Famous Deaths on January 1

Israeli nuclear physicist (1930–2011)

Norwegian mathematician

20th-century Indian linguist

Australian priest (1931–2005)

Brazilian actor

Argentine and Italian sculptor (1920-2012)

Polish academic (1920–2017)

Iranian architect, educator, author

Russian poet

Haitian economist

Chief (traditional ruler), economist, business leader, university administrator, and philanthropist

Indian film director, screenwriter and producer

Italian jazz singer

Portuguese artist

Artist (1910-2004)

Mexican potter

Iranian admiral

Indian author (1920–2009)

Finnish writer

Palestinian poet (1931-2014)

Indian writer

Brazilian politician

Australian mathematician and historian (1910–2004)

Greek university teacher

Lithuanian engineer

Swedish inventor (1920–2002)

Australian racing driver

Argentinian painter (died 2007)

Biotechnology researcher

Portuguese artist

Lithuanian artist

Mexican photographer

Palestinian painter (1930-2006)

Historian

Bangladeshi historian

Kenyan songwriter, singer and choir director

Israeli poet (1911–2007)

Peruvian ethnomusicologist

Indian historian (1920–2002)

Pakistani journalist, historian (1920-2003

South African activist and journalist (1920–2008)

Israeli poet

Indian diplomat, writer and literary critic

Finland Swedish poet

Writer

Ethiopian writer and artist

Nigerian playwright (born 1949)

Pakistani writer and public servant

Taiwanese writer of children's literature

American poet; college president and faculty (1847-1944)

American educator, college president (1874–1944)

American abolitionist, journalist, lawyer, judge, minister

10th Etsu Nupe former Federal minister

Romanian aviation pioneer

Racing driver, 1873-1961

Greek scientist and university professor

Swiss mathematician (1832-1913)

Greek scientist and university professor

Portuguese physicist (1847–1907)

Swiss physicist (1871-1955)

Japanese seismologist (1870–1948)

Indian conservationist (1849–1930)

Japanese engineer (1848–1906)

Engineer (1844–1904)

Spanish architect (1842–1908)

English engineer and inventor (1874–1952)

Portuguese Agronomist and Diplomat

British painter and naturalist (1845-1929)

Polish biologist (1831-1909)

Swiss chemist (1838-1911)

Emir of Afghanistan (1919)

New Zealand teacher, soil scientist, scientific administrator (1900–1975)

Canadian doctor

Polish cryptanalyst and intelligence officer (1920-1997)

Iraqi physicist/meteorologist

British writer and hunter

New Zealand politician (1845-1924)

Entrepreneur (1842-1923)

Australian journalist and author (1845–1922)

Swiss church historian and theologian (1836-1923)

Chilean writer (1836-1915)

Greek pedagogue and teacher

Ruler in the state of Jeypore and patron of arts

Portuguese poet (1842-1914)

Cuban writer

Writer, cartographer

British-born American/Australian temperance reformer, newspaper editor (1847/49 - 1937)

Polish writer (1842–1932)

Costa Rican politician and writer

British journalist, publisher and politician (1846-1932)

Australian writer and artist

Serbian writer and diplomat (1832–1914)

Bengali writer

Australian journalist and spiritualist (1840–1913)

Tanzanian historian

Roman Catholic archbishop

Hungarian rabbi (1869–1944)

Irish journalist and musicologist

Turkish statesperson (1891–1965)

Egyptian Islamic activist, philanthropist, traveller and writer

British journalist, economist and author

Italian politician (1891–1980)

Argentinian feminist, activist, reformer and author

Assyrian physician and nationalist

Swiss teacher and naturalist (1871-1927)

Iranian akhoond and theologian

German actress and screenwriter

Egyptian social activist

Swedish artist and author (1874-1951)

(1891-1970) Israeli writer, publicist, public figure

Austrian philosopher

Moroccan poet and singer (1873-1945)

Georgian poet, educator and social reformer

Egyptian journalist

Argentine historian

Thai writer

Finnish politician

English sports administrator (1849–1937)

Hungarian politician from Romania (1892-1946)

Poet

Albanian activist (1871–1917)

Greek poet (1872-1933)

Guatemalan writer

Australian-British Jewish suffragette

(1871-1956) cookery instructor

Iranian politician, lawyer and historian

Argentine poet (1872–1923)

Norwegian church historian (1832–1913)

Iranian writer, diplomat and publicist (1833–1908)

