People who died on January 15 107
Chak Tok Ich'aak I
d. 348 (b. 475)
Chak Tok Ich'aak I, Mayan ruler (b. 475)
Íte of Killeedy
d. 570 (b. 475)
Íte of Killeedy, Irish nun and saint (b. 475)
Theophylact (son of Michael I)
d. 849 (b. 793)
Theophylact, Byzantine emperor (b. 793)
Rudolph of France
d. 936 (b. 880)
Rudolph of France (b. 880)
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Wang Jingchong (Five Dynasties)
d. 950
Wang Jingchong, Chinese general
Berengaria of Barcelona
d. 1149 (b. 1116)
Berengaria of Barcelona, queen consort of Castile (b. 1116)
Nicolaus Olahus
d. 1568 (b. 1493)
Nicolaus Olahus, Romanian archbishop (b. 1493)
Catherine Carey
d. 1569 (b. 1524)
Catherine Carey lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I of England (b. 1524)
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Martha Leijonhufvud
d. 1584 (b. 1520)
Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noblewoman (b. 1520)
Murad III
d. 1595 (b. 1546)
Murad III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1595)
Paolo Sarpi
d. 1623 (b. 1552)
Paolo Sarpi, Italian writer (d. 1623)
John Cosin
d. 1672 (b. 1594)
John Cosin, English bishop and academic (b. 1594)
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Philip Warwick
d. 1683 (b. 1609)
Philip Warwick, English politician (b. 1609)
Giovanni Battista Sammartini
d. 1775 (b. 1700)
Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1700)
John Landen
d. 1790 (b. 1719)
John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (d. 1790)
Dru Drury
d. 1804 (b. 1725)
Dru Drury, English entomologist and author (d. 1804)
Anton Bernolák
d. 1813 (b. 1762)
Anton Bernolák, Slovak priest and linguist (d. 1813)
Emma, Lady Hamilton
d. 1815 (b. 1761)
Emma, Lady Hamilton, English-French mistress of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (b. 1761)
Henri Braconnot
d. 1855 (b. 1780)
Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (d. 1855)
Isaac Nathan
d. 1864 (b. 1792)
Isaac Nathan, English-Australian composer and journalist (b. 1792)
Massimo d'Azeglio
d. 1866 (b. 1798)
Massimo d'Azeglio, Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter (b. 1798)
Eliza McCardle Johnson
d. 1876 (b. 1810)
Eliza McCardle Johnson, American wife of Andrew Johnson, 18th First Lady of the United States (b. 1810)
Leopold Damrosch
d. 1885 (b. 1832)
Leopold Damrosch, German-American composer and conductor (b. 1832)
Fanny Kemble
d. 1893 (b. 1809)
Fanny Kemble, English actress (b. 1809)
Mathew Brady
d. 1896 (b. 1822)
Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (d. 1896)
Arnold Janssen
d. 1909 (b. 1837)
Arnold Janssen, German priest and missionary (b. 1837)
Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky
d. 1916 (b. 1850)
Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian playwright and translator (b. 1850)
Karl Liebknecht
d. 1919 (b. 1871)
Karl Liebknecht, German politician (b. 1871)
Rosa Luxemburg
d. 1919 (b. 1871)
Rosa Luxemburg, German economist, theorist, and philosopher (b. 1871)
Enrico Toselli
d. 1926 (b. 1883)
Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1883)
George Cope (artist)
d. 1929 (b. 1855)
George Cope, American painter (b. 1855)
Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster
d. 1936 (b. 1866)
Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster, English cricketer and politician, 7th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1866)
Anton Holban
d. 1937 (b. 1902)
Anton Holban, Romanian author, theoretician, and educator (b. 1902)
Wilhelm Wirtinger
d. 1945 (b. 1865)
Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian-German mathematician and theorist (d. 1945)
Josephus Daniels
d. 1948 (b. 1862)
Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1948)
Henry H. Arnold
d. 1950 (b. 1886)
Henry H. Arnold, American general (d. 1950)
Nikolai Vekšin
d. 1951 (b. 1887)
Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian sailor and captain (d. 1951)
Ned Hanlon (politician)
d. 1952 (b. 1887)
Ned Hanlon, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Queensland (b. 1952)
Yves Tanguy
d. 1955 (b. 1900)
Yves Tanguy, French-American painter (b. 1900)
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Regina Margareten
d. 1959 (b. 1863)
Regina Margareten, Hungarian businesswoman (b. 1863)
Jack Teagarden
d. 1964 (b. 1905)
Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (d. 1964)
David Burliuk
d. 1967 (b. 1882)
David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (d. 1967)
Bill Masterton
d. 1968 (b. 1938)
Bill Masterton, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1938)
Frank Clement (racing driver)
d. 1970 (b. 1886)
Frank Clement, British racing driver (d. 1970)
William T. Piper
d. 1970 (b. 1881)
William T. Piper, American engineer and businessman, founded Piper Aircraft (b. 1881)
Daisy Ashford
d. 1972 (b. 1881)
Daisy Ashford, English author (b. 1881)
Coleman Francis
d. 1973 (b. 1919)
Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
Ivan Petrovsky
d. 1973 (b. 1901)
Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1973)
Harold D. Cooley
d. 1974 (b. 1897)
Harold D. Cooley, American lawyer and politician (d. 1974)
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Graham Whitehead
d. 1981 (b. 1922)
Graham Whitehead, English racing driver (d. 1981)
Red Smith (sportswriter)
d. 1982 (b. 1905)
Red Smith, American journalist (b. 1905)
Armin Öpik
d. 1983 (b. 1898)
Armin Öpik, Estonian-Australian paleontologist and geologist (b. 1898)
Shepperd Strudwick
d. 1983 (b. 1907)
Shepperd Strudwick, American actor (b. 1907)
Fazıl Küçük
d. 1984 (b. 1906)
Fazıl Küçük, Cypriot journalist and politician (b. 1906)
Ray Bolger
d. 1987 (b. 1904)
Ray Bolger, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1904)
Seán MacBride
d. 1988 (b. 1904)
Seán MacBride, Irish lawyer and politician, Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
Gordon Jackson (actor)
d. 1990 (b. 1923)
Gordon Jackson, Scottish-English actor (b. 1923)
Peggy van Praagh
d. 1990 (b. 1910)
Peggy van Praagh, English ballerina, choreographer, and director (b. 1910)
Sammy Cahn
d. 1993 (b. 1913)
Sammy Cahn, American pianist and composer (d. 1993)
Georges Cziffra
d. 1994 (b. 1921)
Georges Cziffra, Hungarian-French pianist and composer (b. 1921)
Harry Nilsson
d. 1994 (b. 1941)
Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1994)
Harilal Upadhyay
d. 1994 (b. 1916)
Harilal Upadhyay, Indian author, poet, and astrologist (d. 1994)
Les Baxter
d. 1996 (b. 1922)
Les Baxter, American pianist and composer (b. 1922)
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
d. 1996 (b. 1938)
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (d. 1996)
Gulzarilal Nanda
d. 1998 (b. 1898)
Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian politician (d. 1998)
Junior Wells
d. 1998 (b. 1934)
Junior Wells, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (b. 1934)
Betty Box
d. 1999 (b. 1915)
Betty Box, English composer and producer (b. 1915)
Georges-Henri Lévesque
d. 2000 (b. 1903)
Georges-Henri Lévesque, Canadian-Dominican priest and sociologist (b. 1903)
Leo Marks
d. 2001 (b. 1920)
Leo Marks, English cryptographer, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
Michael Anthony Bilandic
d. 2002 (b. 1923)
Michael Anthony Bilandic, American soldier, judge, and politician, 49th Mayor of Chicago (d. 2002)
Eugène Brands
d. 2002 (b. 1913)
Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (b. 1913)
Doris Fisher (songwriter)
d. 2003 (b. 1915)
Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
Olivia Goldsmith
d. 2004 (b. 1949)
Olivia Goldsmith, American author (b. 1949)
Victoria de los Ángeles
d. 2005 (b. 1923)
Victoria de los Ángeles, Spanish soprano and actress (b. 1923)
