People who died on January 9 118
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Adrian of Canterbury
d. 710
Adrian of Canterbury, abbot and scholar
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Emperor Xizong of Jin
d. 1150 (b. 1119)
Emperor Xizong of Jin (d. 1150)
Birger Brosa
d. 1202
Birger Brosa, Jarl of Sweden
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Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi
d. 1282 (b. 1204)
Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, Minorcan ruler (b. 1204)
Wen Tianxiang
d. 1283 (b. 1236)
Wen Tianxiang, Chinese general and scholar (d. 1283)
Marco Polo
d. 1324 (b. 1254)
Marco Polo, Italian merchant and explorer (b. 1254)
Giulia della Rena
d. 1367 (b. 1319)
Giulia della Rena, Italian saint (b. 1319)
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Adam Moleyns
d. 1450
Adam Moleyns, Bishop of Chichester
William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent
d. 1463 (b. 1405)
William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent, English soldier (b. 1405)
John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg
d. 1499 (b. 1455)
John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1499)
Demetrios Chalkokondyles
d. 1511 (b. 1423)
Demetrios Chalkokondyles, Greek scholar and academic (b. 1423)
Anne of Brittany
d. 1514 (b. 1477)
Anne of Brittany (d. 1514)
Wang Yangming
d. 1529 (b. 1472)
Wang Yangming, Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (b. 1472)
Johannes Aventinus
d. 1534 (b. 1477)
Johannes Aventinus, Bavarian historian and philologist (d. 1534)
Guillaume du Bellay
d. 1543 (b. 1491)
Guillaume du Bellay, French general and diplomat (b. 1491)
Amago Haruhisa
d. 1561 (b. 1514)
Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)
Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon
d. 1571 (b. 1510)
Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French admiral (b. 1510)
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Jasper Heywood
d. 1598 (b. 1553)
Jasper Heywood, English poet and scholar (b. 1553)
Leonard Holliday
d. 1612 (b. 1550)
Leonard Holliday, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1550)
Alix Le Clerc
d. 1622 (b. 1576)
Alix Le Clerc, French Canoness Regular and foundress (d. 1622)
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Louis Bertrand Castel
d. 1757 (b. 1688)
Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1688)
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
d. 1757 (b. 1657)
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French poet and playwright (d. 1757)
Thomas Birch
d. 1766 (b. 1705)
Thomas Birch, English historian and author (b. 1705)
Maria Gaetana Agnesi
d. 1799 (b. 1718)
Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1799)
Jean Étienne Championnet
d. 1800 (b. 1762)
Jean Étienne Championnet, French general (b. 1762)
Noble Wimberly Jones
d. 1805 (b. 1723)
Noble Wimberly Jones, American physician and politician (b. 1723)
William Hedley
d. 1843 (b. 1773)
William Hedley, English engineer (b. 1773)
Caroline Herschel
d. 1848 (b. 1750)
Caroline Herschel, German-English astronomer (b. 1750)
Neophytos Vamvas
d. 1856 (b. 1770)
Neophytos Vamvas, Greek cleric and educator (b. 1770)
Anson Jones
d. 1858 (b. 1798)
Anson Jones, American physician and politician, 5th President of the Republic of Texas (d. 1858)
Napoleon III
d. 1873 (b. 1808)
Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France (d. 1873)
Samuel Gridley Howe
d. 1876 (b. 1801)
Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and activist (b. 1801)
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
d. 1878 (b. 1820)
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (b. 1820)
Aaron Lufkin Dennison
d. 1895 (b. 1812)
Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American-English businessman (b. 1812)
Richard Copley Christie
d. 1901 (b. 1830)
Richard Copley Christie, English lawyer and academic (b. 1830)
Wilhelm Busch
d. 1908 (b. 1832)
Wilhelm Busch, German poet, painter, and illustrator (d. 1908)
Abraham Goldfaden
d. 1908 (b. 1840)
Abraham Goldfaden, Russian actor, playwright, and author (b. 1840)
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Edwin Arthur Jones
d. 1911 (b. 1853)
Edwin Arthur Jones, American violinist and composer (b. 1853)
Edvard Rusjan
d. 1911 (b. 1886)
Edvard Rusjan, Italian-Slovene pilot and engineer (b. 1886)
Luther D. Bradley
d. 1917 (b. 1853)
Luther D. Bradley, American cartoonist (d. 1917)
