Died on January 21
Remembering 28 notable people who died on this day
🇺🇸Al St. John
deceasedAmerican film actor (1892–1963) · 1892–1963
Days lived
Lived 25,700 days
🇺🇸Alex Groza
deceasedAmerican basketball player (1926-1995) · 1926–1995
Days lived
Lived 24,944 days
🇭🇺Andor Gábor
deceasedHungarian writer · 1884–1953
Days lived
Lived 25,204 days
🇺🇸Berkeley L. Bunker
deceasedAmerican politician (1906-1999) · 1906–1999
Days lived
Lived 33,766 days
🇨🇭Blaise Meliani
deceasedSwiss writer (1887-1961) · 1887–1961
Days lived
Lived 26,806 days
🇵🇱Bogusław Kaczyński
deceasedPolish classical music journalist (1942–2016) · 1942–2016
Days lived
Lived 26,928 days
🇺🇸Cecil B. DeMille
deceasedAmerican film director, producer and actor (1881–1959) · 1881–1959
Days lived
Lived 28,286 days
🇮🇪Denis Fahey
deceasedIrish Catholic priest (1883-1954) · 1883–1954
Days lived
Lived 25,770 days
Emil Jellinek
deceasedentrepreneur · 1853–1918
Days lived
Lived 23,666 days
🇮🇹Emiliano Sala
deceasedfootball player · 1990–2019
Days lived
Lived 10,310 days
🇺🇸Erika Böhm-Vitense
deceasedGerman-American astronomer · 1923–2017
Days lived
Lived 34,202 days
🇺🇸Ernst Herzfeld
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1879–1948) · 1879–1948
Days lived
Lived 25,019 days
🇩🇪Ernst Wahle
deceasedGerman archaeologist and politician (1889-1981) · 1889–1981
Days lived
Lived 33,479 days
🇫🇷George Orwell
deceasedwriter · 1903–1950
Days lived
Lived 17,013 days
🇮🇹Giovanni Comisso
deceasedItalian writer (1895–1969) · 1895–1969
Days lived
Lived 26,774 days
🇩🇪Gottlieb Redecker
deceasedGerman architect (1871–1945) · 1871–1945
Days lived
Lived 26,930 days
🇺🇸Jackie Wilson
deceasedAmerican singer (1934–1984) · 1934–1984
Days lived
Lived 18,124 days
🇺🇸Joseph Schildkraut
deceasedactor (1896-1964) · 1896–1964
Days lived
Lived 24,776 days
🇫🇷Julius Bauschinger
deceasedGerman astronomer (1860–1934) · 1860–1934
Days lived
Lived 27,022 days
🇸🇪Lotte Laserstein
deceasedartist · 1898–1993
Days lived
Lived 34,388 days
Louis XVI of France
deceasedNotable Trials · 1754–1793
Days lived
Lived 14,032 days
Mauricio Funes
deceasedNotable Trials · 1959–2025
Days lived
Lived 23,838 days
🇩🇪Nikolaus Obermauer
deceasedGerman boxer · 1920–2001
Days lived
Lived 29,262 days
🇩🇪Otto Bachof
deceasedGerman judge (1914–2006) · 1914–2006
Days lived
Lived 33,560 days
🇩🇪Rolf Julius
deceasedartist · 1939–2011
Days lived
Lived 26,295 days
🇺🇸Trude Fleischmann
deceasedAustrian-born American photographer (1895-1990) · 1895–1990
Days lived
Lived 34,364 days
Vladimir Lenin
deceasedNotable Trials · 1870–1924
Days lived
Lived 19,644 days
🇩🇪Werner Nachmann
deceasedentrepreneur · 1925–1988
Days lived
Lived 22,808 days