Deaths in January 2015

The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2015. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Previous months".

Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, cause of death, reference (must be added) are added.

January 2015
 January 1 - Mario Cuomo, 82, American politician, Governor of New York (1983–1994), heart failure.Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dead at 82
 January 1 - Staryl C. Austin, 94, American air force brigadier general.Staryl Austin Obituary
 January 1 - Omar Karami, 80, Lebanese politician, Prime Minister (1990–1992, 2004–2005).
 January 1 - Ulrich Beck, 70, German sociologist, heart attack.Ulrich Beck gestorben 
 January 1 - Jeff Golub, 59, American guitarist, progressive supranuclear palsy.Guitarist Jeff Golub Dies at 59
 January 1 - Boris Morukov, 64, Russian physician and cosmonaut.Скончался руководитель эксперимента "Марс-500" Борис Моруков 
 January 1 - Ninón Sevilla, 93, Mexican actress (Aventurera), heart attack.
 January 1 - Donna Douglas, 82, American actress (The Beverly Hillbillies, Frankie and Johnny, The Twilight Zone), pancreatic cancer.'Beverly Hillbillies' star Donna Douglas dies at 82
 January 1 - Eric Cunningham, 65, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP for Wentworth North (1975–1984).
 January 1 - Mrunalini Devi Puar, 83, Indian educator, Chancellor of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (since 1988).Mrunalini Devi Puar, Chancellor of M S University of Baroda, passes away
 January 1 - Miller Williams, 84, American poet, Alzheimer's disease.Poet Miller Williams, 84, dies
 January 1 - Géry Leuliet, 104, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Amiens (1963–1985).Bishop Géry-Jacques-Charles Leuliet
 January 2 - Lam Po-chuen, 63, Hong Kong dubbing artist (Doraemon), diabetes.Dubbing artist dies at age 63
 January 2 - Arthur A. Neu, 81, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Iowa (1973–1979), member of the Iowa Senate (1967–1973).Former Lt. Governor Art Neu dies
 January 2 - Noel Cobb, 76, British philosopher, psychologist and author.Noel Cobb
 January 2 - Little Jimmy Dickens, 94, American country music singer ("May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose"), cardiac arrest.Country great "Little" Jimmy Dickens dies at 94
 January 2 - Tihomir Novakov, 85, American physicist, natural causes.Tihomir Novakov, 1929-2015
 January 2 - Abu Anas al-Libi, 50, Libyan al-Qaeda member in United States custody, surgical complications.Al-Qaeda terrorist suspect dies days before his trial in New York
 January 2 - Basil Hansen, 88, Australian Olympic ice hockey player (1960).Hansen passes away
 January 2 - Danny Dunton, 90, English speedway rider and promoter.DANNY DUNTON
 January 2 - Per-Olof Åstrand, 92, Swedish physiologist.Obituary:Per-Olof Åstrand
 January 2 - Roger Kitter, 64, British actor ('Allo 'Allo!).Allo Allo star Roger Kitter dies
 January 3 -  Edward Brooke, 95, American politician, United States Senator from Massachusetts (1967–1979), natural causes.
 January 3 - Derek Minter, 82, British Grand Prix motorcycle and short-circuit road racer.Sonntagsgeschiednis met Huub - Ode aan Derek Minter 
 January 3 - Bernice Madigan, 115, American supercentenarian, world's fifth-oldest person.Bernice Madigan, State's Oldest Citizen, Dies at 115
 January 3 - Olga Knyazeva, 60, Russian fencer, Olympic champion (1976).Ушла из жизни лучшая рапиристка мира-1975 Ольга Князева 
 January 4 - Lance Diamond, 68, American singer, heart failure.
 January 4 - Stu Miller, 87, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles).Former Giants pitcher Stu Miller dies
 January 4 - Stuart Scott, 49, American sports journalist (ESPN), appendix cancer.Stuart Scott dies at age of 49
 January 4 - Hank Peters, 90, American baseball executive (Baltimore Orioles), complications from a  stroke.Former Orioles GM Hank Peters Dies
 January 4 - René Vautier, 86, French movie director (Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès).