Walter Ernsting
d. 2005 (b. 1920)
Walter Ernsting, German author (b. 1920)
Elizabeth Janeway
d. 2005 (b. 1913)
Elizabeth Janeway, American author and critic (b. 1913)
Ruth Warrick
d. 2005 (b. 1916)
Ruth Warrick, American actress and activist (d. 2005)
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
d. 2006 (b. 1926)
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1926)
Awad Hamed al-Bandar
d. 2007 (b. 1945)
Awad Hamed al-Bandar, Iraqi lawyer and judge (b. 1945)
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti
d. 2007 (b. 1951)
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Iraqi intelligence officer (b. 1951)
James Hillier
d. 2007 (b. 1915)
James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (d. 2007)
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Pura Santillan-Castrence
d. 2007 (b. 1905)
Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino educator and diplomat (b. 1905)
Bo Yibo
d. 2007 (b. 1908)
Bo Yibo, Chinese general and politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 2007)
Robert V. Bruce
d. 2008 (b. 1923)
Robert V. Bruce, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1923)
Lincoln Verduga Loor
d. 2009 (b. 1917)
Lincoln Verduga Loor, Ecuadorian journalist and politician (b. 1917)
Nat Lofthouse
d. 2011 (b. 1925)
Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager (d. 2011)
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Pierre Louis-Dreyfus
d. 2011 (b. 1908)
Pierre Louis-Dreyfus, French soldier, race car driver, and businessman (b. 1908)
Susannah York
d. 2011 (b. 1939)
Susannah York, English actress and activist (b. 1939)
Ed Derwinski
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Ed Derwinski, American soldier and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (b. 1926)
Manuel Fraga Iribarne
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Spanish lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the Xunta of Galicia (b. 1922)
Carlo Fruttero
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Carlo Fruttero, Italian journalist and author (b. 1926)
Samuel Jaskilka
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Samuel Jaskilka, American general (b. 1919)
Ib Spang Olsen
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Ib Spang Olsen, Danish author and illustrator (b. 1921)
Hulett C. Smith
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Hulett C. Smith, American lieutenant and politician, 27th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1918)
Nagisa Oshima
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Nagisa Oshima, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1932)
John Thomas (athlete)
d. 2013 (b. 1941)
John Thomas, American high jumper (b. 1941)
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Curtis Bray
d. 2014 (b. 1970)
Curtis Bray, American football player and coach (b. 1970)
John Dobson (amateur astronomer)
d. 2014 (b. 1915)
John Dobson, Chinese-American astronomer and author, designed the Dobsonian telescope (d. 2014)
Roger Lloyd-Pack
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (d. 2014)
Ervin Drake
d. 2015 (b. 1919)
Ervin Drake, American songwriter and composer (d. 2015)
Kim Fowley
d. 2015 (b. 1939)
Kim Fowley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and manager (d. 2015)
Ray Nagel
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (d. 2015)
Francisco X. Alarcón
d. 2016 (b. 1954)
Francisco X. Alarcón, American poet and educator (b. 1954)
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Ken Judge
d. 2016 (b. 1958)
Ken Judge, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1958)
Manuel Velázquez
d. 2016 (b. 1943)
Manuel Velázquez, Spanish footballer (b. 1943)
Jimmy Snuka
d. 2017 (b. 1943)
Jimmy Snuka, Fijian professional wrestler (b. 1943)
Galba
d. ?
Galba, Roman emperor (b. 3 BC)