Famous Deaths
Deaths 101 - 112 of 112
- Jan 28 Karel Svoboda, Czech pianist, composer of popular songs and television music, dies of suspected suicide at 68
- Jan 28 Sterling Lanier, American writer (Hiero's Journey), dies at 79
- Jan 28 Yelena Romanova, Russian athlete (Olympic gold Unified Team 3,000m 1992), dies at 43
- Jan 29 Barbaro, American thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2003)
- Jan 29 Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim, Iraqi extremist leader (b. 1970)
- Jan 30 Max Lanier, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1943-44; World Series 1942, 44; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 91
- Jan 30 Nikos Kourkoulos, Greek actor and artistic director (b. 1934)
Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007)
Jan 30 American novelist and playwright (Master of the Game, Bloodline, The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer), dies of pneumonia at 89
- Jan 31 (Kirill) "Kirka" Babitzin, Finnish pop-rock singer ("Hetki Lyö" (Beat the Clock)), dies at 56
- Jan 31 Adelaide Tambo, South African anti-apartheid activist, politician and wife of Oliver Tambo, dies at 77
- Jan 31 Lee Bergere, American actor (Star Trek, Soap, Dynasty), dies at 82
- Jan 31 Molly Ivins, American political columnist and author, dies at 62
