People who died on January 28 99
Guntram
d. 592 (b. 532)
Guntram, French king (b. 532)
Charlemagne
d. 814 (b. 742)
Charlemagne, Frankish king (d. 814)
Zhou Dewei
d. 919
Zhou Dewei, Chinese general
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Gao Jixing
d. 929 (b. 858)
Gao Jixing, founder of Chinese Jingnan (b. 858)
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Jing Yanguang
d. 947 (b. 892)
Jing Yanguang, Chinese general (b. 892)
Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia
d. 1061 (b. 1031)
Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia (b. 1031)
William II of Holland
d. 1256 (b. 1227)
William II, Count of Holland, King of Germany (b. 1227)
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France
d. 1271 (b. 1247)
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France (b. 1247)
Dervorguilla of Galloway
d. 1290
Dervorguilla of Galloway, Scottish noble, mother of king John Balliol of Scotland (b. c. 1210)
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Robert le Maçon
d. 1443 (b. 1365)
Robert le Maçon, French diplomat (b. 1365)
Henry VIII of England
d. 1547 (b. 1491)
Henry VIII of England (d. 1547)
Thomas Bodley
d. 1613 (b. 1545)
Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and scholar, founded the Bodleian Library (b. 1545)
Pope Paul V
d. 1621 (b. 1550)
Pope Paul V (d. 1621)
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Tommaso Dingli
d. 1666 (b. 1591)
Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect and sculptor (b. 1591)
Pierre Séguier
d. 1672 (b. 1588)
Pierre Séguier, French politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 1672)
Richard Allestree
d. 1681 (b. 1619)
Richard Allestree, English priest and academic (b. 1619)
Johannes Hevelius
d. 1687 (b. 1611)
Johannes Hevelius, Polish astronomer and politician (b. 1611)
Ferdinand Verbiest
d. 1688 (b. 1623)
Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit missionary in China (d. 1688)
Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet
d. 1697 (b. 1645)
Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet, English general and politician (b. 1645)
Ludvig Holberg
d. 1754 (b. 1684)
Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian-Danish historian and philosopher (b. 1684)
Augustin Daniel Belliard
d. 1832 (b. 1769)
Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
d. 1859 (b. 1782)
F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
Émile Clapeyron
d. 1864 (b. 1799)
Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer (b. 1799)
Augusta Holmès
d. 1903 (b. 1847)
Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (b. 1847)
Gustave de Molinari
d. 1912 (b. 1819)
Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist and theorist (b. 1819)
John McCrae
d. 1918 (b. 1872)
John McCrae, Canadian soldier, physician, and author (b. 1872)
Mustafa Suphi
d. 1921 (b. 1883)
Mustafa Suphi, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1883)
Emmy Destinn
d. 1930 (b. 1878)
Emmy Destinn, Czech soprano and poet (b. 1878)
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
d. 1935 (b. 1859)
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1859)
Anastasios Metaxas
d. 1937 (b. 1862)
Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and target shooter (b. 1862)
Bernd Rosemeyer
d. 1938 (b. 1909)
Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver (b. 1909)
W. B. Yeats
d. 1939 (b. 1865)
W. B. Yeats, Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1939)
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Edward Siegler
d. 1942 (b. 1881)
Edward Siegler, American gymnast and triathlete (b. 1881)
Roza Shanina
d. 1945 (b. 1924)
Roza Shanina, Russian sergeant and sniper (d. 1945)
Reynaldo Hahn
d. 1947 (b. 1874)
Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (d. 1947)
Hans Aumeier
d. 1948 (b. 1906)
Hans Aumeier, German SS officer (b. 1906)
Jean-Pierre Wimille
d. 1949 (b. 1908)
Jean-Pierre Wimille, French race car driver (d. 1949)
Nikolai Luzin
d. 1950 (b. 1883)
Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1883)
James Scullin
d. 1953 (b. 1876)
James Scullin, Australian journalist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1953)
Neyzen Tevfik
d. 1953 (b. 1879)
Neyzen Tevfik, Turkish philosopher and poet (b. 1879)
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Walter Beall
d. 1959 (b. 1899)
Walter Beall, American baseball player (d. 1959)
Zora Neale Hurston
d. 1960 (b. 1891)
Zora Neale Hurston, American novelist, short story writer, and folklorist (b. 1891)
Gustave Garrigou
d. 1963 (b. 1884)
Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (d. 1963)
Tich Freeman
d. 1965 (b. 1888)
Tich Freeman, English cricketer (d. 1965)
Maxime Weygand
d. 1965 (b. 1867)
Maxime Weygand, Belgian-French general (b. 1867)
Donald Winnicott
d. 1971 (b. 1896)
Donald Winnicott, English paediatrician and psychoanalyst (b. 1896)
John Banner
d. 1973 (b. 1910)
John Banner, Austrian actor (b. 1910)
Marcel Broodthaers
d. 1976 (b. 1924)
Marcel Broodthaers, Belgian painter and poet (b. 1924)
Ward Moore
d. 1978 (b. 1903)
Ward Moore, American author (d. 1978)
Frank Forde
d. 1983 (b. 1890)
Frank Forde, Australian educator and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1983)
Space Shuttle Challenger
d. 1986 (b. 1944)
crew of Space Shuttle Challenger
Gregory Jarvis, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1944)
Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (b. 1948)
Ronald McNair, American physicist and astronaut (b. 1950)
Ellison Onizuka, American engineer and astronaut (b. 1946)