Charles-Émile Reynaud
d. 1918 (b. 1844)
Charles-Émile Reynaud, French scientist and educator, invented the Praxinoscope (b. 1844)
Katherine Mansfield
d. 1923 (b. 1888)
Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1888)
Ponnambalam Arunachalam
d. 1924 (b. 1853)
Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sri Lankan civil servant and politician (d. 1924)
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
d. 1927 (b. 1855)
Houston Stewart Chamberlain, English-German philosopher and author (d. 1927)
Edward Bok
d. 1930 (b. 1863)
Edward Bok, Dutch-American journalist and author (d. 1930)
Wayne Munn
d. 1931 (b. 1896)
Wayne Munn, American football player and wrestler (b. 1896)
John Gilbert (actor)
d. 1936 (b. 1899)
John Gilbert, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1936)
Johann Strauss III
d. 1939 (b. 1866)
Johann Strauss III, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1866)
Dimitrios Golemis
d. 1941 (b. 1874)
Dimitrios Golemis, Greek runner (b. 1874)
Shigekazu Shimazaki
d. 1945 (b. 1908)
Shigekazu Shimazaki, Japanese admiral (d. 1945)
Jüri Uluots
d. 1945 (b. 1890)
Jüri Uluots, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1945)
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Osman Cemal Kaygılı
d. 1945 (b. 1890)
Osman Cemal Kaygılı, Turkish writer and journalist (d. 1945)
Countee Cullen
d. 1946 (b. 1903)
Countee Cullen, American poet and author (d. 1946)
Karl Mannheim
d. 1947 (b. 1893)
Karl Mannheim, Hungarian-English sociologist and academic (b. 1893)
Elsie J. Oxenham
d. 1960 (b. 1880)
Elsie J. Oxenham, English author and educator (b. 1880)
Emily Greene Balch
d. 1961 (b. 1867)
Emily Greene Balch, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
Halide Edib Adıvar
d. 1964 (b. 1884)
Halide Edib Adıvar, Turkish author and academic (b. 1884)
Elmer Flick
d. 1971 (b. 1876)
Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)
Ted Shawn
d. 1972 (b. 1891)
Ted Shawn, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1891)
Pierre Fresnay
d. 1975 (b. 1897)
Pierre Fresnay, French actor and screenwriter (d. 1975)
Pyotr Novikov
d. 1975 (b. 1901)
Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1975)
Pier Luigi Nervi
d. 1979 (b. 1891)
Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian architect and engineer, co-designed the Pirelli Tower and Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (d. 1979)
Kazimierz Serocki
d. 1981 (b. 1922)
Kazimierz Serocki, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1922)
Bob Dyer
d. 1984 (b. 1909)
Bob Dyer, American-Australian radio and television host (b. 1909)
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Robert Mayer (philanthropist)
d. 1985 (b. 1879)
Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1985)
Arthur Lake (actor)
d. 1987 (b. 1905)
Arthur Lake, American actor (d. 1987)
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Peter L. Rypdal
d. 1988 (b. 1909)
Peter L. Rypdal, Norwegian fiddler and composer (b. 1909)
Bill Terry
d. 1989 (b. 1898)
Bill Terry, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)
Spud Chandler
d. 1990 (b. 1907)
Spud Chandler, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1907)
Cemal Süreya
d. 1990 (b. 1931)
Cemal Süreya, Turkish poet and journalist (b. 1931)
Steve Brodie (actor)
d. 1992 (b. 1919)
Steve Brodie, American actor (b. 1919)
Bill Naughton
d. 1992 (b. 1910)
Bill Naughton, Irish-English playwright and author (d. 1992)
Paul Hasluck
d. 1993 (b. 1905)
Paul Hasluck, Australian historian, poet, and politician, 17th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1993)
Johnny Temple
d. 1994 (b. 1927)
Johnny Temple, American baseball player and coach (d. 1994)
Souphanouvong
d. 1995 (b. 1909)
Souphanouvong, Laotian politician, 1st President of Laos (b. 1909)
Peter Cook
d. 1995 (b. 1937)
Peter Cook, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1937)
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
d. 1996 (b. 1923)
Walter M. Miller, Jr., American soldier and author (d. 1996)
Abdullah al-Qasemi
d. 1996 (b. 1907)
Abdullah al-Qasemi, Saudi atheist, writer, and intellectual (b. 1907)
Edward Osóbka-Morawski
d. 1997 (b. 1909)
Edward Osóbka-Morawski, Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1909)
Jesse White (actor)
d. 1997 (b. 1917)
Jesse White, American actor (b. 1917)
Kenichi Fukui
d. 1998 (b. 1918)
Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
Imi Lichtenfeld
d. 1998 (b. 1910)
