Famous Deaths In January - 01

1960  On January - 01 death of margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48  

1962  Diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76 on January - 01.  

1964  Alf Hall, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 Tests), dies on January - 01.  

1965  Gertrude Michael, actress (Caged, Cleopatra), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1966  Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1967  On this day in history maurice Leyland, cricketer (41 Tests for England, 2764 runs), dies  

1969  Barton Maclane, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 68 on January - 01.  

1971  On January - 01 death of saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Saint (b. 1894)  

1972  On January - 01 jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91  

1975  On January - 01 arthur Pierson, actor/director (Hat Check Girl), dies at 73  

1980  Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1981  Death of Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) on January - 01.  

1982  On this day in history paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans), dies at 83  

1984  On January - 01 death of alexis Korner, British blues musician (b. 1928)  

1985  Death of Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905) on January - 01.  

1986  Death of Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (b. 1902) on January - 01.  

1987  Gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1988  Leo Steiner, NY Carnegie Deli's owner, dies on this day in history.  

1990  Charles Boost, Dutch film critic, dies at 82 on January - 01.  

1991  On January - 01 charles B Timmer, Dutch writer (Russia Black on White), dies at 83  

1992  On January - 01 constantin Poustochkine, jazz critic, dies  

1993  On January - 01 june Clayworth, actress (Bodyguard, Criminal Court), dies of lymphoma  

1994  On January - 01 cesar Romero, US actor (Joker-Batman), dies at 86  

1995  On this day in history eugene Wigner, physicist (Nobel prize for physics-1963), dies at 92  

1996  On this day in history arleigh Albert Burke, US Admiral, dies at 94  

1997  On January - 01 graham Kersey, cricket wicket keeper, dies in car crash  

1998  On January - 01 helen Wills Moody Roark, tennis ace (31 Grand Slams), dies at 92  

2000  Death of Colin Vaughan, Australian political journalist (b. 1931) on this day in history.  

2001  Death of Ray Walston, American actor (b. 1914) on January - 01.  

2002  On January - 01 death of julia Phillips, American film producer (b. 1944)  

2003  Death of Joe Foss, American politician, fighter pilot and AFL Commissioner (b. 1915) on January - 01.  

2005  On this day in history death of shirley Chisholm, American politician (b. 1924)  

2005  Death of Death of Bob Matsui, U.S. Congressman from California (b. 1941)2006 Sydney, Australia, has its hottest day on record, when the city swelters in 45°C (113° F) heat on January - 01.  

2005  Death of Death of Shirley Chisholm, U.S. Congresswoman (b. 1924) on this day in history.  

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.  

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.  

1431  On January - 01 birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)  

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence  

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.  

1467  On this day in history birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland  

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.  

1484  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)