People who died on January 20 97
Pope Fabian
d. 250 (b. 200)
Pope Fabian (b. 200)
Al-Shafi‘i
d. 820 (b. 767)
Al-Shafi‘i, Palestinian scholar and jurist (b. 767)
Theophilos (emperor)
d. 842 (b. 813)
Theophilos, Byzantine emperor (b. 813)
Louis the Younger
d. 882
Louis the Younger, king of the East Frankish Kingdom
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Li Jitao
d. 924
Li Jitao, general of Later Tang
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Zhao Guangfeng
d. 928
Zhao Guangfeng, Chinese official and chancellor
Wulfstan (died 1095)
d. 1095
Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester
Henry (bishop of Finland)
d. 1156
Henry, English-Finnish bishop and saint
Emperor Shizong of Jin
d. 1189 (b. 1123)
Emperor Shizong of Jin (b. 1123)
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Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia
d. 1191 (b. 1167)
Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)
Theobald V, Count of Blois
d. 1191 (b. 1130)
Theobald V, Count of Blois (b. 1130)
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John Maunsell
d. 1265
John Maunsell, Lord Chancellor of England
John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford
d. 1336 (b. 1306)
John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (b. 1306)
Robert of Naples
d. 1343 (b. 1277)
Robert of Naples (b. 1277)
John II of Aragon
d. 1479 (b. 1397)
John II of Aragon (b. 1397)
Myles Coverdale
d. 1568 (b. 1488)
Myles Coverdale, English bishop and translator (b. 1488)
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 1612 (b. 1552)
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1612)
Isaac Ambrose
d. 1663 (b. 1604)
Isaac Ambrose, English minister and author (b. 1604)
Anne of Austria
d. 1666 (b. 1601)
Anne of Austria (d. 1666)
Humphrey Hody
d. 1707 (b. 1659)
Humphrey Hody, English scholar and theologian (b. 1659)
François de la Chaise
d. 1709 (b. 1624)
François de la Chaise, French priest (d. 1709)
John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol
d. 1751 (b. 1665)
John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (d. 1751)
Charles Yorke
d. 1770 (b. 1722)
Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722)
David Garrick
d. 1779 (b. 1717)
David Garrick, English actor, playwright, and producer (d. 1779)
Benjamin Chew
d. 1810 (b. 1721)
Benjamin Chew, American lawyer and judge (b. 1721)
Charles IV of Spain
d. 1819 (b. 1748)
Charles IV of Spain (b. 1748)
John Soane
d. 1837 (b. 1753)
John Soane, English architect and academic, designed the Royal Academy and Freemasons' Hall (d. 1837)
Jørgen Jørgensen
d. 1841 (b. 1780)
Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer (b. 1780)
Minh Mạng
d. 1841 (b. 1791)
Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1841)
Christian VIII of Denmark
d. 1848 (b. 1786)
Christian VIII of Denmark (d. 1848)
Adam Oehlenschläger
d. 1850 (b. 1779)
Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1779)
Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke
d. 1852 (b. 1794)
Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 6th Yokozuna (b. 1794)
Basil Moreau
d. 1873 (b. 1799)
Basil Moreau, French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (d. 1873)
Jean-François Millet
d. 1875 (b. 1814)
Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (d. 1875)
Kalākaua
d. 1891 (b. 1836)
Kalākaua of Hawaii (b. 1836)
John Ruskin
d. 1900 (b. 1819)
John Ruskin, English author, critic, and academic (d. 1900)
Zénobe Gramme
d. 1901 (b. 1826)
Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (d. 1901)
Agnes Mary Clerke
d. 1907 (b. 1842)
Agnes Mary Clerke, Irish astronomer and author (d. 1907)
John Ordronaux (doctor)
d. 1908 (b. 1830)
John Ordronaux, American surgeon and academic (b. 1830)
José Guadalupe Posada
d. 1913 (b. 1851)
José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican illustrator and engraver (d. 1913)
Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun
d. 1915 (b. 1840)
Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician (b. 1840)
Georg Lurich
d. 1920 (b. 1876)
Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler and strongman (d. 1920)
Mary Watson Whitney
d. 1921 (b. 1847)
Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (d. 1921)
Ivor Crapp
d. 1924 (b. 1872)
Ivor Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (b. 1872)
George V
d. 1936 (b. 1865)
George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1936)
Omar Bundy
d. 1940 (b. 1861)
Omar Bundy, American general (d. 1940)
James McKeen Cattell
d. 1944 (b. 1860)
James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (d. 1944)
Josh Gibson
d. 1947 (b. 1911)
Josh Gibson, American baseball player (b. 1911)
Warren Bardsley
d. 1954 (b. 1882)
Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (b. 1882)
Fred Root
d. 1954 (b. 1890)
Fred Root, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1954)
Robert P. T. Coffin
d. 1955 (b. 1892)
Robert P. T. Coffin, American author and poet (b. 1892)
Robinson Jeffers
d. 1962 (b. 1887)
Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher (b. 1887)
Alan Freed
d. 1965 (b. 1922)
Alan Freed, American radio host (b. 1922)
Broncho Billy Anderson
