Famous Deaths In January - 01

1960  Death of Margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48 on this day in history.   

1962  Diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76 on January - 01.   

1964  On January - 01 alf Hall, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 Tests), dies   

1965  Gertrude Michael, actress (Caged, Cleopatra), dies at 53 on January - 01.   

1966  Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82 on January - 01.   

1967  Maurice Leyland, cricketer (41 Tests for England, 2764 runs), dies on January - 01.   

1969  On this day in history barton Maclane, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 68   

1971  Death of Saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Saint (b. 1894) on January - 01.   

1972  Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91 on January - 01.   

1975  Arthur Pierson, actor/director (Hat Check Girl), dies at 73 on January - 01.   

1980  Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70 on January - 01.   

1981  Death of Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) on this day in history.   

1982  Paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1984  Death of Alexis Korner, British blues musician (b. 1928) on January - 01.   

1985  On this day in history death of kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905)   

1986  Death of Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (b. 1902) on January - 01.   

1987  On January - 01 gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85   

1988  Leo Steiner, NY Carnegie Deli's owner, dies on this day in history.   

1990  Charles Boost, Dutch film critic, dies at 82 on January - 01.   

1991  On this day in history charles B Timmer, Dutch writer (Russia Black on White), dies at 83   

1992  Constantin Poustochkine, jazz critic, dies on January - 01.   

1993  On this day in history june Clayworth, actress (Bodyguard, Criminal Court), dies of lymphoma   

1994  On January - 01 cesar Romero, US actor (Joker-Batman), dies at 86   

1995  On this day in history eugene Wigner, physicist (Nobel prize for physics-1963), dies at 92   

1996  On January - 01 arleigh Albert Burke, US Admiral, dies at 94   

1997  Graham Kersey, cricket wicket keeper, dies in car crash on January - 01.   

1998  Helen Wills Moody Roark, tennis ace (31 Grand Slams), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

2000  Death of Colin Vaughan, Australian political journalist (b. 1931) on this day in history.   

2001  On this day in history death of ray Walston, American actor (b. 1914)   

2002  Death of Julia Phillips, American film producer (b. 1944) on this day in history.   

2003  On January - 01 death of joe Foss, American politician, fighter pilot and AFL Commissioner (b. 1915)   

2005  Death of Shirley Chisholm, American politician (b. 1924) on January - 01.   

2005  Death of Death of Bob Matsui, U.S. Congressman from California (b. 1941)2006 Sydney, Australia, has its hottest day on record, when the city swelters in 45°C (113° F) heat on this day in history.   

2005  Death of Death of Shirley Chisholm, U.S. Congresswoman (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.   

1387  On this day in history birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.   

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.   

1484  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)