Died On January 1st

Discover the most famous people who died on January 1. The list includes people like Hank Williams, Grace Hopper, Aaron Copland, Townes Van Zandt, Heinrich Hertz. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, composers, mathematicians and chemists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & France and many more countries.
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 1 
Hank Williams
(One of the Most Significant and Influential Singers and Songwriters of the 20th Century)
Hank Williams
32
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 17, 1923
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mount Olive, Alabama, United States
Died: 1953
 2 
Donna Douglas
(Best Know for Her Role as 'Elly May Clampett' in the TV Series 'The Beverly Hillbillies')
Donna Douglas
10
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 26, 1932
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pride, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2015
 3 
Grace Hopper
(Computer Scientist, Mathematician and One of the First Programmers of the ‘Harvard Mark I’ Computer)
Grace Hopper
13
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 9, 1906
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1992
 4 
Shirley Chisholm
(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th District (1969 - 1983))
Shirley Chisholm
16
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 30, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2005
 5 
Cesar Romero
(Best Known for His Role as the ‘Joker’ in the TV Series ‘Batman’)
Cesar Romero
16
Birthdate: February 15, 1907
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York City, United States
Died: 1994
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 6 
Ray Walston
(Actor & Comedian)
Ray Walston
4
Birthdate: November 2, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: 2001
 7 
Townes Van Zandt
(Country Singer & Songwriter Best Known for His Songs: 'Pancho and Lefty' and 'For the Sake of the Song')
Townes Van Zandt
10
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 7, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: 1997
 8 
Margaret Sullavan
4
Birthdate: May 16, 1909
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Died: 1960
 9 
Heinrich Hertz
(German Physicist Who Discovered the Existence of Electromagnetic Waves)
Heinrich Hertz
6
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 22, 1857
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: 1894
 10 
Maurice Chevalier
(French Singer Best Known for His Signature Songs: "Livin' In The Sunlight", "Valentine", "Louise" and "Mimi")
Maurice Chevalier
3
Birthdate: September 12, 1888
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1972
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 11 
David Stern
(Lawyer, Business Executive and 4th Commissioner of the National Basketball Association)
David Stern
12
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 22, 1942
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 12 
Victor Buono
(Actor)
Victor Buono
6
Birthdate: February 3, 1938
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA
Died: 1982
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 13 
Patti Page
(Singer, Actress)
Patti Page
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 8, 1927
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Claremore, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2013
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 14 
Dan Reeves
(American Football Coach)
Dan Reeves
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 19, 1944
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Americus, Georgia, United States
Died: 2022
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 15 
Louis XII of France
(King of France from 1498 to 1515)
Louis XII of France
2
Birthdate: June 27, 1462
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Château Royal de Blois, Blois, France
Died: 1515
 16 
Lexii Alijai
(Rapper)
Lexii Alijai
16
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 19, 1998
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United State
Died: 2020
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 17 
Floyd Little
(American football player)
Floyd Little
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 4, 1942
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Died: 2021
 18 
Don Larsen
(Baseball player)
Don Larsen
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 7, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Michigan City, Indiana, United States
Died: 2020
 19 
James Francis Edward Stuart
(Son of the Deposed Roman Catholic Monarch James II of England)
James Francis Edward Stuart
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 10, 1688
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1766
 20 
Johann Christian Bach
(Composer)
Johann Christian Bach
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 5, 1735
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: 1782
 21 
Fusajiro Yamauchi
(Japanese Entrepreneur Best Remembered as the Founder of 'Nintendo')
Fusajiro Yamauchi
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: November 22, 1859
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kyoto
Died: 1940
 22 
Johann Bernoulli
(Mathematician)
Johann Bernoulli
4
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 6, 1667
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Basel
Died: 1748
 23 
Juanita Moore
(Actress)
Juanita Moore
5
Birthdate: October 19, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: 2014
