Famous People Who Died on This Day in History, Who Died Today in History?
Here is a list who died on date 20 January today. Important and famous people from throughout history died on this day. Today's famous deaths list for January 20
Who Died Today, Famous Deaths on January 20
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| 820 | Al-Shafi‘i, Arab scholar and jurist (b. 767) |
| 842 | Theophilos, Byzantine emperor (b. 813) |
| 882 | Louis the Younger, king of the East Frankish Kingdom |
| 924 | Li Jitao, Chinese general of Later Tang |
| 928 | Zhao Guangfeng, Chinese official and chancellor |
| 1029 | Heonae, Korean queen and regent (b. 964) |
| 1095 | Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester |
| 1156 | Henry, English bishop and saint[53][54] |
| 1189 | Shi Zong, Chinese emperor of Jin (b. 1123) |
| 1191 | Frederick VI, duke of Swabia (b. 1167) |
| 1265 | John Maunsell, English Lord Chancellor |
| 1336 | John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (b. 1306) |
| 1343 | Robert, king of Naples (b. 1275) |
| 1479 | John II, king of Sicily (b. 1398) |
| 1568 | Myles Coverdale, English bishop and translator (b. 1488) |
| 1612 | Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1552) |
| 1663 | Isaac Ambrose, English minister and author (b. 1604) |
| 1666 | Anne of Austria, Queen and regent of France (b. 1601) |
| 1707 | Humphrey Hody, English scholar and theologian (b. 1659) |
| 1709 | François de la Chaise, French priest (b. 1624) |
| 1751 | John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665) |
| 1770 | Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722) |
| 1779 | David Garrick, English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (b. 1717) |
| 1810 | Benjamin Chew, American lawyer and judge (b. 1721) |
| 1819 | Charles IV, Spanish king (b. 1748) |
| 1837 | John Soane, English architect, designed the Bank of England (b. 1753) |
| 1841 | Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer (b. 1780) |
| 1848 | Christian VIII, Danish king (b. 1786) |
| 1850 | Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1779) |
| 1859 | Bettina von Arnim, German author, illustrator, and composer (b. 1785) |
| 1852 | Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 6th Yokozuna (b. 1794) |
| 1873 | Basil Moreau, French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799) |
| 1875 | Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (b. 1814) |
| 1891 | Kalākaua, king of Hawaii (b. 1836) |
| 1900 | John Ruskin, English painter and critic (b. 1819) |
| 1901 | Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (b. 1826) |
| 1907 | Agnes Mary Clerke, Irish astronomer and author (b. 1842) |
| 1908 | John Ordronaux, American surgeon and academic (b. 1830) |
| 1913 | José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican engraver and illustrator (b. 1852) |
| 1915 | Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician (b. 1840) |
| 1920 | Georg Lurich, Estonian-Russian wrestler and strongman (b. 1876) |
| 1921 | Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (b. 1847) |
| 1924 | Henry "Ivo" Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (b. 1872) |
| 1936 | George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865) |
| 1940 | Omar Bundy, American general (b. 1861) |
| 1944 | James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (b. 1860) |
| 1947 | Josh Gibson, American baseball player (b. 1911) |
| 1954 | Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (b. 1882) |
| 1955 | Robert P. T. Coffin, American author and poet (b. 1892) |
| 1962 | Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher (b. 1887) |
| 1965 | Alan Freed, American radio host (b. 1922) |
| 1971 | Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880) |
| 1973 | Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician and surgeon (b. 1885) |
| 1977 | Dimitrios Kiousopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, 151st Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1892) |
| 1980 | William Roberts, English soldier and painter (b. 1895) |
| 1983 | Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (b. 1933) |
| 1984 | Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (b. 1904) |
| 1988 | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistani activist and politician (b. 1890) |
| 1989 | Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938) |
| 1990 | Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (b. 1907) |
| 1993 | Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian activist (b. 1929) |
| 1994 | Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1909) |
| 1996 | Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1927) |
| 2002 | Carrie Hamilton, American actress and singer (b. 1963) |
| 2003 | Al Hirschfeld, American painter and illustrator (b. 1903) |
| 2004 | Alan Brown, English racing driver (b. 1919) |
| 2005 | Per Borten, Norwegian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1913) |
| 2009 | Stéphanos II Ghattas, Egyptian patriarch (b. 1920) |
| 2012 | Etta James, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938) |
| 2013 | Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright (b. 1933) |
| 2014 | Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (b. 1933) |
| 2016 | Mykolas Burokevičius, Lithuanian carpenter and politician (b. 1927) |
| 2018 | Paul Bocuse, French chef (b. 1926) |
| 2020 | Jaroslav Kubera, Czech politician (b. 1947) |
| 2021 | Sibusiso Moyo, Zimbabwean politician, army general (b. 1960) |
| 2022 | Meat Loaf, American singer and actor (b. 1947) |
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