 January 4 - Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński, 70, Polish academic.Prof. Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński nie żyje 
 January 4 - Pino Daniele, 59, Italian singer and songwriter, heart attack.
 January 4 - Natalino Pescarolo, 85, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Fossano (1992–2005) and Cuneo (1999–2005).Bishop Natalino Pescarolo
 January 5 - Jean-Pierre Beltoise, 77, French Formula One racing driver, winner of the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix, stroke.
 January 5 - Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, 102, American Roman Catholic bishop, retired auxiliary bishop of Buffalo.Bishop Bernard J. McLaughlin dies at 102
 January 5 - Khan Bonfils, 42, English actor (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Batman Begins, Skyfall).Former Star Wars actor collapses and dies during rehearsal for Dante's Inferno in London
 January 5 - Joy Ali, 36, Fijian middleweight boxer.
 January 5 - King Sporty, 71, Jamaican-American reggae musician.
 January 5 - Arthur E. Chase, 84, American politician, member of the Massachusetts Senate.Arthur Chase
 January 6 - Vlastimil Bubník, 83, Czech ice hockey player and footballer, Olympic bronze medalist (1964).Zemřel slavný hokejista Vlastimil Bubník. S Brnem získal 11 titulů 
 January 6 - Tim Roberts, 38, American professional wrestler (WWE, ECW).
 January 6 - Johannes de Villiers Graaff, 86, South African economist.JOHANNES DE VILLIERS GRAAFF
 January 6 - Sir Basil John Mason, 91, British meteorologist.
 January 6 - Joseph Djida, 69, Cameroonian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ngaoundéré (since 2000).Bishop Joseph Djida
 January 6 - Ron Hovey, 82, Australian football player (Geelong).Geelong mourns death of Ron Hovey, former dual premiership player and president
 January 6 - Lance Percival, 81, British actor (The Beatles) and singer ("Shame and Scandal in the Family").
 January 6 - George H. McKee, 91, American air force lieutenant general.In Memory of George H. McKee April 28, 1923 - January 6, 2015
 January 7 - Mompati Merafhe, 78, Batswana general and politician, Vice President (2008–2012).Botswana: General Merafhe Passes On 
 January 7 - Notable French people killed in the Charlie Hebdo shooting:Charlie Hebdo : les dessinateurs Cabu, Charb, Tignous et Wolinski sont morts 
Cabu, 76, cartoonist.
Elsa Cayat, 54, psychoanalyst and columnist.
Charb, 47, caricaturist and journalist.
Philippe Honoré, 73, cartoonist.
Bernard Maris, 68, economist and journalist.
Tignous, 57, cartoonist.
Georges Wolinski, 80, cartoonist.
 January 7 - Julio Scherer García, 88, Mexican journalist, septic shock.Fallece Julio Scherer García  
 January 7 - Arch A. Moore, Jr., 91, American politician, Governor of West Virginia (1969–1977, 1985–1989).
 January 7 - J. P. Parisé, 73, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars), lung cancer.
 January 7 - Jethro Pugh, 70, American football player (Dallas Cowboys). 
 January 7 - David Rolfe, 50, Australian Paralympic swimmer, complications relating to heart surgery. 
 January 7 - Rod Taylor, 84, Australian actor (The Time Machine, The Birds, Sunday in New York), heart attack.Australian actor Rod Taylor dies
 January 7 - Tadeusz Konwicki, 88, Polish writer and filmmaker.Tadeusz Konwicki nie żyje. Pisarz miał 88 lat  
 January 7 - B. S. Abdur Rahman, 87, Indian business executive and philanthropist (B. S. Abdur Rahman University).B.S. Abdur Rahman passes away
 January 7 - José Arias, 92, Spanish Olympic alpine skier (1948).Fallece Pepe Arias, decano de los olímpicos españoles 
 January 8 - Kep Enderby, 88, Australian politician and judge.Kep Enderby, Gough Whitlam’s attorney-general and judge dies aged 88
 January 8 - Andraé Crouch, 72, American gospel singer, complications from heart attack.Gospel music pioneer Andraé Crouch dies at 72
 January 8 - Hubert Markl, 76, German biologist.Unermüdlicher Mahner und intellektuelle Leitfigur 
 January 8 - Ray McFall, 88, British nightclub owner (The Cavern Club).Cavern Club owner Ray McFall dies
 January 8 - Leif Rantala, 67, Finnish linguist.Kuolan niemimaan tutkija Leif Rantala on kuollut 
 January 9 - Józef Oleksy, 68, Polish politician, Prime Minister (1995–1996), cancer.
