People who died on January 2 86
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Liu Chengyou
d. 951 (b. 931)
Liu Chengyou, Emperor Yin of the Later Han
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Su Fengji
d. 951
Su Fengji, Chinese official and chancellor
William de St-Calais
d. 1096
William de St-Calais, Bishop of Durham and chief counsellor of William II of England
Bertrand de Blanchefort
d. 1169
Bertrand de Blanchefort, sixth Grand Master of the Knights Templar (b. c. 1109)
Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria
d. 1184
Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria, daughter of Andronikos Komnenos
Heinrich Reuß von Plauen
d. 1470
Heinrich Reuß von Plauen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
Svante Nilsson (regent of Sweden)
d. 1512 (b. 1460)
Svante Nilsson, Sweden politician (b. 1460)
William Smyth
d. 1514 (b. 1460)
William Smyth, English bishop and academic (b. 1460)
Francesco Canova da Milano
d. 1543 (b. 1497)
Francesco Canova da Milano, Italian composer (d. 1543)
Pontormo
d. 1557 (b. 1494)
Pontormo, Italian painter (d. 1557)
Salima Sultan Begum
d. 1613 (b. 1539)
Salima Sultan Begum, Empress of the Mughal Empire (d. 1612)
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Domenico Zipoli
d. 1726 (b. 1688)
Domenico Zipoli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1688)
Micanopy
d. 1849 (b. 1780)
Micanopy, American tribal chief (b. 1780)
Frederick William IV of Prussia
d. 1861 (b. 1795)
Frederick William IV of Prussia (b. 1795)
George Biddell Airy
d. 1892 (b. 1801)
George Biddell Airy, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1801)
James Longstreet
d. 1904 (b. 1821)
James Longstreet, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Turkey (d. 1904)
Léon Teisserenc de Bort
d. 1913 (b. 1855)
Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (b. 1855)
Karl Goldmark
d. 1915 (b. 1830)
Karl Goldmark, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1830)
Léon Flameng
d. 1917 (b. 1877)
Léon Flameng, French cyclist (d. 1917)
Paul Adam (French novelist)
d. 1920 (b. 1862)
Paul Adam, French author (b. 1862)
Sabine Baring-Gould
d. 1924 (b. 1834)
Sabine Baring-Gould, English author and scholar (b. 1834)
Roman Dmowski
d. 1939 (b. 1864)
Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
Mischa Levitzki
d. 1941 (b. 1898)
Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
Joe Darling
d. 1946 (b. 1870)
Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)
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James Dooley (politician)
d. 1950 (b. 1877)
James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (d. 1950)
Theophrastos Sakellaridis
d. 1950 (b. 1883)
Theophrastos Sakellaridis, Greek composer and conductor (d. 1950)
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William Campion
d. 1951 (b. 1870)
William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)
Guccio Gucci
d. 1953 (b. 1881)
Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founded Gucci (b. 1881)
Chris van Abkoude
d. 1959 (b. 1880)
Chris van Abkoude, Dutch-American author (b. 1880)
Paul Sauvé
d. 1960 (b. 1907)
Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (b. 1907)
Dick Powell
d. 1963 (b. 1904)
Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1904)
Jack Carson
d. 1963 (b. 1910)
Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (b. 1910)
Nikolai Stepulov
d. 1968 (b. 1913)
Nikolai Stepulov, Russian-Estonian boxer (b. 1913)
Tex Ritter
d. 1974 (b. 1905)
Tex Ritter, American actor and singer (d. 1974)
Erroll Garner
d. 1977 (b. 1921)
Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (d. 1977)
Dick Emery
d. 1983 (b. 1915)
Dick Emery, English comedian and actor (b. 1915)
Una Merkel
d. 1986 (b. 1903)
Una Merkel, American actress (b. 1903)
Harekrushna Mahatab
d. 1987 (b. 1899)
Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (b. 1899)
Safdar Hashmi
d. 1989 (b. 1954)
Safdar Hashmi, Indian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1954)
Alan Hale, Jr.