d. 1971 (b. 1880)
Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880)
Minanogawa Tōzō
d. 1971 (b. 1903)
Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (d. 1971)
Lorenz Böhler
d. 1973 (b. 1885)
Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician and surgeon (b. 1885)
Amílcar Cabral
d. 1973 (b. 1924)
Amílcar Cabral, Guinea-Bissauan political leader (d. 1973)
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Dimitrios Kiousopoulos
d. 1977 (b. 1892)
Dimitrios Kiousopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, 151st Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1892)
William Roberts (painter)
d. 1980 (b. 1895)
William Roberts, English soldier and painter (d. 1980)
Garrincha
d. 1983 (b. 1933)
Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (b. 1933)
Johnny Weissmuller
d. 1984 (b. 1904)
Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-American swimmer and actor (d. 1984)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
d. 1988 (b. 1890)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistani activist and politician (d. 1988)
Dora Stratou
d. 1988 (b. 1903)
Dora Stratou, Greek dancer and choreographer (b. 1903)
Alamgir Kabir (film maker)
d. 1989 (b. 1938)
Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
Barbara Stanwyck
d. 1990 (b. 1907)
Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (d. 1990)
Audrey Hepburn
d. 1993 (b. 1929)
Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian (d. 1993)
Matt Busby
d. 1994 (b. 1909)
Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1994)
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga
d. 1994 (b. 1911)
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, first Kenyan Vice-President (b. 1911)
Gerry Mulligan
d. 1996 (b. 1927)
Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 1996)
Carrie Hamilton
d. 2002 (b. 1963)
Carrie Hamilton, American actress and singer (b. 1963)
Al Hirschfeld
d. 2003 (b. 1903)
Al Hirschfeld, American caricaturist, painter and illustrator (d. 2003)
Nedra Volz
d. 2003 (b. 1908)
Nedra Volz, American actress (d. 2003)
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Alan Brown (racing driver)
d. 2004 (b. 1919)
Alan Brown, English race car driver (b. 1919)
T. Nadaraja
d. 2004 (b. 1917)
T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (b. 1917)
Per Borten
d. 2005 (b. 1913)
Per Borten, Norwegian politician, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (d. 2005)
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Roland Frye
d. 2005 (b. 1921)
Roland Frye, American theologian and critic (b. 1921)
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański
d. 2005 (b. 1913)
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Polish journalist and politician (b. 1913)
Miriam Rothschild
d. 2005 (b. 1908)
Miriam Rothschild, English zoologist, entomologist, and author (b. 1908)
Dave Lepard
d. 2006 (b. 1980)
Dave Lepard, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1980)
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Dan Christensen
d. 2007 (b. 1942)
Dan Christensen, American painter (d. 2007)
Stéphanos II Ghattas
d. 2009 (b. 1920)
Stéphanos II Ghattas, Egyptian patriarch (b. 1920)
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Sheila Walsh (novelist)
d. 2009 (b. 1928)
Sheila Walsh, English author (d. 2009)
John F. Baker, Jr.
d. 2012 (b. 1945)
John F. Baker, Jr., American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1945)
Etta James
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Etta James, American singer (d. 2012)
John Levy (musician)
d. 2012 (b. 1912)
John Levy, American bassist and businessman (d. 2012)
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Ioannis Kefalogiannis
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Ioannis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of the Interior (b. 1933)
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Alejandro Rodriguez (psychiatrist)
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Alejandro Rodriguez, Venezuelan-American pediatrician and psychiatrist (b. 1918)
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Pavlos Matesis
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright (b. 1933)
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Toyo Shibata
d. 2013 (b. 1911)
Toyo Shibata, Japanese poet and author (b. 1911)
Claudio Abbado
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (d. 2014)
Otis G. Pike
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (b. 1921)
Jonas Trinkūnas
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Jonas Trinkūnas, Lithuanian ethnologist and academic (b. 1939)
Edgar Froese
d. 2015 (b. 1944)
Edgar Froese, Russian-German keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2015)
Mykolas Burokevičius
d. 2016 (b. 1927)
Mykolas Burokevičius, Lithuanian carpenter and politician (b. 1927)
Edmonde Charles-Roux
d. 2016 (b. 1920)
Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (d. 2016)
David G. Hartwell
d. 2016 (b. 1941)
David G. Hartwell, American anthologist, author, and critic (d. 2016)
Harry J. Middleton
d. 2017 (b. 1921)
Harry J. Middleton, American writer and library director (b. 1921)