 January 9 - Robert V. Keeley, 85, American diplomat, Ambassador to Mauritius (1976–1978), Zimbabwe (1980–1984) and Greece (1985–1989), stroke.Robert V. Keeley, outspoken ambassador, dies at 85
 January 9 - Chérif Kouachi, 32, French jihadist (suspect in the Charlie Hebdo shooting), shot.French Police Storm Hostage Sites, Killing Gunmen
 January 9 - Saïd Kouachi, 34, French jihadist (suspect in the Charlie Hebdo shooting), shot.
 January 9 - Amedy Coulibaly, 32, French terrorist (suspect in the Montrouge shooting), shot.Amedy Coulibaly, Paris Kosher Market Terrorist, Had History Of Ties To Violence
 January 9 - Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., 88, American movie producer (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World), heart failure.Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Dies at 88
 January 9 - Roy Tarpley, 50, American basketball player (Dallas Mavericks).Former Dallas Maverick Roy Tarpley dies at age 50
 January 9 - Popsy Dixon, 72, American musician (The Holmes Brothers), bladder cancer.'Popsy' Dixon, drummer and vocalist for The Holmes Brothers, dies at age 72
 January 9 - Frans Molenaar, 74, Dutch fashion designer, complications from a fall.Dutch Fashion Designer Frans Molenaar Dies at Age 74
 January 9 - Chuck Locke, 82, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles).
 January 9 - Michel Jeury, 80, French science fiction author.
 January 10 - Francesco Rosi, 92, Italian movie director (The Mattei Affair, Christ Stopped at Eboli, Salvatore Giuliano).E' morto Francesco Rosi 
 January 10 - Junior Malanda, 20, Belgian footballer (VfL Wolfsburg, national under-21 team), traffic collision.Wolfsburg-Star (†20) stirbt bei Autounfall 
 January 10 - Robert Stone, 77, American novelist (Dog Soldiers), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
 January 10 - Taylor Negron, 57, American comedian and actor (Angels in the Outfield, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Bio-Dome), cancer.Taylor Negron, Comedian & Actor, Dead At 57 After Long Battle With Cancer
 January 10 - Frans Bolweg, 64, Dutch sailor and coach, eye cancer.In herinnering Frans Bolweg  (in Dutch)
 January 10 - Walter Berns, 95, American constitutional law and political philosophy professor.Walter Berns 1919-2015
 January 10 - Harry V. Jaffa, 96, American political philosophy professor and writer (Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates).RIP Harry Jaffa
 January 10 - Jorgelina Aranda, 72, Argentine model, singer and actress (Il Gaucho), cancer.Murió Jorgelina Aranda, una de las más famosas secretarias de Roberto Galán  
 January 10 - Elemér Hankiss, 86, Hungarian sociologist.Meghalt Hankiss Elemér 
 January 10 - Slobodan Martinović, 70, Serbian chess player.In Memoriam GM Slobodan Martinović
 January 10 - Robert Berner, 79, American geologist and geochemist.In memoriam: Robert Berner, a ‘giant of geology’
 January 10 - Inge Vermeulen, 30, Dutch field hockey player (national team), European champion (2009).Hockeyster Inge Vermeulen (30) overleden 
 January 11 - Jenő Buzánszky, 89, Hungarian footballer (Dorogi FC, national team), Olympic champion (1952).Jeno Buzanszky, last of the Mighty Magyars, dies at 89
 January 11 - Anita Ekberg, 83, Swedish actress (La Dolce Vita, Paris Holiday, Back from Eternity).