d. 1990 (b. 1921)
Alan Hale Jr., American film and television actor (b. 1921)
Evangelos Averoff
d. 1990 (b. 1910)
Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister of Defence (d. 1990)
Dixy Lee Ray
d. 1994 (b. 1914)
Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician, 17th Governor of Washington (d. 1994)
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
d. 1994 (b. 1915)
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, French lawyer and businessman (b. 1915)
Siad Barre
d. 1995 (b. 1919)
Siad Barre, Somalian general and politician, later president (d. 1995)
Nancy Kelly
d. 1995 (b. 1921)
Nancy Kelly, American actress (b. 1921)
Karl Targownik
d. 1996 (b. 1915)
Karl Targownik, Hungarian-American psychiatrist and author (b. 1915)
Rolf Liebermann
d. 1999 (b. 1910)
Rolf Liebermann, Swiss-French composer and manager (d. 1999)
Sebastian Haffner
d. 1999 (b. 1907)
Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (b. 1907)
Elmo Zumwalt
d. 2000 (b. 1920)
Elmo Zumwalt, American admiral (b. 1920)
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Patrick O'Brian
d. 2000 (b. 1914)
Patrick O'Brian, English author and translator (b. 1914)
William P. Rogers
d. 2001 (b. 1913)
William P. Rogers, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 55th United States Secretary of State (b. 1913)
Frank Kelly Freas
d. 2005 (b. 1922)
Frank Kelly Freas, American illustrator and painter (b. 1922)
Maclyn McCarty
d. 2005 (b. 1911)
Maclyn McCarty, American geneticist and physician (b. 1911)
Osa Massen
d. 2006 (b. 1914)
Osa Massen, Danish-American actress (d. 2006)
Cecilia Muñoz-Palma
d. 2006 (b. 1913)
Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1913)
A. Richard Newton
d. 2007 (b. 1951)
A. Richard Newton, Australian-American engineer and academic (b. 1951)
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese
d. 2007 (b. 1941)
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, American historian and author (b. 1941)
Teddy Kollek
d. 2007 (b. 1911)
Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem (d. 2007)
David Perkins (geneticist)
d. 2007 (b. 1919)
David Perkins, American geneticist and academic (b. 1919)
Robert C. Solomon
d. 2007 (b. 1942)
Robert C. Solomon, American philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1942)
George MacDonald Fraser
d. 2008 (b. 1925)
George MacDonald Fraser, Scottish author and screenwriter (d. 2008)
Lee S. Dreyfus
d. 2008 (b. 1926)
Lee S. Dreyfus, American sailor, academic, and politician, 40th Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1926)
Inger Christensen
d. 2009 (b. 1935)
Inger Christensen, Danish poet and author (b. 1935)
David R. Ross
d. 2010 (b. 1958)
David R. Ross, Scottish historian and author (d. 2010)
Anne Francis
d. 2011 (b. 1930)
Anne Francis, American actress (d. 2011)
Bali Ram Bhagat
d. 2011 (b. 1922)
Bali Ram Bhagat, Indian politician; 16th Governor of Rajasthan (b. 1922)
Pete Postlethwaite
d. 2011 (b. 1946)
Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (d. 2011)
Gordon Hirabayashi
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Gordon Hirabayashi, American-Canadian sociologist and academic (b. 1918)
Larry Reinhardt
d. 2012 (b. 1948)
Larry Reinhardt, American guitarist (b. 1948)
Silvana Gallardo
d. 2012 (b. 1953)
Silvana Gallardo, American actress and producer (d. 2012)
William P. Carey
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
William P. Carey, American businessman and philanthropist, founded W. P. Carey (b. 1930)
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Yoshiro Hayashi
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Yoshiro Hayashi, Japanese golfer (b. 1922)
Gerda Lerner
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
Gerda Lerner, Austrian-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1920)
Teresa Torańska
d. 2013 (b. 1944)
Teresa Torańska, Polish journalist and author (b. 1944)
Bernard Glasser
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Bernard Glasser, American director and producer (d. 2014)
Elizabeth Jane Howard
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Elizabeth Jane Howard, English author and screenwriter (b. 1923)
Michael J. Matthews
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Michael J. Matthews, American lawyer and politician; 34th Mayor of Atlantic City (b. 1934)
Jay Traynor
d. 2014 (b. 1943)
Jay Traynor, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
Derek Minter
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
Derek Minter, English motorcycle racer (d. 2015)
Tihomir Novakov
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Tihomir Novakov, Serbian-American physicist and academic (b. 1929)
Nimr al-Nimr
d. 2016 (b. 1959)
Nimr al-Nimr, Saudi Arabian religious leader (b. 1959)
Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan
d. 2016 (b. 1924)
Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1924)
Frances Cress Welsing
d. 2016 (b. 1935)
Frances Cress Welsing, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1935)
John Berger
d. 2017 (b. 1926)
John Berger, English art critic and painter (b. 1926)
Albert Brewer
d. 2017 (b. 1928)
Albert Brewer, American politician, Governor of Alabama (1968-1971) (b. 1928)
Jean Vuarnet
d. 2017 (b. 1933)
Jean Vuarnet, French ski racer (d. 2017)