 24 
Edward Weston
(Photographer)
Edward Weston
1
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: March 24, 1886
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Died: 1958
 25 
Christian III of Denmark
(King)
Christian III of Denmark
0
Birthdate: August 12, 1503
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein
Died: 1559
 26 
Loie Fuller
(Actor, Lighting designer, Choreographer, Artist, Dancer, Stage actor, Model)
Loie Fuller
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: January 15, 1862
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Illinois
Died: 1928
 27 
Darrent Williams
(American football player)
Darrent Williams
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 27, 1982
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: 2007
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 28 
Arleigh Albert Burke
(Admiral)
Arleigh Albert Burke
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 19, 1901
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boulder, Colorado, United States
Died: 1996
 29 
Eugene Wigner
(Physicist & Mathematician)
Eugene Wigner
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 17, 1902
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: 1995
 30 
Odo, Count of Paris
(King of West Francia)
Odo, Count of Paris
0
Birthdate: 0857 AD
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: 0898
 31 
Derek Parfit
(Philosopher)
Derek Parfit
1
Birthdate: December 11, 1942
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chengdu
Died: 2017
 32 
Mark Eden
(Actor)
Mark Eden
0
Birthdate: February 14, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St Pancras, London, England
Died: 2021
 33 
Lhasa de Sela
(Singer-songwriter)
Lhasa de Sela
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 27, 1972
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Big Indian, New York
Died: 2010
 34 
Roland Hayes
(African-American concert artist)
Roland Hayes
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 3, 1887
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Curryville, Georgia, United States
Died: 1977
 35 
Lloyd Haynes
(Actor, Screenwriter)
Lloyd Haynes
1
Birthdate: September 19, 1934
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana, United States
Died: 1987
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 36 
Alastair Denniston
(Field hockey player at the 1908 Summer Olympics)
Alastair Denniston
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 1, 1881
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died: 1961
 37 
Charles II of Navarre
(King)
Charles II of Navarre
0
Birthdate: October 10, 1332
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Évreux, France
Died: 1387
 38 
Bob Anderson
(British Olympic Fencer and a Renowned Film Fight Choreographer)
Bob Anderson
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 15, 1922
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gosport, Hampshire, England
Died: 2012
 39 
Vincent Auriol
(President of France from 1947 to 1954)
Vincent Auriol
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 27, 1884
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Revel, France
Died: 1966
 40 
Gary Burgess
(Former Journalist, broadcaster known for ITV Channel Television, Channel 103)
Gary Burgess
2
Birthdate: November 13, 1975
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bury, England
Died: 2022
 41 
Thomas Sutherland
(Founder of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation)
Thomas Sutherland
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: August 16, 1834
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died: 1922
 42 
Kiro Gligorov
(Politician)
Kiro Gligorov
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 3, 1917
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Shtip, North Macedonia
Died: 2012
 43 
Willie Keeler
(Baseball player)
Willie Keeler
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 3, 1872
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 1923
 44 
Ulrich Beck
(German Sociologist and One of the Most Cited Social Scientists in the World During His Lifetime)
Ulrich Beck
1
Birthdate: May 15, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Slupsk, Poland
Died: 2015
 45 
Louis Auguste Blanqui
(French Revolutionary and Political Activist Known for His Revolutionary Theory of 'Blanquism')
Louis Auguste Blanqui
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 8, 1805
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Puget-Theniers, France
Died: 1881
 46 
Gioffre Borgia
(Illegitimate child of Pope Alexander VI)
Gioffre Borgia
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 10, 1482
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rome
Died: 1517
 47 
Ignatius L. Donnelly
(Politician)
Ignatius L. Donnelly
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 3, 1831
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1901
 48 
Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
(Father of research laboratories)
Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
3
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 21, 1894
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bhera
Died: 1955
 49 
Vilmos Zsigmond
(Cinematographer)
Vilmos Zsigmond
0
Birthdate: June 16, 1930
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Szeged
Died: 2016
 50 
Helen Suzman
(Politician)
Helen Suzman
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 7, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Germiston
Died: 2009