South African linguist, writer, Afrikaans linguistic patriot and politician (1891-1973)

New Zealand journalist

Berber Ibadi scholar, poet, statesman and a prominent figure in the history of Libya

Lebanese journalist and poet

Romanian writer, journalist and politician

Turkish statesperson (1873–1964)

Moldovan politician

Canadian university administrator, historian and philosopher (1874–1962)

Australian politician

Swiss physician and writer (1874-1945)

Greek general (1874–1943)

Cavalry master of the Polish Army, poet, art historian (1890-1949)

Portuguese writer, educator

Ecuadorian poet

Punjabi poet

Indian actress and director

Romanian writer and businessman (1892-?)

Austrian author (1892–1984)

British civil servant and Tibetologist (1870-1945)

Greek lawyer, academic and writer

English political hostess and philanthropist

Moroccan rabbi and scholar (1848–1935)

English-born Australian writer and women's activist

Chilean politician, journalist and writer (1847-1909)

Portuguese writer, editor

Daughter of William Gladstone

Iranian physician and essayist (1847–1924)

Norwegian journalist and writer, editor

Iranian missionary of the Baha'i Faith, journalist, author and teacher (1871–1953)

Romanian sociologist (1849-1923)

Egyptian Prime Minister (1839–1904)

Serbian writer

Mexican writer

Romanian writer (1843–1928)

English writer whose pen name was Darley Dale

Turkish statesperson (1870–1955)

English philosopher and social reformer

British magician

Scottish classical scholar, and educational and theological writer (1831–1915)

Iranian diplomat and poet (1846-1937)

Kurdish poet

Canadian historian (1870–1940)

Polish Jewish poet

British barrister and anthropologist (1839-1930)

Belgian writer (1838-1924)

Belgian general

15th-century Swiss lawyer, historian and writer

Australian photographer (1911–2000)

Bolivian writer (1900-1980)

Brazilian politician (1911-1964)

Israeli children's writer (1900-1968)

Greek poet and diplomat

Italian architect (1910-1973)

Egyptian Muslim feminist and writer (1930–1996)

Israeli poet (1930–1989)

Nigerian writer (1911–1981)

Polish acttess and musician

Iranian Muslim scholar and writer (1930–1997)

Polish poet

Salvadorean politologist

Chilean historian

Polish diplomat

Iranian writer and journalist

Persian and Islamic studies scholar (1911–1996)

Chinese Indonesian journalist

Argentinian educator

New Zealand artist, writer, designer, printmaker and entrepreneur (1910–1986)

Turkish poet of Kurdish ancestry (1911–1972)

Honduran journalist, writer and feminist

Argentine philosopher

Moroccan writer

Iraqi traveler, journalist and author, who mastered over 17 languages

(c1845–c1905) Aboriginal elder, senior lawman and performer

New Zealand politician and photographer (1833-1913)

Painter (1892-1979)

Art restorer, copyist, art forger (1872-1964)

Austrian artist (1891-1945)

Australian photographer

Belgian artist

Polish painter and architect (1872-1947)

Australian lithographer

Polish artist and educator (1833–1920)

Israeli artist (1892-1970)

(1891-1945) artist

Albanian-Italian artist (1834-1903)

Iranian photographer

Italian composer and conductor

Turkish architect (1873–1942)

Cuban musician

(1842-1916) Aboriginal shellworker

Argentinian musician

Finnish architect

Turkish diplomat (1849–1929)

Irish model

British illustrator and commercial artist (1890–1964)

Austrian artist (1890-1940)

Musician

Canadian artist (1843-1939)

Romanian painter (1870-1933)

Australian ornithologist and photographer

Hungarian artist (1873-1944)

Belgian landscape architect (1872–1958)

Iranian politician (1900–1994)

Ghanaian banker and politician

Islamic scholar

New Zealand engineer

Burmese architect and engineer

Ghanaian chemist and politician

Chief engineer of the railways in Queensland, Australia

Greek mineralogist

Polish mathematician and physicist (1830–1910)

Astronomer

Egyptian politician

Polish Jewish artist

Polish painter (1900–1983)

Austrian-born Israeli sculptor

Italian painter (1911-1993)

Italian architect and designer (1911–1979)

Polish artist (1910-1989)

Mexican potter (1900-1980)

Moroccan Military leader and figure of Berber resistance against French colonialism

Greek politician (1871–1942)