 January 11 - Chic Littlewood, 84, New Zealand television personality (Chicaboom, Chic Chat) and actor (Shortland Street, King Kong).Legendary Kiwi entertainer Chic Littlewood dies
 January 11 - Brian Clemens, 83, British screenwriter (Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde) and television producer (The Avengers, The Professionals).Avengers and Professionals writer Brian Clemens dies
 January 11 - Doriemus, 24, New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse, Melbourne Cup winner (1995), euthanised following paddock accident.
 January 12 - Elena Obraztsova, 75, Russian mezzo-soprano.Just in: Towering Russian singer has died
 January 12 - Carl Long, 79, American baseball player.
 January 12 - James Naanman Daman, 58, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Jalingo (2000–2007) and Shendam (since 2007).Bishop James Naanman Daman, O.S.A. †
 January 12 - Frank Glazer, 99, American pianist and composer.Pianist & composer Frank Glazer dies
 January 12 - Steve Gold, 58, British computer journalist.'80s hacker turned journo, IT crime ace Steve Gold logs off
 January 12 - Robert Gover, 85, American author.J. Robert Gover, literary mentor
 January 12 - Paul Morgan, 40, Welsh rugby union and league player.RIP Paul Morgan
 January 12 - Bonnie Christensen, 63, American children's book author and illustrator, ovarian cancer.
 January 13 - Mark Juddery, 43, Australian author and journalist, cancer.Canberra author Mark Juddery dead
 January 13 - Keith Wright, 73, Australian politician and convicted child rapist, MP for Capricornia (1984–1993).Disgraced former Queensland Labor leader Keith Wright dies in Vietnam
 January 13 - Hara Patnaik, 56, Indian actor and movie director, cancer. 
 January 13 - Sir Jack Hayward, 91, English businessman, property developer and philanthropist, president of Wolverhampton Wanderers.Former Wolves owner Sir Jack Hayward dies in Fort Lauderdale aged 91
 January 13 - Robert White, 88, American diplomat, Ambassador to Paraguay (1977–1980) and El Salvador (1980–1981).Former Ambassador to El Salvador White Dies at 88
 January 13 - Trevor Colbourn, 87, Australian educator and academic, President of the University of Central Florida (1978–1989).Former UCF President Trevor Colbourn Dies at 87
 January 14 - Zhang Wannian, 86, Chinese general.中央军委原副主席张万年病逝 终年87岁  
 January 14 - Bob Boyd, 84, American basketball coach (USC Trojans), natural causes.Former USC coach Bob Boyd dies
 January 14 - Lotte Hass, 86, Austrian model and underwater diver.
 January 14 - Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi, 71, Israeli rabbi, heart attack.Under Somber Skies in Israel, Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi Laid to Rest
 January 14 - Nélida Romero, 88, Argentine actress.Murió la actriz Nélida Romero  
 January 14 - Jerry Dempsey, 81, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1992–2006).
 January 14 - Warren Weinstein, 73, American economist, USAID contractor kidnapped by al-Qaeda, drone strike.Obama Apologizes After Drone Kills American and Italian Held by Al Qaeda
 January 15 - Ethel Lang, 114, British supercentenarian.Britain's oldest person Ethel Lang dies aged 114
 January 15 - Ervin Drake, 95, American songwriter ("It Was a Very Good Year," "I Believe," "Good Morning Heartache"), bladder cancer.Ervin Drake, songwriter of ‘It Was a Very Good Year,’ dies at 95
 January 15 - Kim Fowley, 75, American record producer, impresario and musician, bladder cancer.Kim Fowley, Music Impresario and Runaways Manager, Dies at 75
 January 15 - Val Holten, 87, Australian cricketer.