Imi Lichtenfeld, Hungarian-Israeli martial artist, boxer, and gymnast (d. 1998)
Arnold Alexander Hall
d. 2000 (b. 1915)
Arnold Alexander Hall, English engineer, academic, and businessman (d. 2000)
Nigel Tranter
d. 2000 (b. 1909)
Nigel Tranter, Scottish historian and author (b. 1909)
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Maurice Prather
d. 2001 (b. 1926)
Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (d. 2001)
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Will McDonough
d. 2003 (b. 1935)
Will McDonough, American journalist (b. 1935)
Norberto Bobbio
d. 2004 (b. 1909)
Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and academic (b. 1909)
Andy Caldecott
d. 2006 (b. 1964)
Andy Caldecott, Australian motorcycle racer (b. 1964)
W. Cleon Skousen
d. 2006 (b. 1913)
W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006)
Elmer Symons
d. 2007 (b. 1977)
Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (d. 2007)
Jean-Pierre Vernant
d. 2007 (b. 1914)
Jean-Pierre Vernant, French anthropologist and historian (b. 1914)
Johnny Grant (radio personality)
d. 2008 (b. 1923)
Johnny Grant, American radio host and producer (d. 2008)
John Harvey-Jones
d. 2008 (b. 1924)
John Harvey-Jones, English academic and businessman (d. 2008)
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Rob Gauntlett
d. 2009 (b. 1987)
Rob Gauntlett, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1987)
T. Llew Jones
d. 2009 (b. 1915)
T. Llew Jones, Welsh author and poet (d. 2009)
Makinti Napanangka
d. 2011 (b. 1930)
Makinti Napanangka, Australian painter (b. 1930)
Brian Curvis
d. 2012 (b. 1937)
Brian Curvis, Welsh boxer (b. 1937)
Augusto Gansser-Biaggi
d. 2012 (b. 1910)
Augusto Gansser-Biaggi, Swiss geologist and academic (b. 1910)
William G. Roll
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
William G. Roll, German-American psychologist and parapsychologist (b. 1926)
Malam Bacai Sanhá
d. 2012 (b. 1947)
Malam Bacai Sanhá, Guinea-Bissau politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1947)
László Szekeres
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
László Szekeres, Hungarian physician and academic (b. 1921)
Brigitte Askonas
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Brigitte Askonas, Austrian-English immunologist and academic (b. 1923)
James M. Buchanan
d. 2013 (b. 1919)
James M. Buchanan, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
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Robert L. Rock
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Robert L. Rock, American soldier and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (d. 2013)
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John Wise (Ontario)
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
John Wise, Canadian farmer and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1935)
Amiri Baraka
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Amiri Baraka, American poet, playwright, and academic (d. 2014)
Josep Maria Castellet
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Josep Maria Castellet, Spanish poet and critic (b. 1926)
Paul du Toit
d. 2014 (b. 1965)
Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (b. 1965)
Dale T. Mortensen
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Dale T. Mortensen, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)
Michel Jeury
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Michel Jeury, French author (b. 1934)
Robert V. Keeley
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Robert V. Keeley, Lebanese-American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Greece (d. 2015)
Józef Oleksy
d. 2015 (b. 1946)
Józef Oleksy, Polish economist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1946)
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Bud Paxson
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
Bud Paxson, American broadcaster, founded Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (d. 2015)
Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Malaysian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Sarawak (b. 1928)
Roy Tarpley
d. 2015 (b. 1964)
Roy Tarpley, American basketball player (b. 1964)
John Harvard (politician)
d. 2016 (b. 1938)
John Harvard, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 2016)
Angus Scrimm
d. 2016 (b. 1926)
Angus Scrimm, American actor and author (d. 2016)
Zygmunt Bauman
d. 2017 (b. 1925)
Zygmunt Bauman, Polish sociologist (b. 1925)