Famous People Who Died on This Day in History, Who Died Today in History?
Here is a list who died on date 7 January today. Important and famous people from throughout history died on this day. Today's famous deaths list for January 7
Who Died Today, Famous Deaths on January 7
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| 312 | Lucian of Antioch, Christian martyr, saint, and theologian (b. 240) |
| 838 | Babak Khorramdin, Iranian leader of the Khurramite uprising against the Abbasid Caliphate |
| 856 | Aldric, bishop of Le Mans |
| 1131 | Canute Lavard, Danish prince and saint (b. 1096) |
| 1285 | Charles I of Naples (b. 1226) |
| 1325 | Denis of Portugal (b. 1261) |
| 1355 | Inês de Castro, Castilian noblewoman (b. 1325) |
| 1400 | John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English Earl (b. 1350) |
| 1451 | Amadeus VIII of Savoy a.k.a. Antipope Felix V (b. 1383) |
| 1529 | Peter Vischer the Elder, German sculptor (b. 1455) |
| 1536 | Catherine of Aragon (b. 1485) |
| 1566 | Louis de Blois, Flemish monk and author (b. 1506) |
| 1619 | Nicholas Hilliard, English painter and goldsmith (b. 1547) |
| 1625 | Ruggiero Giovannelli, Italian composer and author (b. 1560) |
| 1655 | Pope Innocent X (b. 1574) |
| 1658 | Theophilus Eaton, American farmer and politician, 1st Governor of the New Haven Colony (b. 1590) |
| 1694 | Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (b. 1618) |
| 1700 | Raffaello Fabretti, Italian scholar and author (b. 1618) |
| 1715 | François Fénelon, French archbishop, theologian, and poet (b. 1651) |
| 1758 | Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1686) |
| 1767 | Thomas Clap, American minister and academic (b. 1703) |
| 1770 | Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician and diplomat (b. 1695) |
| 1812 | Joseph Dennie, American journalist and author (b. 1768) |
| 1830 | John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian public servant and politician (b. 1770) |
| 1858 | Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Ottoman politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1800) |
| 1864 | Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist and politician, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808) |
| 1888 | Golam Ali Chowdhury, Bengali landlord and philanthropist (b. 1824) |
| 1892 | Tewfik Pasha, Egyptian ruler (b. 1852) |
| 1893 | Josef Stefan, Slovenian physicist and mathematician (b. 1835) |
| 1912 | Sophia Jex-Blake, English physician and feminist (b. 1840) |
| 1919 | Henry Ware Eliot, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Washington University in St. Louis (b. 1843) |
| 1920 | Edmund Barton, Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849) |
| 1927 | Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos, Greek politician, 99th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851) |
| 1931 | Edward Channing, American historian and author (b. 1856) |
| 1932 | André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (b. 1877) |
| 1941 | Charles Finger, English journalist and author (b. 1869) |
| 1943 | Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American physicist and engineer (b. 1856) |
| 1951 | René Guénon, French-Egyptian philosopher and author (b. 1886) |
| 1960 | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, English tennis player and coach (b. 1878) |
| 1963 | Arthur Edward Moore, New Zealand-Australian farmer and politician, 23rd Premier of Queensland (b. 1876) |
| 1964 | Reg Parnell, English racing driver and manager (b. 1911) |
| 1967 | David Goodis, American author and screenwriter (b. 1917) |
| 1968 | J. L. B. Smith, South African chemist and academic (b. 1897) |
| 1972 | John Berryman, American poet and scholar (b. 1914) |
| 1981 | Alvar Lidell, English journalist and radio announcer(b. 1908) |
| 1984 | Alfred Kastler, German-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902) |
| 1986 | Juan Rulfo, Mexican author, screenwriter, and photographer (b. 1917) |
| 1988 | Zara Cisco Brough, American Nipmuc Indian chief and fashion designer (b.1919) |
| 1989 | Hirohito, Japanese emperor (b. 1901) |
| 1990 | Bronko Nagurski, Canadian-American football player and wrestler (b. 1908) |
| 1992 | Richard Hunt, American puppeteer and voice actor (b. 1951) |
| 1995 | Murray Rothbard, American economist, historian, and theorist (b. 1926) |
| 1996 | Károly Grósz, Hungarian politician, 51st Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1930) |
| 1998 | Owen Bradley, American record producer (b. 1915) |
| 2000 | Gary Albright, American wrestler (b. 1963) |
| 2001 | James Carr, American singer (b. 1942) |
| 2002 | Avery Schreiber, American comedian and actor (b. 1935) |
| 2004 | Ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress (b. 1926) |
| 2005 | Pierre Daninos, French author (b. 1913) |
| 2006 | Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and author (b. 1912) |
| 2007 | Bobby Hamilton, American race car driver and businessman (b. 1957) |
| 2008 | Alwyn Schlebusch, South African academic and politician, Vice State President of South Africa (b. 1917) |
| 2012 | Tony Blankley, British-born American child actor, journalist and pundit (b. 1948) |
| 2014 | Run Run Shaw, Chinese-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist, founded Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB (b. 1907) |
| 2015 | Mompati Merafhe, Botswana general and politician, Vice-President of Botswana (b. 1936) |
| 2016 | Bill Foster, American basketball player and coach (b. 1929) |
| 2017 | Mário Soares, Portuguese politician; 16th President of Portugal (b. 1924) |
| 2018 | Jim Anderton, Former New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister (b. 1938) |
| 2020 | Neil Peart, Canadian drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1952) |
| 2021 | Michael Apted, English filmmaker (b. 1941) |
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