Deaths in January 1995

The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in January 1995. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.

January





1
Eugene Wigner, 92, Hungarian theoretical physicistEugene Wigner, 92, Quantum Theorist Who Helped Usher In Atomic Age, Dies
Fred West, 53, English serial killer

2
Auguste Hargus, 85, German field hockey player
Siad Barre, 75, President of SomaliaSomalia's Overthrown Dictator, Mohammed Siad Barre, Is Dead
Henry Graham Sharp, 77, British figure skater
Nancy Kelly, 73, American actressNancy Kelly, 73, Actress Noted In Hollywood and on Broadway
Joe Balsis, 74, American professional pool playerJoseph F. Balsis, a former pool champion, died Monday of emphysema. He was

3
Andrija Puharich, 76, American physician
Edward Nugent, 90, American actor

4
Ramón Artigas, 86, Spanish swimmer
Eduardo Mata, 52, Mexican conductorEduardo Mata Is Dead at 52; Conducted Dallas Symphony
Dorothy Granger, 83, American actress

5
Mansour Sattari, 46, Iranian generalIRAN'S AIR FORCE CHIEF DIES IN PLANE CRASH
Francis Lopez, 78, French composerOperetta Composer Francis Lopez Dead at 78
Kiyoo Wadati, 92, Japanese seismologist

6
Karl Guttmann, 81, Dutch theater director
James Clay, 59, American saxophonist
Joe Slovo, 68, South African politicianJoe Slovo, Anti-Apartheid Stalinist, Dies at 68
Agustín Gaínza, 72, Spanish football
Todor Diev, 60, Bulgarian footballer

7
Murray Rothbard, 68, American economistMurray N. Rothbard, Economist And Free-Market Exponent, 68
Ali Aliyev, 57, Soviet freestyle wrestler
Harry Golombek, 83, British chess playerHarry Golombek, Chess Writer, 83

8
Maud Bruce, 100, American forewoman
Carlos Monzón, 52, Argentine professional boxerCarlos Monzon, Boxer, Dies at 52

9
Gisela Mauermayer, 81, German athlete
Óscar Mendoza Azurdia, 78, Vice President of Guatemala
Peter Cook, 57, English satiristPeter Cook, Madcap British Performer, Dies at 57
Souphanouvong, 85, President of LaosSouphanouvong Is Dead at 82; Laos Prince Helped Fight U.S.
Stig Sjödin, 66, Swedish middleweight boxer
Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, 90, American chemist

10
Boris Gurevich, 63, Russian wrestler
Gabriel Aragón, 74, Spanish clown

11
Ad Kaland, 72, Dutch Politician
Denis Neville, 79, English football player
Lewis Nixon III, 76, United States Army officer
Josef Gingold, 85, Russian-American violinistJosef Gingold, 85, Violinist And Influential Teacher, Dies
Theodor Wisch, 87, SS general
Paul Zumthor, 79, Swiss philologist

12
Takako Irie, 83, Japanese actress
Kay Aldridge, 77, American actressKay Aldridge, 77, Actress Until 1945
Marion Herbst, 50, Dutch visual artist

13
Zsigmond Villányi, 45, Hungarian modern pentathlete
Ray Johnson, 67, American artist

14
15
Jef Bruyninckx, 76, Belgian actor
Eric Mottram, 70, British teacher

16
Paul Delouvrier, 80, French civil servant

17
Rolf Böger, 86, German politician
Joseph Kagan, Baron Kagan, 79, Lithuanian-British industrialist
Miguel Torga, 87, Portuguese writer
Wilhelm Haferkamp, 71, German politician

18
Adolf Butenandt, 91, German biochemistAdolf Butenandt Is Dead at 91; Won Nobel for Hormone Work
Ron Luciano, 57, American baseball umpireRon Luciano, a Former Umpire In Big Leagues, a Suicide at 57

19
Hermann Henselmann, 89, German architect

20
Thomas Arbuthnott, 83, New Zealand boxer
Mehdi Bazargan, 87, Prime Minister of IranMehdi Bazargan, Former Iran Premier, Dies

21
Alex Groza, 68, American professional basketball player
Russ Bauers, 80, American baseball player
Philippe Casado, 30, French bicycler
Edward Hidalgo, 82, American politicianEdward Hidalgo, Former Navy Secretary, Dead at 82

22
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, 104, American philanthropistRose Kennedy, 104, Dies; Matriarch of a Dynasty

23
Saul Rogovin, 72, American baseball player
Edward Shils, 84, American sociologist
Albertis Harrison, 88, American politician

24
25
Albert W. Tucker, 89, Canadian mathematician
Erich Hof, 58, Austrian footballer
John Smith, 63, American actorJohn Smith; Actor, 63
William Sylvester, 72, American actor

26
Geoffrey Parsons, 65, Australian pianist
Marcel Bidot, 92, French bicycler
Bernardo Leighton, 85, Chilean Christian Democratic Party politician
Vic Buckingham, 79, English footballer

27
Jean Tardieu, 91, French visual artist
Raphael M. Robinson, 83, American mathematician

28
Ferruccio Tagliavini, 81, Italian operatic tenorFerrucio Tagliavini, Met Tenor And Puccini Specialist, 81, Dies
Aldo Gordini, 73, Motorsports racing driver
George Woodcock, 82, Canadian writer

29
Dickie Burnell, 77, British rower

30
Gerald Durrell, 70, British naturalist

31
George Abbott, 107, American theater producer
George Stibitz, 90, Bell Labs researcher; one of the fathers of the modern first digital compute

References

Other websites
The Guardian, UK obituaries
The Telegraph obituaries
Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
The New York Times, US obituaries
The Washington Post obituaries
The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian obituaries

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