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January 1st
292 Notable deaths
Hank Williams
American singer-songwriter (1923–1953).
Born September 17th, 1923 in Mount Olive.
Died January 1st, 1953 at 29 years old in Oak Hill (heart failure, drug overdose).
Fred West
English serial killer (1941–1995).
Born September 29th, 1941 in Much Marcle.
Died January 1st, 1995 at 53 years old in HM Prison Birmingham (hanging to death).
Mario Cuomo
Governor of new york from 1983 to 1994.
Born June 15th, 1932 in Jamaica.
Died January 1st, 2015 at 82 years old in Manhattan (heart failure).
Shirley Chisholm
First black woman elected to the united states congress (1924-2005).
Born November 30th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died January 1st, 2005 at 80 years old in Ormond Beach (stroke).
Grace Hopper
American computer scientist and united states navy officer (1906–1992).
Born December 9th, 1906 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 1992 at 85 years old in Arlington County.
Donna Douglas
American actress (1933-2015).
Born September 26th, 1933 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Died January 1st, 2015 at 81 years old in Zachary (pancreatic cancer).
Townes Van Zandt
American singer-songwriter.
Born March 7th, 1944 in Fort Worth.
Died January 1st, 1997 at 52 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).
Cesar Romero
American actor (1907–1994).
Born February 15th, 1907 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 1994 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (acute myocardial infarction).
David Stern
Commissioner of the national basketball association (1942–2020).
Born September 22nd, 1942 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 2020 at 77 years old in Manhattan (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Ray Walston
American actor (1914–2001).
Born December 2nd, 1914 in Laurel.
Died January 1st, 2001 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills (systemic lupus erythematosus).
Margaret Sullavan
American actress.
Died January 1st, 1960 at 50 years old in New Haven (drug overdose).
Gangsta Boo
American rapper (1979–2023).
Born August 7th, 1979 in Memphis.
Died January 1st, 2023 at 43 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Victor Buono
American actor and comic (1938–1982).
Born February 3rd, 1938 in San Diego.
Died January 1st, 1982 at 43 years old in Apple Valley (myocardial infarction).
Heinrich Hertz
German physicist (1857–1894).
Born February 22nd, 1857 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1894 at 36 years old in Bonn (sepsis). [ref]
Dan Reeves
American football player and coach (1944–2022).
Born January 19th, 1944 in Rome.
Died January 1st, 2022 at 77 years old in Atlanta.
Maurice Chevalier
French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972).
Born September 12th, 1888 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1972 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Edwin Lutyens
British architect (1869–1944).
Born March 29th, 1869 in London.
Died January 1st, 1944 at 74 years old in London.
Pegi Young
American singer (1952–2019).
Born December 1st, 1952 in San Mateo.
Died January 1st, 2019 at 66 years old in Mountain View (cancer). [ref]
Patti Page
American country-pop singer (1927–2013).
Born November 8th, 1927 in Claremore.
Died January 1st, 2013 at 85 years old in Encinitas (disease).
Wayne Osmond
American musician (1951–2025).
Born August 28th, 1951 in Ogden.
Died January 1st, 2025 at 73 years old in Salt Lake City (stroke). [ref]
Floyd Little
Player of american football (1942–2021).
Born July 4th, 1942 in New Haven.
Died January 1st, 2021 at 78 years old in Las Vegas (neuroendocrine tumor). [ref]
Don Larsen
American professional baseball player, pitcher (1929–2020).
Born August 7th, 1929 in Michigan City.
Died January 1st, 2020 at 90 years old in Hayden (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Fusajirō Yamauchi
Japanese entrepreneur (1859–1940).
Born November 22nd, 1859 in Kyoto. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1940 at 80 years old in Kyoto (cerebrovascular disease).
Eugene Wigner
Hungarian-american physicist and mathematician (1902–1995).
Born November 17th, 1902 in Budapest.
Died January 1st, 1995 at 92 years old in Princeton (pneumonia). [ref]
Douglas Kelley
U.s. army officer, psychiatrist, criminoligist, professor, author (1912–1958).
Born August 11th, 1912 in Truckee.
Died January 1st, 1958 at 45 years old in Berkeley (cyanide poisoning).
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