 January 15 - Jean-Claude Baker, 71, American restaurateur, suicide.Jean-Claude Baker, a Restaurateur, Dies at 71 (body discovered on this date)
 January 15 - Joseph Mukasa Zuza, 59, Malawian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mzuzu (since 1995), car accident.
 January 16 - Sir Ian Athfield, 74, New Zealand architect.Renowned architect Sir Ian Athfield dies, aged 74
 January 16 - Yao Beina, 33, Chinese singer, breast cancer.Pop singer Yao Beina dies at 33
 January 16 - Andrew Benson, 97, American biologist.Andrew Benson obituary
 January 16 - Rimma Markova, 89, Russian actress (The Alive and the Dead, The Pokrovsky Gate).На 90-м году жизни скончалась народная артистка РФ Римма Маркова
 January 16 - Ted Harrison, 88, Canadian painter.
 January 16 - Pedro María Iguaran, 74, Spanish footballer (Real Sociedad).Pello Iguaran Arandia hil da 
 January 16 - Stuart Loory, 82, American journalist and media executive (CNN), lung cancer.
 January 16 - Miriam Akavia, 87, Israeli writer and Holocaust survivor, natural causes.Miriam Akavia (1927-2015)
 January 17 - Faten Hamama, 83, Egyptian actress (The Angel of Mercy, Wajh al-Qamar).Iconic Egyptian actress Faten Hamama dies
 January 17 - Bill Sykes, 75, English chaplain and writer.
 January 17 - Don Harron, 90, Canadian comedian, actor and author (The Big Revue), cancer.Don Harron, legendary Canadian actor who played Charlie Farquharson, dies at 90
 January 17 - Origa, 44, Russian singer (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex), lung cancer.Ghost in the Shell Singer Origa Passes Away
 January 18 - Paul O'Grady, 54, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1988–1996), cancer.First openly gay state MP Paul O'Grady dies in Sydney
 January 18 - Kjell Arnljot Wig, 90, Norwegian media personality.Kjell Arnljot Wig er død 
 January 18 - Piet van der Sanden, 90, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (1971–1972, 1973–1989), member of the European Parliament (1973–1974).Voormalig KVP- en CDA-Tweede Kamerlid Piet van der Sanden overleden 
 January 18 - Tony Verna, 81, American television producer, inventor of instant replay, leukemia.Tony Verna, Inventor Of Instant Replay, Dies At 81
 January 18 - José Carrasco, 70, Peruvian politician, lung cancer.Falleció José Carrasco Távara, ex ministro aprista  
 January 19 - Michel Guimond, 61, Canadian politician, MP for Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord (1993–2011), heart failure.Michel Guimond, ex-Bloc MP, dies of heart failure at 61
 January 19 - Vladimir Kesarev, 84, Russian footballer (FC Dynamo Moscow).Владимир КЕСАРЕВ  
 January 19 - Justin Capră, 81, Romanian inventor.
 January 19 - Anne Kirkbride, 60, British actress (Coronation Street), breast cancer.Anne Kirkbride
 January 19 - Arthit Kamlang-ek, 89, Thai general, Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (1983–1986).
 January 19 - Bob Symes, 90, British inventor and television presenter, cancer.RIP Bob Symes 1924-2015
 January 19 - Karl H. Pribram, 95, American neuroscientist and educator, cancer.
 January 19 - Adam Yahiye Gadahn, 36, American al-Qaeda operative, drone strike.
 January 20 - Anatol Hrytskievich, 85, Belarusian historian.Памёр Анатоль Грыцкевіч 
 January 20 - Ricardo dos Santos, 24, Brazilian surfer, shot.Shock as Brazilian surfer Ricardo dos Santos shot dead
 January 20 - Edgar Froese, 70, German musician (Tangerine Dream), pulmonary embolism.Tangerine Dream Founder Edgar Froese Dead at 70
 January 20 - James Walker, 41, Australian television writer (Neighbours), diabetes.James Walker
 January 21 - Marcus Borg, 72, American Biblical scholar and theologian (Jesus Seminar), pulmonary fibrosis.Marcus Borg, leading liberal theologian and historical Jesus expert, dies at 72
 January 21 - Pauline Yates, 85, English actress (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin).Pauline Yates, aka Mrs Reggie Perrin, dies at 85
 January 21 - Leon Brittan, 75, British politician, Vice-President of the European Commission (1999), Home Secretary of the UK (1983-85), cancer.Former Home Secretary Lord Brittan dies aged 75
 January 21 - Kemal Monteno, 66, Bosnian singer-songwriter, pneumonia and sepsis.Kemal Monteno, a Famous Singer, Died
 January 22 - Joan Hinde, 81, English trumpeter and entertainer.
