Sabàto ran unsuccessfully as the Republican candidate for U.S. Congress against incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley for California's 26th district in the 2018 election.
Jim Townsend (Irish politician)
James Townsend (20 June 1937 – 7 January 2021) was an Irish Labour Party politician. In 1991, he was elected to Carlow County Council. He was a member of the Seanad Éireann from 1993 to 1997.
Townsend died on 7 January 2021, aged 83.
Albanian food
Albanian food is the cuisine of Albania. Albanian food is Mediterranean, but also has oriental influences as part of Balkan cuisine. One of the most famous Albanian dish is Tavë kosi.
Filip Trifonov
Filip Trifonov () (4 May 1947 – 6 January 2021) was a Bulgarian actor. He appeared in more than thirty movies. His career began in 1971. Trifonov's best known role was as Ran in the 1972 movie "The Boy Turns Man". Trifonov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Trifonov died on 6 January 2021 from a heart attack in Sofia, aged 73.
Greek food
Greek food is the cuisine of Greece. Greek food is Mediterranean.
Jan Blommaert
Jan Blommaert (4 November 1961 – 7 January 2021) was a Belgian sociolinguist and linguistic anthropologist. He was a Professor of Language, Culture and Globalization and Director of the Babylon Center at Tilburg University. Blommaert was born in Dendermonde, Belgium.
Blommaert died on 7 January 2021, aged 59.
Biserka Cvejić
Biserka Cvejić (; November 5, 1923 – January 7, 2021) was a Serbian operatic mezzo-soprano and contralto. She was a university professor. Her career began at the Belgrade Opera in 1954.
She was a member of the Vienna State Opera from 1959 to 1979. She first appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in 1961 as Amneris in Verdi's "Aida".
Cvejić died at the age of 97 in Belgrade on January 7, 2021.
Playboi Carti
Jordan Terrell Carter (stage name: Playboi Carti; born September 13, 1995), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia.
Vladimir Kiselyov
Vladimir Viktorovich Kiselyov (; ; sometimes listed as Volodymyr Kyselyov 1 January 1957 – 7 January 2021) was a Soviet-born Ukrainian athlete. He competed in the shot put during his career. He competed for the USSR in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, where he won the gold medal.
Kiselyov died on 7 January 2021, aged 64.
Rich the Kid
Dimitri Leslie Roger (stage name: Rich the Kid; born July 13, 1992), is an American rapper and songwriter.
Kodak Black
Bill Kahan Kapri (stage name: Kodak Black; born Dieuson Octave, June 11, 1997), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter.
Tom LaBonge
Thomas J. LaBonge (October 6, 1953 – January 7, 2021) was an American politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party. LaBonge was born in Los Angeles. He was a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 2001 to 2015.
LaBonge died on January 7, 2021 from cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, aged 67.
Genival Lacerda
Genival Lacerda Cavalcante (5 April 1931 – 7 January 2021) was a Brazilian forró singer-songwriter. He was born in Campina Grande, Paraíba. His best known songs were "Severina Xique-Xique", "Radinho de Pilha" and "O Chevette da Menina".
In December 2017, Lacerda was honored with the Order of Cultural Merit.
Lacerda died on January 7, 2021, in Recife, Pernambuco from COVID-19, aged 89.
John Land
John Land (17 July 1938 – January 2021) was a British field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Land died in January 2021, aged 82.
Marion Ramsey
Marion Ramsey (May 10, 1947 – January 7, 2021) was an American actress and singer. She was known for her role in "Cos" and as Officer Laverne Hooks in the "Police Academy" movies. She also starred in "Lavalantula" and "2 Lava 2 Lantula!".
Ramsey died on January 7, 2021 in Los Angeles at the age of 73.
Norberto James Rawlings
Norberto James Rawlings (February 6, 1945 – January 7, 2021) was a Dominican Republic poet. His poetry was about the everyday life in his country’s multicultural society. His first book of poetry from 1969, "Sobre la marcha" ("On the March").
Henri Schwery
Henri Schwery (14 June 1932 – 7 January 2021) was a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Sion from 1977 to 1995. He was promoted to cardinal in 1991. Schwery was born in Saint-Léonard, Switzerland.
Schwery died at a retirement home in St-Léonard on 7 January 2021, aged 88.
Reynaldo Umali
Reynaldo Villar Umali (February 26, 1957 – January 7, 2021) was a Filipino politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2010 to 2019. He ran as governor of Oriental Mindoro in 2019 but lost to Humerlito Dolor.
Umali died on January 7, 2021 from COVID-19 while being treated with liver cancer, aged 67.
Back-to-Africa movement
The Back-to-Africa movement is a movement for African Americans and the black diaspora to move back to Africa. African repatriation for ex African slaves and free black people from North America and other Western societies began during the eighteenth century. They founded the country of Liberia.
Mel Weitsman
Hakuryu Sojun Mel Weitsman (born Mel Weitsman; July 20, 1929 – January 7, 2021) was an American Buddhist. He was the founder, abbot and guiding teacher of Berkeley Zen Center. Weitsman was a Soto Zen roshi.
He was also a co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center, where he was from 1988 to 1997. Weitsman was also editor of the book "Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai".
Weitsman died on January 7, 2021 at the age of 91.
Hubert Auriol
Hubert Auriol (; 7 June 1952 – 10 January 2021) was a French professional off-road motorcyclist and auto racer. He was born in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. He was the director of The Paris-Dakar rally. Auriol was known for being the first competitor to win the Dakar rally on motorcycles and in automobiles.
In 2012, Auriol was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.
Auriol died of cardiac arrest caused by COVID-19 at a Paris hospital on 10 January 2021, aged 68.
Tosh Chamberlain
Trevor "Tosh" Chamberlain (11 July 1934 – 10 January 2021) was an English professional footballer. He played at outside left. He was born in London.
In 1952, he joined Fulham for whom he made 204 first-team appearances, scoring 64 goals. He played for Dover Athletic in 1965. He finished his professional career at Gravesend and Northfleet.
Chamberlain died on 10 January 2021, aged 86.
Adam Dyczkowski
Adam Feliks Dyczkowski (17 November 1932 – 10 January 2021) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop. He was born in Kęty, Poland. He became a priest in 1957.
Dyczkowski was titular bishop of "Altava" and was auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław from 1978 to 1992. He was auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica in 1992 and 1993. He later was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów from 1993 to 2007.
Dyczkowski died on 10 January 2021 in Zielona Góra, Poland at the age of 88.
Nancy Walker Bush Ellis
Nancy Walker Bush Ellis (February 4, 1926 – January 10, 2021) was an American environmentalist and political campaigner. Bush Ellis was born in Milton, Massachusetts.
She was the only sister of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and aunt of both former President George W. Bush and the former governor of Florida John Ellis "Jeb" Bush.
Although she had been a liberal Democrat and an environmentalist. She joined the Republican Party in 1988 when her brother ran for president.
Ellis was hospitalized on December 30, 2020 from COVID-19 in Concord, Massachusetts. She died on January 10, 2021 at an assisted living facility from the infection, aged 94.
Pedro González (baseball)