Famous Deaths In January - 15

1992  On this day in history death of dee Murray, English bassist (b. 1946)   

1993  On this day in history henry Iba, basketball coach, dies at 88   

1994  On this day in history gyorgy Cziffra, Hungarian/French pianist (Chopin/Liszt), dies at 72   

1995  On January - 15 sollie McElroy, singer, dies at 61   

1996  On January - 15 les Baxter, singer/orch leader/composer (Born Again), dies at 73   

1997  On this day in history jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker, dies at 82   

1998  Amos "Junior" Wells, blues musician, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1999  Death of Betty Box, British film producer (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

2000  On this day in history death of georges-Henri Lévesque, Canadian Dominican priest and sociologist (b. 1903)   

2001  On this day in history death of ted Mann, American screenwriter (b. 1916)   

2002  Death of Steve Gromek, American baseball player (b. 1920) on this day in history.   

2003  Death of Doris Fisher, American singer and songwriter (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

2005  On January - 15 death of elizabeth Janeway, American author (b. 1913)   

2006  On this day in history death of jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1926)   

2007  Death of Bo Yibo, Chinese politician (b. 1908) on this day in history.   

2008  Death of Mark Haigh-Hutchinson, Game Designer (b. 1964) on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history death of jimmy Snuka, Fijian-born American professional wrestler   

2018  On January - 15 death of edwin Hawkins, American musician   

2018  On this day in history death of dolores O'Riordan, Irish musician   

2018  Death of Peter Wyngarde, British actor on January - 15.   

2019  On January - 15 death of carol Channing, American actress   

2020  Death of Rocky Johnson, Canadian professional wrestler on January - 15.   

2020  On January - 15 death of christopher Tolkien, British academic and editor   

2023  On January - 15 death of alexis Arette , 95, French farmer, writer, and politician, member of the Regional Council of Aquitaine (1986–1998).   

2023  On this day in history death of leonid Barbier , 85, Ukrainian Olympic swimmer ( 1960 ).   

2023  Death of Ed Beard , 83, American football player ( San Francisco 49ers ), complications from Alzheimer's disease on this day in history.   

2023  On January - 15 death of jane Cederqvist , 77, Swedish swimmer, Olympic silver medallist ( 1960 ), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.   

2023  Death of Chen Qizhi , 97, Chinese military officer and academic administrator, deputy (1975–1983) and president of NUDT (1990–1994) on this day in history.   

2023  On this day in history death of victoria Chick , 86, American economist.   

2023  Death of Noël Coulet , 90, French academic and historian on this day in history.   

2023  Death of Doris , 75, Swedish pop singer on January - 15.   

2023  On January - 15 death of bruce Gowers , 82, British television and music video director (" Bohemian Rhapsody ", " Stayin' Alive ", " 1999 "), Emmy winner ( 2009 ).   

2023  On January - 15 death of c. J. Harris , 31, American singer ( American Idol ), heart attack.   

2023  Death of Piet van Heusden , 93, Dutch track cyclist on this day in history.   

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1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on this day in history.   

1481  Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) was born on January - 15.   

1507  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on January - 15.   

1538  On January - 15 birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)   

1567  Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on January - 15.   

1622  On January - 15 birth of molière, French playwright (d. 1673)   

1671  On January - 15 birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)   

1674  On this day in history birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)