27 notable people died on January 26, including Gregory of Nazianzus, Ulrich von Liechtenstein, George Spalatin.
21st Century
3 deathsMK
Max Kelly
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Australian mathematician (1930-2007)
GM
Gordon McLauchlan
historianjournalist
New Zealand journalist
BW
Barrington Watson
painterwriter
Jamaican painter (1931-2016)
20th Century
10 deaths
Basilio Valdes
ministerphysician
Filipino soldier and doctor (1892–1970)
Zabelle Boyajian
Esperantistpainter
Armenian artist (1873–1957)
Munsha Singh Dukhi
poetrevolutionary
Punjabi poet
Jaime Mendoza Gonzáles
geographerphilanthropist
Bolivian politician, physician and poet (1874-1939)
Amelia Villa
physicianwriter
Bolivian physician
Théophile Wahis
military officerpolitician
Governor-General of the Congo (1844-1921)
Cecilio Putong
journalist
Filipino writer
Cléante Valcin
writer
Haitian feminist activist and writer
Bertha Müller
painter
Austrian painter (1848–1937)
JK
Jiří Kotalík
art criticart educator
Czech art historian (1920-1996)
19th Century
7 deaths
Joseph-Aignan Sigaud de Lafond
chemistobstetrician
French physicist
Theophilus Parsons
biographerwriter
American law professor (1797-1882)
José Nicolás de Azara
archaeologistart collector
Spanish diplomat (1730–1804)
Lady Caroline Lamb
novelistpoet
English writer (1785-1828)
Eliza Lee Cabot Follen
abolitionisthymnwriter
American author, editor, and abolitionist
George Ticknor
historianliterary historian
American academician and Hispanist, 1791-1871
István Fászl
biologistornithologist
Hungarian priest, teacher and naturalist
18th Century
1 death
Wolferdus Senguerdius
authorlibrarian
Dutch librarian, physicist and author
17th Century
2 deaths
Heinrich Matthias von Thurn
condottierodiplomat
Czech warrior (1567–1640)
Johann Matthäus Meyfart
theologianwriter
German theologian and writer
16th Century
1 death
George Spalatin
historianjurist
German humanist (1484–1545)
13th Century
2 deaths
Ulrich von Liechtenstein
composerpoet
Austrian poet and nobleman
FT
Fujiwara no Tashi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
4th Century
1 death
Gregory of Nazianzus
bishopepigrammatist
Christian saint and theologian (c. 329 – 390)
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