Died On January 4th

Discover the most famous people who died on January 4. The list includes people like Albert Camus, Erwin Schrödinger, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henri Bergson, Joan Aiken. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, composers, philosophers and physicists 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 
Tanya Roberts
(Actress and Producer Known for Role as ‘Julie Rogers’ in the TV Series ‘Charlie's Angels’)
Tanya Roberts
25
Birthdate: October 15, 1949
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 2 
Albert Camus
(Philosopher & Novelist)
Albert Camus
27
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 7, 1913
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Drean, Algeria
Died: 1960
 3 
T. S. Eliot
(Best Known as a Leader of the Modernist Movement in Poetry)
T. S. Eliot
74
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 26, 1888
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 1965
 4 
Erwin Schrödinger
(Austrian Physicist Who Made Important Contributions to the Development of Quantum Mechanics)
Erwin Schrödinger
17
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 12, 1887
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Erdberg, Vienna, Austria
Died: 1961
 5 
Phil Lynott
(Lead Vocalist of the Irish Hard Rock Band 'Thin Lizzy')
Phil Lynott
13
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 20, 1949
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Died: 1986
 6 
Cornelius Vanderbilt
(Business Tycoon & Philanthropist)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
8
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 27, 1794
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Staten Island
Died: 1877
 7 
Gerry Rafferty
(Singer-songwriter, Singer, Songwriter)
Gerry Rafferty
6
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 16, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paisley
Died: 2011
 8 
Stuart Scott
(American Sportscaster and Anchor on ESPN)
Stuart Scott
6
Birthdate: July 19, 1965
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 9 
Iron Eyes Cody
5
Birthdate: April 3, 1904
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kaplan, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1999
 10 
Mae Questel
(Actress)
Mae Questel
1
Birthdate: September 13, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, USA
Died: 1998
 11 
Henri Bergson
(French Philosopher and Winner of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature)
Henri Bergson
2
Birthdate: October 18, 1859
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1941
 12 
Robert Stigwood
(Impresario, Film Producer, and Music Entrepreneur)
Robert Stigwood
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 16, 1934
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Adelaide
Died: 2016
 13 
Christopher Isherwood
(Novelist)
Christopher Isherwood
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 26, 1904
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cheshire, England, UK
Died: 1986
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 14 
Mary Eliza Mahoney
(First African-American to Work as a Trained Nurse in the USA)
Mary Eliza Mahoney
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 16, 1845
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1926
 15 
Joan Aiken
(Writer)
Joan Aiken
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 4, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rye, East Sussex, England
Died: 2004
 16 
Brian Horrocks
(Athletics competitor, Military personnel)
Brian Horrocks
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 7, 1895
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ranikhet, India
Died: 1985
 17 
Tony Lip
(Actor)
Tony Lip
3
Birthdate: July 30, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2013
 18 
Elizabeth Ann Seton
(First native-born American to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church)
Elizabeth Ann Seton
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 28, 1774
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1821
 19 
Phyllis Gates
(Rock Hudson's wife)
Phyllis Gates
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 7, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dawson, Minnesota, United States
Died: 2006
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 20 
Moses Mendelssohn
(Philosopher)
Moses Mendelssohn
1
Birthdate: September 6, 1729
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
Died: 1786
 21 
Paul Chambers
(Composer, Jazz musician)
Paul Chambers
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 22, 1935
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pittsburgh
Died: 1969
 22 
Conrad Hall
(Considered Amongst History's Most Influential Cinematographers)
Conrad Hall
1
Birthdate: June 21, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pape'ete, French Polynesia
Died: 2003
 23 
Princess Margaretha of Sweden
(Princess)
Princess Margaretha of Sweden
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 25, 1899
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Stora Parkudden, Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 1977
 24 
Ali Reza Pahlavi
(Politician and Socialite)
Ali Reza Pahlavi
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 28, 1966
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Died: 2011
 25 
George Woolf
(Jockey)
George Woolf
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 31, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Died: 1946
 26 
Anneka Di Lorenzo
(Actress)
Anneka Di Lorenzo
1
Birthdate: September 6, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: 2011
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 27 
Theodore Schurch
(The Only British Soldier to be Executed for Treachery During the World War II)
Theodore Schurch
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 5, 1918
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England
Died: 1946
 28 
Marais Viljoen
(Politician)
Marais Viljoen
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 2, 1915
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Robertson
Died: 2007
 29 
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
(Survivor of Hiroshima & Nagasaki)
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 16, 1916
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Japan
Died: 2010
 30 
Georg von Hertling
(Politician)
Georg von Hertling
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 31, 1843
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: 1919
 31 
Ali-Reza Pahlavi
(Politician)
Ali-Reza Pahlavi
23
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 28, 1966
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Died: 2011
 32 
John Toland
(Writer)
John Toland
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 29, 1912
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 2004
 33 
Eve Arnold
(Journalist, Photographer, Photojournalist)
Eve Arnold
2
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: April 21, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: 2012
 34 
Marina Raskova
(Navigator)
Marina Raskova
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 28, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Russian Empire
Died: 1943
 35 
Tom Fears
(American Football Player & Coach)
Tom Fears
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 3, 1922
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Guadalajara, Mexico
Died: 2000
 36 
Donal Donnelly
(Actor)
Donal Donnelly
0
Birthdate: July 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bradford, England
Died: 2010
 37 
Angela of Foligno
(Saint)
Angela of Foligno
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1248 AD
Birthplace: Foligno, Italy
Died: 1309
 38 
Donald Campbell
(English Speed Record Breaker Who Broke Eight World Speed Records on Land and on Water)
Donald Campbell
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 23, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kingston upon Thames
Died: 1967
 39 
Lester Raymond Brown
(Musician)
Lester Raymond Brown
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 14, 1912
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Reinerton, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2001
 40 
Gabriel Cramer
(Mathematician, Physicist, University teacher)
Gabriel Cramer
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 31, 1704
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Geneva
Died: 1752
 41 
Mohammad Ali Jauhar
(Indian Muslim Activist and One of the Founders of 'The All-India Muslim League')
Mohammad Ali Jauhar
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: December 10, 1878
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: 1931
 42 
Gorilla Jones
(Boxer)
Gorilla Jones
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 12, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1982
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 43 
Salmaan Taseer
(Businessman)
Salmaan Taseer
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 31, 1944
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Simla, India
Died: 2011
 44 
Sancho II of Portugal
(King)
Sancho II of Portugal
0
Birthdate: September 8, 1209
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Coimbra, Portugal
Died: 1248
 45 
Martinus J. G. Veltman
(Dutch Theoretical Physicist Who Shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics for the Work on Particle Theory)
Martinus J. G. Veltman
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 27, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Waalwijk, Netherlands
Died: 2021
 46 
Poon Lim
(Sailor)
Poon Lim
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 8, 1918
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hainan
Died: 1991
 47 
Aharon Appelfeld
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 16, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Zhadova, near Czernowitz, Romania (now Ukraine)
Died: 2018
 48 
Sharon la Hechicera
(Actress)
Sharon la Hechicera
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 28, 1974
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Guayaquil, Guayas Province, Ecuador
Died: 2015
 49 
Yelena Sheremeteva
(Noblewoman)
Yelena Sheremeteva
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1553 AD
Birthplace: Russia
Died: 1587
 50 
Johan Ferrier
(1st President of Suriname)
Johan Ferrier
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 12, 1910
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paramaribo, Suriname
Died: 2010