Judith Resnik, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1949)
Dick Scobee, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1939)
Michael J. Smith, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1945)
Klaus Fuchs
d. 1988 (b. 1911)
Klaus Fuchs, German physicist and politician (b. 1911)
Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama
d. 1989 (b. 1938)
Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (d. 1989)
Helen Sawyer Hogg
d. 1993 (b. 1905)
Helen Sawyer Hogg, American-Canadian astronomer and academic (d. 1993)
Joseph Brodsky
d. 1996 (b. 1940)
Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
Burne Hogarth
d. 1996 (b. 1911)
Burne Hogarth, American cartoonist and author (b. 1911)
Jerry Siegel
d. 1996 (b. 1914)
Jerry Siegel, American author and illustrator, co-created Superman (b. 1914)
Shotaro Ishinomori
d. 1998 (b. 1938)
Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1938)
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Valery Gavrilin
d. 1999 (b. 1939)
Valery Gavrilin, Russian composer (b. 1939)
Ranko Marinković
d. 2001 (b. 1913)
Ranko Marinković, Croatian author and playwright (b. 1913)
Gustaaf Deloor
d. 2002 (b. 1913)
Gustaaf Deloor, Belgian cyclist and soldier (b. 1913)
Astrid Lindgren
d. 2002 (b. 1907)
Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author and screenwriter (b. 1907)
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Ayşe Nur Zarakolu
d. 2002 (b. 1946)
Ayşe Nur Zarakolu, Turkish author and activist (d. 2002)
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Mieke Pullen
d. 2003 (b. 1957)
Mieke Pullen, Dutch runner (b. 1957)
Lloyd M. Bucher
d. 2004 (b. 1927)
Lloyd M. Bucher, American captain (b. 1927)
Mel Pritchard
d. 2004 (b. 1948)
Mel Pritchard, English drummer (b. 1948)
Jim Capaldi
d. 2005 (b. 1944)
Jim Capaldi, English drummer and singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
Carlo Clerici
d. 2007 (b. 1929)
Carlo Clerici, Swiss cyclist (d. 2007)
Robert Drinan
d. 2007 (b. 1920)
Robert Drinan, American priest, lawyer, and politician (b. 1920)
Yelena Romanova
d. 2007 (b. 1963)
Yelena Romanova, Russian runner (b. 1963)
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Karel Svoboda
d. 2007 (b. 1938)
Karel Svoboda, Czech composer (b. 1938)
Billy Powell
d. 2009 (b. 1952)
Billy Powell, American keyboard player and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2009)
Roman Juszkiewicz
d. 2012 (b. 1952)
Roman Juszkiewicz, Polish astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1952)
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Don Starkell
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Don Starkell, Canadian adventurer and author (b. 1932)
Florentino Fernández (boxer)
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Florentino Fernández, Cuban-American boxer and coach (b. 1936)
Hattie N. Harrison
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Hattie N. Harrison, American educator and politician (b. 1928)
Oldřich Kulhánek
d. 2013 (b. 1940)
Oldřich Kulhánek, Czech painter, illustrator, and stage designer (d. 2013)
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John Cacavas
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
John Cacavas, American composer and conductor (b. 1930)
Harry Gamble
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Harry Gamble, American football player, coach, and manager (b. 1930)
Dwight Gustafson
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Dwight Gustafson, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)
Nigel Jenkins
d. 2014 (b. 1949)
Nigel Jenkins, Welsh poet, journalist, and geographer (b. 1949)
Jorge Obeid
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Jorge Obeid, Argentinian engineer and politician, Governor of Santa Fe (b. 1947)
Suraj Abdurrahman
d. 2015 (b. 1954)
Suraj Abdurrahman, Nigerian general, architect, and engineer (b. 1954)
Yves Chauvin
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Yves Chauvin, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)
Lionel Gilbert
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Lionel Gilbert, Australian historian, author, and academic (b. 1924)
Signe Toly Anderson
d. 2016 (b. 1941)
Signe Toly Anderson, American rock singer (d. 2016)
Paul Kantner
d. 2016 (b. 1941)
Paul Kantner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
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Franklin Gene Bissell
d. 2016 (b. 1926)
Franklin Gene Bissell, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
Buddy Cianci
d. 2016 (b. 1941)
Buddy Cianci, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Providence (b. 1941)
Bob Tizard
d. 2016 (b. 1924)
Bob Tizard, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 6th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1924)
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Alexander Chancellor
d. 2017 (b. 1940)
Alexander Chancellor, British journalist (b. 1940)
Geoff Nicholls
d. 2017 (b. 1948)
Geoff Nicholls, British musician (Black Sabbath (d. 2017)
Gregory Jarvis
d. 1986 (b. 1944)
Gregory Jarvis, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)
Christa McAuliffe
d. 1986 (b. 1948)
Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (d. 1986)
Ronald McNair
d. ?
Ellison Onizuka
d. ?
Judith Resnik
d. 1986 (b. 1949)
Judith Resnik, Ukrainian Jewish-American engineer and astronaut (d. 1986)
Dick Scobee
d. 1986 (b. 1939)
Dick Scobee, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)
Michael J. Smith (astronaut)
d. 1986 (b. 1945)
Michael J. Smith, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)