Italian general

Norwegian military officer

Polish general (1892–1940)

Austrian chemist

Polish-Austrian physicist

Cuban scientist

Brazilian journalist

Argentine journalist

Finnish writer

Indian poet

Tamil writer

Romanian author

South African writer (1838-1912)

Canadian writer

Egyptian writer

Romanian writer

Finnish deacon and Writer (1846–1924)

Polish author

Canadian tribal leader

Lebanese poet

Brazilian scientist (1840–1923)

Journalist

Intellectual and social activist (1849–1914)

Kurdish poet

Gardener, writer

Colombian writer (1858-1940)

(1873-1957) welfare worker

Kurdish poet

Uzbekistani poet (1845–1910)

Estonian politician and agricultural scientist (1874-1932)

Australian mathematician

New Zealand Surveyor-General (1934-1919)

Romanian chemist

Estonian politician and veterinary scientist (1873-1962)

Civil engineer, public servant, arbitration court judge

Mexican intellectual

Norwegian businessman (1871–1948)

Romanian engineer and architect

Latvian architect (1870-1941)

Romanian general

Brazilian military officer and engineer

Australian businessman

British-New Zealand mining engineer

Austrian art historian and businessman involved in looting with the Dienststelle Mühlmann

Sri Lankan politician

South African civil engineer

Polish resistance fighter

Parliamentary clerk and author in Australia (1837–1909)

Explorer

Israeli writer (1910–1992)

Indian journalist

Iranian poet

Polish-Jewish editor, translator and feminist

Nepalese writer (1900–1971)

Finnish journalist

Chilean poet (1920-1962)

Polish journalist, writer, publicist

Filipino writer

Canadian architect

Belgian painter (1890–1974)

Polish artist (1841-1922)

Greek sculptor (1843–1909)

Brazilian composer and singer

Belgian composer (1844–1932)

Canadian architect

Greek painter (1845-1916)

English architect (1846–1914)

Armenian photographer

Australian photographer

Painter (1891-1943)

Indian sculptor

Polish painter

Greek painter (1870-1927)

Painter (1890-1973)

Turkish painter of Armenian ancestry (1870–1950)

Greek painter (1871-1960)

Canadian artist

Australian photographer (1871–1936)

Canadian painter (1871–1913)

Polish painter (1895–1942)

Brazilian composer

Canadian painter (1871–1960)

English Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painter (1872-1952)

Greek photographer (1872–1918)

Belgian painter (1872-1940)

Canadian architect (1872–1945)

Burmese artist (1872-1930)

Australian photographer (1891–1962)

New Zealand commercial photographer (1872–1949)

Polish painter (1872-1933)

Artist (1873-1956)

Lithuanian sculptor

Polish painter (1874–c. 1928)

Brazilian sculptor

Ecuadorian botanist, ecologist, university teacher and conservationist (1910-1994)

Australian painter (1874–1964)

Chilean painter (1891-1987)

Romanian sculptor

Iraqi politician

English-born Australian photographer (1846-1910)

Australian photographer (1870–1929)

Canadian artist (1870-1946)

Taiwanese artist (1891–1972)

Pakistani mathematician

Historian

Australian chemist and lichenologist (1931–1978)

Indian hydrologist (1930–1988)

Indian political scientist

Canadian architect (1838-1922)

British architect

Canadian artist (1837-1901)

New Zealand painter (1890-1980)

Architect (1835–1924)

Ecuadorian painter (1842-1906)

Canadian architect (1842–1923)

German architect (1831–1911)

Austrian art historian (1891–1953)

Yao priest, missionary and writer

Chilean writer

Indian writer

Palestinian writer and translator

Iranian author and politician

Soviet Lithuanian-Jewish revolutionary, journalist and trade unionist

Famous Telugu humorist; author of Barrister Parvateesam

Australian journalist (1891–1962)

Missionary, clergyman, writer, interpreter in New Zealand (1835–1919)

Paraguayan journalist

Arab writer (1892–1968)

Greek journalist

Iranian politician and playwright

Australian writer

Indian film lyricist

Romanian writer

Lebanese writer and journalist (1873–1939)

Indian Scholar of Sanskrit and Telugu

Austro-Hungarian Jewish scholar of religion

Haitian writer, lawyer, journalist, and teacher

Chilean engineer and writer

(1837-1907) evangelist, pacifist and reformer

Estonian writer (1891-1937)

