26 notable people died on January 4, including Gertrude of Poland, Lorentz Diderich Klüwer, Charlotte Lennox.
21st Century
9 deaths
Sabiha Gürayman
civil engineervolleyball player
First Turkish female civil engineer and volleyball player
Franco Loi
poetwriter
Italian poet and writer (1930–2021)
AA
Anatoly Andriyashev
biologistichthyologist
Russian ichthyologist (1910–2009)
SJ
Shirley Jeffrey
botanistmarine biologist
Australian marine biologist (1930-2014)
KF
Karel Fortyn
biologistphysician
Czech doctor (1930-2001)
PB
Patrícia Bins
journalistnovelist
Brazilian writer
MP
Marjorie Pizer
poetwriter
Australian poet
NA
Neşe Aybey
academicartist
Turkish artist (1930–2015)
JE
James O. C. Ezeilo
mathematician
Nigerian mathematician (1930–2013)
20th Century
11 deaths
Süleyman Nazif
journalistpoet
Turkish poet (1870–1927)
Fabian Månsson
editing staffjournalist
Swedish politician (1872–1938)
Fukuchi Genichiro
journalistpolitician
Japanese writer (1841-1906)
Gösta Bernhard
actorfilm director
Swedish actor, director and comedian (1910–1986)
Michael Powolny
ceramicistdesigner
Austrian sculptor, ceramist, designer, and teacher (1871–1954)
Jean-Baptiste Lafrenière
composerpianist
Canadian pianist (1874–1912)
Nikolaos Gyzis
art educatorpainter
Greek artist (1842-1901)
Pino Calvi
composerconductor
Italian pianist, arranger, conductor and soundtrack composer (1930-1989)
Ellen (Nellie) Cashman
explorerprospector
Miner (1845–1925)
CS
Cecil Sheridan
actorsongwriter
Irish comedian
VD
Vladas Drėma
art historianhistorian
Lithuanian historian (1910-1995)
19th Century
4 deaths
Lorentz Diderich Klüwer
cartographerhistorian
Cartographer and antiquarian (1790-1825)
Charlotte Lennox
editornovelist
Scottish writer, editor
Edelmiro Mayer
journalistmilitary personnel
Argentinian journalist and politician (1836–1897)
R. E. Minchin
painter
Australian zoo director and artist (1831-1893)
16th Century
1 death
Tobias Stimmer
draftspersonfresco painter
Swiss artist (1539-1584)
12th Century
1 death
Gertrude of Poland
aristocratwriter
Polish princess and astrologer (1025–1108)
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