January 1st
211 Notable deaths
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
English cricketer, broadcaster and journalist.
Born January 20th, 1945 in Peterborough.
Died January 1st, 2013 at 67 years old in Rudgwick (lymphoma).
Robert Matsui
American politician (1941-2005).
Born September 17th, 1941 in Sacramento.
Died January 1st, 2005 at 63 years old in Bethesda (pneumonia, leukemia).
Charles E. Bohlen
American diplomat.
Born August 30th, 1904 in Jefferson County.
Died January 1st, 1974 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (pancreatic cancer).
Robert S. Kerr
American politician (1896-1963).
Born September 11th, 1896 in Ada.
Died January 1st, 1963 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Tillie Olsen
American writer.
Born January 14th, 1912 in Omaha. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2007 at 94 years old in California. [ref]
Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
Philosopher.
Born January 31st, 1934 in Yazd.
Died January 1st, 2021 at 86 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Giorgio Gaber
Italian singer-songwriter and actor (1939-2003).
Born January 25th, 1939 in Milan.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 63 years old in Montemagno, Camaiore.
Barbara Werle
American singer (1928-2013).
Born October 6th, 1928 in Mount Vernon.
Died January 1st, 2013 at 84 years old in Carlsbad (disease).
Carlos do Carmo
Portuguese fado singer.
Born December 21st, 1939 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2021 at 81 years old in Santa Maria Hospital (ruptured aneurysm). [ref]
Duke Reid
Jamaican record producer and dj.
Born July 21st, 1915 in Portland Parish.
Died January 1st, 1975 at 59 years old [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 211
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black