January 19 - Deaths

Deaths

• 639 – Dagobert I, King of the Franks (b. c. 603)
• 1526 – Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501)
• 1547 – Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, English poet (b. 1517)
• 1576 – Hans Sachs, German Meistersinger (b. 1494)
• 1661 – Thomas Venner, Fifth Monarchist (executed) (b. 1599)
• 1729 – William Congreve, English playwright (b. 1670)
• 1757 – Thomas Ruddiman, Scottish classical scholar (b. 1674)
• 1766 – Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-born French architect and painter (b. 1695)
• 1785 – Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713)
• 1833 – Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold, French composer (b. 1791)
• 1847 – Charles Bent, New Mexico pioneer (assassinated) (b. 1799)
• 1851 – Esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805)
• 1865 – Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809)
• 1869 – Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (b. 1788)
• 1874 – August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet (b. 1798)
• 1878 – Henri Victor Regnault French physicist and chemist (b. 1810)
• 1905 – Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher (b. 1817)
• 1906 – Bartolome Mitre, Argentine historian and politician, president of the country (b. 1821)
• 1915 – Thomas Herbst, German painter (b. 1848)
• 1925 – Queen Maria Sophia of Two Sicilies (b.1841)
• 1927 – Empress Carlotta of Mexico (b. 1840)
• 1929 – Liang Qichao, Chinese scholar (b. 1873)
• 1939 – Cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (b. 1898)
• 1948 – Tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869)
• 1954 – Theodor Kaluza, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1885)
• 1957 – József Dudás, Romanian/Hungarian resistance fighter (b. 1912)
• 1964 – Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist (b. 1886)
• 1965 – Arnold Luhaäär, Estonian weightlifter and Olympic medalist (b. 1905)
• 1968 – Ray Harroun, American race car driver (b. 1879)
• 1969 – Jan Palach, Czech student and political activist (suicide) (b. 1948)
• 1971 – Harry Shields, American musician (b. 1899)
• 1972 – Michael Rabin, American violinist (b. 1936)
• 1973 – Max Adrian, Northern Irish actor (b. 1903)
• 1975 – Thomas Hart Benton, American painter (b. 1889)
• 1976 – Hidetsugu Yagi, Japanese electrical engineer (b. 1886)
• 1980 – William O. Douglas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1898)
• 1982 – Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (b. 1945)
• 1983 – Ham the Chimp, First hominid launched into outer space (b. 1956)
• 1984 – Max Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1920)
• 1990 – Rajneesh, Indian religious leader (b. 1931)
• 1990 – Semprini, English musician (b. 1908)
• 1990 – Herbert Wehner, German politician (b. 1906)
• 1991 – John Russell, American actor (b. 1921)
• 1991 – Marcel Chaput, Quebec politician (b. 1918)
• 1995 – Gene MacLellan, Canadian composer and singer (b. 1938)
• 1996 – Don Simpson, American film producer (b. 1943)
• 1997 – James Dickey, American writer (b. 1923)
• 1997 – Adriana Caselotti, American actress (b. 1916)
• 1998 – Carl Perkins, American guitarist (b. 1932)
• 1999 – Ivan Francescato, Italian rugby union footballer (b. 1967)
• 2000 – Bettino Craxi, Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1934)
• 2000 – Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-born actress and inventor (b. 1913)
• 2001 – Dario Vittori, Argentine actor (b. 1921)
• 2003 – Françoise Giroud, French writer and journalist (b. 1916)
• 2004 – Harry E. Claiborne, American judge (suicide) (b. 1917)
• 2004 – David Hookes, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1955)
• 2005 – Anita Kulcsár, Hungarian handball player (b. 1976)
• 2005 – Bill Andersen, New Zealand communist and trade union leader (b. 1924)
• 2005 – K. Sello Duiker, South African novelist (b. 1974)
• 2006 – Anthony Franciosa, American actor (b. 1928)
• 2006 – Wilson Pickett, American singer (b. 1941)
• 2006 – Aoun Al-Sharif Qasim, Sudanese writer and Islamic scholar (b. 1933)
• 2006 – Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1921)
• 2007 – Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow, American professional wrestler (b. 1961)
• 2007 – Hrant Dink, Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor (b. 1954)
• 2007 – Denny Doherty, Canadian singer (The Mamas & the Papas) (b. 1940)
• 2007 – Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer (b. 1969)
• 2008 – Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (b. 1937)
• 2008 – John Stewart, American musician (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1939)
• 2008 – Don Wittman, Canadian sportscaster for CBC (b. 1936)
• 2010 – Bill McLaren Scottish rugby commentator (b. 1923)
• 2010 – Jennifer Lyon American reality television personality (Survivor) (b. 1972)