Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: 14-Jan

Died on This Day (14-Jan)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Paweł Adamowicz Paweł Adamowicz Pawel Bogdan Adamowicz was a Polish politician and lawyer who served as the city mayor of Gdansk from 1998 until his assassination in 2019. Mayor of Gdańsk 53 1
Zhou Youguang Zhou Youguang Zhou Youguang , also known as Chou Yu-kuang or Chou Yao-ping, was a Chinese economist, banker, linguist, sinologist, Esperantist, publisher, and supercentenarian, known as the "father of Pinyin", a system for the writing of Mandarin Chinese in Roman script, or romanization, which was officially adopted by the government of the People's Republic of China in 1958, the International Organization for Standardization in 1982, and the United Nations in 1986. Inventor of Pinyin 111 3
Eric James Mellon Eric James Mellon Eric James Mellon was a ceramic artist who specializes in using ash glaze and underglaze graphic drawings of figures. British artist 88 6
Antonio Mistrorigo Antonio Mistrorigo Antonio Mistrorigo was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Catholic bishop 99 8
Antonio Fontán Antonio Fontán Antonio Fontán Pérez, 1st Marquess of Guadalcanal was a Spanish journalist recognized for his work in promoting press freedom in his country. Spanish journalist 86 10
Uta Hagen Uta Hagen Uta Thyra Hagen was a German-American actress and theatre practitioner. Actress, acting teacher 84 16
Gordon Jackson Gordon Jackson Gordon Cameron Jackson, OBE was a Scottish actor best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in The Professionals. Scottish actor 66 30
Robert Ardrey Robert Ardrey Robert Ardrey was an American playwright, screenwriter and science writer perhaps best known for The Territorial Imperative . American playwright, screenwriter 71 40
Gerald Balfour Gerald Balfour Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour, PC , known as Gerald Balfour or The Rt Hon. British politician 91 75
John S. Barry John S. Barry John Stewart Barry was the fourth and eighth Governor of the U. American politician 67 150
Person Person Description Age Anniv
Cyrille Regis Cyrille Regis Cyrille Regis, MBE was a professional footballer who played as a forward. English international footballer 59 2
Alan Rickman Alan Rickman Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was an English actor and director. English actor and director 69 4
Conrad Bain Conrad Bain Conrad Stafford Bain was a Canadian-American comedian and actor. Canadian/American actor and comedian 89 7
Betty Mae Tiger Jumper Betty Mae Tiger Jumper Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, also known as Potackee was the first and so far the only female chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida 87 9
Carl Möhner Carl Möhner Carl Martin Rudolf Möhner was an Austrian film actor, director, screenwriter and painter. Austrian film actor 83 15
Alphonse Boudard Alphonse Boudard Alphonse Boudard was a French novelist and playwright. Novelist and screenwriter 74 20
Jetta Goudal Jetta Goudal Jetta Goudal was a Dutch-American actress, successful in Hollywood films of the silent film era. Dutch-American actress 93 35
William Feller William Feller William "Vilim" Feller , born Vilibald Srecko Feller, was a Croatian-American mathematician specializing in probability theory. Croatian-American mathematician 63 50
Charles Edward Magoon Charles Edward Magoon Charles Edward Magoon was an American lawyer, judge, diplomat, and administrator who is best remembered as a governor of the Panama Canal Zone; he also served as Minister to Panama at the same time. American lawyer and diplomat 58 100
Agnes Broun Agnes Broun Agnes Broun, Agnes Brown or Agnes Burnes , was the mother of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns. Mother of Robert Burns 87 200