Indian Hindu guru

Moroccan writer (1844–1914)

Pakistani writer (1873–1956)

Irish suffragist

Persian novelist

Paraguayan writer

Chilean journalist and writer (1841-1901)

Irish poet

Venezuelan writer and politician

Ngati Kahungunu and Rangitane leader, guide, interpreter, assessor, politician, writer (1843–1933)

Lebanese journalist

New Zealand journalist

Colombian journalist

Political and religious radical

Filipino poet and revolutionary

Polish caricaturist (1892–1967)

Irish writer (1845-1909)

Australian journalist and screenwriter

Odia playwright, lyricist

Lebanese journalist

Estonian journalist and politician (1891-1941)

Nigerian doctor

Polish Jewish actor and writer

Austrian-Israeli abstract painter

Australian judge (1873-1927)

Nigerian physician, journalist and politician

Greek writer, translator and teacher

Telugu poet and pioneer of the Bhavakavitam movement

Musician, author

Bolivian poet

Indian historian

Haitian physician, journalist and historian (1890–1984)

Colombian writer, translator (1845–1921)

Cuban musician

Concubine of Tự Đức; poet (1830–1909)

Greek journalist and politician

Greek writer (1891–1972)

Egyptian monk and author (1848–1935)

Spanish educator and feminis

Chilean journalist

Chinese Indonesian journalist, writer and translator

Scholar (1872-1955)

South African journalist

Greek feminist and educator (1847–1929)

Croatian sculptor, ceramic artist

Palestinian artist (1930-1984)

Iranian painter

Australian artist, sculptor, instructor and musician

Latvian artist (1900-1992)

Argentine painter

South Korean painter (1920-1976)

Turkish-Armenian photographer

Indian Carnatic musician

Ghanaian journalist, politician and writer (1905-1984)

Colombian poet, writer and journalist (1910-1982)

Turkish poet and statesperson (1931–1990)

Cuban musician (1910–1994)

Portuguese writer

Venezuelan poet, writer, translator, journalist and diplomat

Indian poet (1911-2000)

Egyptian historian (1910–1994)

Libyan writer and activist

Iranian film director and screenwriter

Austrian-Argentinian philosopher & psychoanalyst

Malaysian journalist

Ecuadorian poet and composer (1910-1960)

Bangladeshi author

Indian archaeologist

Ecuadorian writer (1911-1943)

Cuban painter, sculptor, draftsman and engraver

Indian author and journalist

South African songwriter (1920–1972)

Chinese general

Belgian writer (1920–1974)

Playwright and poet (1901–1990)

Romanian general

Bulgarian Army officer

Paraguayan poet

Sri Lankan poet

Venezuelan poet and writer

Indian actor

Palestinian trade unionist

Writer (1910–1983)

Iraqi historian

Peruvian poet and politician

Venezuelan poet

Russian writer (1910–1994)

Politician and Indian independence activist (1911–1997)

Indian musicologist

Sudanese literary writer, educator and women's rights activist

Vietnamese politician

Portuguese chess player

Arab music critic

Armenian historian (1931-1993)

Argentinian writer and journalist

Ecuadorian poet and playwright

Ghanaian political activist and writer

Azerbaijani writer

Turkish military officer and statesperson (1892–1968)

Moroccan singer

Greek writer

Indian journalist

New Zealand lawyer, consul, local politician, historian

Latvian military officer (1874–1919)

Taiwanese writer, poet, novelist, journalist (1900–1976)

Greek poet (1900-1943)

Chilean geodesist, colonel, and writer

Romanian writer

Mexican photographer

Romanian composer

Latvian singer (1841-1919)

Argentine film director and cartoonist (1891-1975)

Mexican physician and composer

New Zealand artist and teacher (1843-1910)

Nicolas Geffrard was a musician known for composing the Haitian national anthem.

Greek sculptor, painter and artist (1873-1942)

Brazilian painter (1890-1959)

1st President of Syrian Republic (1891–1967)

Cambodian politician (1796–1860)

Queen of Tahiti

Susuhunan of Surakarta (1830–1893)

Scottish advocate, judge and agriculturalist

German collector and writer

French economist (1748-1803)

Hydrographer and rope manufacturer

Scottish astronomer (1743-1811)

French naval engineer (1737–1813)

American jurist, businessperson and inventor (1799-1879)

American writer

American inventor

British inventor

American architect

Episcopal minister (1795-1875)