Died on January 17
Remembering 19 notable people who died on this day
Abdur Rahman Chughtai
deceasedpainter (1894-1975) · 1894–1975
Days lived
Lived 29,338 days
🇺🇸Bobby Fischer
deceasedAmerican chess player (1943–2008) · 1943–2008
Days lived
Lived 23,691 days
🇪🇸Camilo José Cela
deceasedSpanish writer (1916–2002) · 1916–2002
Days lived
Lived 31,298 days
🇸🇪Einar Dahl
deceasedwriter · 1904–1979
Days lived
Lived 27,351 days
🇬🇧Eric Crockford
deceasedfield hockey player (1888-1958) · 1888–1958
Days lived
Lived 25,298 days
🇺🇸Helen Stephens
deceasedathletics competitor (1918–1994) · 1918–1994
Days lived
Lived 27,743 days
🇩🇪Herbert Henck
deceasedmusician · 1948–2025
Days lived
Lived 27,933 days
🇩🇪Jakob Arjouni
deceasedGerman author, born 1964 (1964–2013) · 1964–2013
Days lived
Lived 17,634 days
🇦🇹Jean-Pierre Zola
deceasedactor · 1916–1979
Days lived
Lived 22,993 days
🇲🇽Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo
deceasedMexican saint (1886–1927) · 1886–1927
Days lived
Lived 14,730 days
🇦🇹Lothar Rendulic
deceasedmilitary person · 1887–1971
Days lived
Lived 30,402 days
🇩🇪Matthias Rath
deceasedGerman physician, alternative medicine practitioner, AIDS denier, and conspiracy theorist · 1955–2026
Days lived
Lived 25,950 days
🇵🇹Miguel Torga
deceasedPortuguese writer (1907-1995) · 1907–1995
Days lived
Lived 31,936 days
🇯🇵Origa
deceasedRussian singer · 1970–2015
Days lived
Lived 16,169 days
🇺🇸Sammy Nestico
deceasedAmerican composer and arranger (1924–2021) · 1924–2021
Days lived
Lived 35,411 days
🇬🇧Tom Kilburn
deceasedBritish electrical engineer (1921–2001) · 1921–2001
Days lived
Lived 29,015 days
🇩🇪Uwe Nettelbeck
deceasedrapper · 1940–2007
Days lived
Lived 24,270 days
Walter von Reichenau
deceasedNotable Trials · 1884–1942
Days lived
Lived 20,920 days
🇺🇸Yvette Mimieux
deceasedAmerican actress (1942–2022) · 1942–2022
Days lived
Lived 29,230 days