January 3rd

190 Notable deaths

Felton Jarvis

American record producer, singer (1934–1981).

Born November 16th, 1934 in Atlanta.

Died January 3rd, 1981 at 46 years old in Nashville.

Igor Volk

Soviet test pilot, cosmonaut (1937-2017).

Born April 12th, 1937 in Zmiiv.

Died January 3rd, 2017 at 79 years old in Plovdiv. [ref]

Bill Skate

Prime minister of papua new guinea (1953-2006).

Born September 26th, 1953 in Port Moresby.

Died January 3rd, 2006 at 52 years old in Brisbane (stroke). [ref]

Rose Ausländer

Jewish poet writing in german and english.

Born May 11th, 1901 in Chernivtsi. [ref]

Died January 3rd, 1988 at 86 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]

Choi Yo-sam

South korean boxer (1973–2008).

Born October 16th, 1973 in Jeongeup.

Died January 3rd, 2008 at 34 years old in Seoul.

Tadeusz Pełczyński

Polish general.

Born February 14th, 1892 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died January 3rd, 1985 at 92 years old in London. [ref]

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Norwegian actor.

Born July 18th, 1944 in Flekkefjord Municipality.

Died January 3rd, 2026 at 81 years old [ref]

Hiroshi Hara

Japanese architect (1936-2025).

Born September 9th, 1936 in Kawasaki.

Died January 3rd, 2025 at 88 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Jeff Davis

American politician (1862-1913).

Born May 6th, 1862 in Little River County.

Died January 3rd, 1913 at 50 years old in Little Rock.

Reuben Hersh

American mathematician (1927–2020).

Born December 9th, 1927 in The Bronx.

Died January 3rd, 2020 at 92 years old [ref]

Deaths 91 to 100 of 190

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