Famous Deaths In January - 01

1960  Death of Margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48 on January - 01.   

1962  On January - 01 diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76   

1964  Alf Hall, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

1965  Gertrude Michael, actress (Caged, Cleopatra), dies at 53 on January - 01.   

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

1967  On January - 01 maurice Leyland, cricketer (41 Tests for England, 2764 runs), dies   

1969  On this day in history barton Maclane, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 68   

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

1972  Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history death of alexis Korner, British blues musician (b. 1928)   

1985  Death of Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905) on this day in history.   

1986  On January - 01 death of alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (b. 1902)   

1987  Gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85 on January - 01.   

1988  On January - 01 leo Steiner, NY Carnegie Deli's owner, dies   

1990  Charles Boost, Dutch film critic, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1991  Charles B Timmer, Dutch writer (Russia Black on White), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1992  Constantin Poustochkine, jazz critic, dies on January - 01.   

1993  June Clayworth, actress (Bodyguard, Criminal Court), dies of lymphoma on this day in history.   

1994  Cesar Romero, US actor (Joker-Batman), dies at 86 on January - 01.   

1995  Eugene Wigner, physicist (Nobel prize for physics-1963), dies at 92 on January - 01.   

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  Helen Wills Moody Roark, tennis ace (31 Grand Slams), dies at 92 on January - 01.   

2000  On this day in history death of colin Vaughan, Australian political journalist (b. 1931)   

2001  On this day in history death of ray Walston, American actor (b. 1914)   

2002  On this day in history death of julia Phillips, American film producer (b. 1944)   

2003  On this day in history death of joe Foss, American politician, fighter pilot and AFL Commissioner (b. 1915)   

2005  Death of Shirley Chisholm, American politician (b. 1924) on January - 01.   

2005  On January - 01 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.   

2005  On January - 01 death of death of Shirley Chisholm, U.S. Congresswoman (b. 1924)   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on January - 01.   

1387  On this day in history birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

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

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

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

1481  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.