015 (b. 1950)
Boris Morukov, Russian physician and astronaut (d. 2015)
Fazu Aliyeva
d. 2016 (b. 1932)
Fazu Aliyeva, Russian poet and journalist (b. 1932)
Dale Bumpers
d. 2016 (b. 1925)
Dale Bumpers, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas (d. 2016)
Mike Oxley
d. 2016 (b. 1944)
Mike Oxley, American lawyer and politician (d. 2016)
Vilmos Zsigmond
d. 2016 (b. 1930)
Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian-American cinematographer and producer (d. 2016)
Tony Atkinson
d. 2017 (b. 1944)
Tony Atkinson, English economist and academic (d. 2017)
Yvon Dupuis
d. 2017 (b. 1926)
Yvon Dupuis, Canadian politician (d. 2017)
Derek Parfit
d. 2017 (b. 1942)
Derek Parfit, British philosopher (b. 1942)