 January 22 - Dacia Valent, 51, Italian politician, MEP (1989–1994), heart attack.Morta Dacia Valent, dalle battaglie antirazziste al carcere 
 January 22 - Wendell H. Ford, 90, American politician, Governor of Kentucky (1971–1974), member of the U. S. Senate (1974–1999), lung cancer.Wendell H. Ford, Kentucky Governor and Senator, Dies at 90
 January 23 - Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, 90, Saudi royal, King (since 2005), complications from pneumonia.Saudi Arabia's 'reformer' King Abdullah dies
 January 23 - Prosper Ego, 87, Dutch activist, founder of the Oud-Strijders Legioen.OSL-oprichter P.J.G.A. Ego overleden  
 January 23 - Nol Heijerman, 74, Dutch footballer (Sparta).'Beatle van Sparta' Nol Heijerman overleden 
 January 23 - Pedro Lemebel, 62, Chilean writer, laryngeal cancer.Pedro Lemebel falleció a los 62 años 
 January 23 - Barrie Ingham, 82, English actor (The Great Mouse Detective, Doctor Who).
 January 23 - Nick Koback, 79, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).Nicholas N. Koback obituary
 January 23 - Ernie Banks, 83, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), heart attack.'Mr. Cub' Ernie Banks dies at 83
 January 24 - Otto Carius, 92, German World War II tank commander.
 January 24 - Johan Ferner, 87, Norwegian sailor, Olympic silver medalist (1952).
 January 24 - Joe Franklin, 88, American television and radio talk show host, prostate cancer.Joe Franklin 'King of Nostalgia' dead at 88
 January 24 - Toller Cranston, 65, Canadian figure skater and painter, Olympic bronze medalist (1976), heart attack.Toller Cranston, figure skating legend, dies in Mexico at age 65
 January 24 - Julio Canessa, 89, Chilean politician and general, member of the Government Junta (1985–1986), Senator (1998–2006).Fallece Julio Canessa, miembro de la Junta Militar y senador designado 
 January 24 - Link Byfield, 63, Canadian conservative columnist, politician and publisher, liver and esophageal cancer.Link Byfield, columnist, politician and publisher dead at 63
 January 24 - Frances Lennon, 102, British artist.Frances Lennon - popular and prolific Trafford artist dies
 January 25 - Demis Roussos, 68, Greek singer (Aphrodite's Child).Famous Greek Singer Demis Roussos Dies at 68
 January 25 - Ernst Träger, 88, German judge.Der ehemalige Richter des Bundesverfassungsgerichts Ernst Träger ist verstorben 
 January 25 - Zulkifli Abdhir, 48-49, Malaysian terrorist, one of the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist, shot.
 January 25 - Bill Monbouquette, 78, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox).Former Red Sox pitcher Bill Monbouquette dies at 78
 January 26 - Lee Spick, 34, English snooker player, liver disease.
 January 26 - R. K. Laxman, 93, Indian cartoonist,  illustrator and humorist, multiple organ failure.Eminent cartoonist RK Laxman dies at 94 
 January 26 - Lucjan Lis, 64, Polish cyclist, Olympic silver medalist (1972), ruptured aorta.Nie żyje legenda polskiego kolarstwa 
 January 26 - Tom Uren, 93, Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives for Reid (1958–1990).Former Whitlam minister and deputy Labor leader Tom Uren dies aged 93
 January 27 - Wilfred Agbonavbare, 48, Nigerian footballer (Rayo Vallecano, national team), cancer.Fallece Wilfred Agbonavbare, el exportero del Rayo Vallecano 
 January 27 - Miguel Ángel Cascallana, 66, Spanish Olympic handball player (1972).Fallece el ex internacional de balonmano Miguel Ángel Cascallana 
 January 27 - Henk Faanhof, 92, Dutch Olympic and professional road bicycle racer (1948)Oudste Nederlandse Tourrenner Faanhof (92) overleden
 January 27 - David Landau, 67, Israeli journalist and newspaper editor (Haaretz).
 January 27 - Joe Rígoli, 78, Argentine actor and comedian (Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez), heart failure.Muere Joe Rígoli, actor cómico argentino con carrera en la España de la Transición 
 January 27 - Charles Hard Townes, 99, American physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1964).
 January 27 - John T. Myers, 87, American politician, member of the U.S. House from Indiana (1967–1997).
 January 27 - Rocky Bridges, 87, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators).
 January 28 - Yves Chauvin, 84, French chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2005).Yves Chauvin, lauréat du prix Nobel de chimie en 2005, est décédé 
 January 28 - Suraj Abdurrahman, 60, Nigerian army officer.Liberia: Former Liberian Army Chief, Abdurrahman, Dies in New York
 January 29 - Colleen McCullough, 77, Australian author (The Thorn Birds), renal failure.Colleen McCullough, author of The Thorn Birds, dies
 January 29 - Rod McKuen, 81, American poet, singer and songwriter ("Jean"), respiratory arrest.Rod McKuen, prolific songwriter and poet, dies at 81
 January 29 - Will McBride, 84, American photographer.Der Mann, der das wilde Berlin entdeckte, ist tot 
 January 29 - Amparo Baró, 77, Spanish actress (Siete mesas de billar francés), cancer.Muere a los 77 años la actriz española Amparo Baró  
 January 29 - Maurizio Arcieri, 72, Italian singer (The New Dada, Krisma).Addio ad Arcieri, da New Dada a Krisma 
 January 29 - Tenkoko Sonoda, 96, Japanese politician, member of the Diet (1946–1952).女性初代議士 園田天光光さん死去  
 January 30 - Alexander Vraciu, 96, American Navy fighter ace, Navy Cross recipient.Alexander Vraciu
 January 30 - Israel Yinon, 59, Israeli conductor.Renowned Israeli Conductor Dies Mid-Concert
 January 30 - Gerrit Voorting, 92, Dutch Olympic (1948) and professional road bicycle racer.Oud-wielrenner Gerrit Voorting overleden 
 January 30 - Zhelyu Zhelev, 79, Bulgarian politician, President (1990–1997).Bulgaria's Former President Zhelyu Zhelev Dies
 January 30 - Geraldine McEwan, 82, English actress (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Agatha Christie's Marple), stroke.
 January 30 - Carl Djerassi, 91, American chemist, novelist and playwright, liver and bone cancer.Chemiker und Autor Carl Djerassi gestorben 
 January 31 - Richard von Weizsäcker, 94, German politician, President (1990–1994), President of West Germany (1984–1990), Governing Mayor of West Berlin (1981–1984).Richard von Weizsäcker ist tot 
 January 31 - Kenji Goto, 47 or 48, Japanese journalist, adventurer and ISIL hostage, beheaded.Kenji Goto: Video 'shows IS beheading Japan hostage'
 January 31 - José Manuel Lara Bosch, 68, Spanish media executive, CEO of Grupo Planeta (since 2003) and Atresmedia (since 2012), pancreatic cancer.Jose Lara Bosch, Spanish Media Magnate, Dies at 68
 January 31 - Tomás Bulat, 50, Argentine economist and journalist, traffic collision.Murió el economista Tomás Bulat en un accidente de tránsito  
 January 31 - Lizabeth Scott, 92, American actress (Dead Reckoning) and singer, congestive heart failure.Lizabeth Scott obituary

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