Historical Events
- Jan 1 A magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Japan's western coast, killing an estimated 120 people and injuring more than 100
- Jan 1 Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE become BRICS members
- Jan 1 Ethiopia makes a controversial deal with Somaliland to lease part of its coastline, including becoming the first country to recognise it as a separate country from Somalia [1]
- Jan 2 Claudine Gay, Harvard University's first Black president, resigns following testimony to Congress on anti-semitism and amid plagiarism allegations [1]
- Jan 2 Japan Airlines Flight 516 crashes into Coast Guard plane and burns during landing at Haneda airport in Tokyo; all 379 passengers and crew on board the JAL Airbus evacuate safely, 5 of the 6 Coast Guard members are killed
- Jan 3 In an all-English final, Luke Humphries claims his first PDC World Darts Championship with a 7-4 win over 16-year-old prodigy Luke Littler at the Alexandra Palace, London
- Jan 3 Jeffery Epstein court documents listing his associates made public from 2015 defamation trial of Ghislaine Maxwell [1]
- Jan 3 Lowest January temperature of -43.6 C (minus 46.5 F), recorded in Sweden for 25 years in Kvikkjokk-Årrenjarka, Swedish Lapland, amid a very cold spell across Scandinavia [1]
- Jan 3 Two explosions kill at least 95 people during a commemorative ceremony marking the assassination of Qasem Soleimani in Kerman, Iran
Event of Interest
Jan 4 Diplomatic row erupts between India and the Maldives after Indian PM Narendra Modi encourages Indians to travel to the Lakshadweep islands instead [1]
- Jan 5 An Alaskan Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 makes emergency landing in Portland after a fuselage section blows out midair, with US regulator then grounding hundreds of planes [1]
- Jan 5 Nigerian film "A Tribe Called Judah", created by Funke Akindele, becomes the first Nollywood film to earn more than $1bn naira ($1.1m) domestically [1]
- Jan 6 Israeli army claims it has destroyed Hamas's command centre in northern Gaza and killed more than 8,000 militants [1]
Golden Globes
Jan 7 80th Golden Globes: Best Film "Oppenheimer" (drama), "Poor Things" (comedy/musical), Best TV Series "Succession", Best Director Christopher Nolan, Acting: Cillian Murphy, Lily Gladstone [1]
Sheikh Hasina Wins 4th Term
Jan 7 Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wins her fourth term in office amid controversial election marred by opposition boycotts with over 10,000 activists arrested [1]
Pope Calls for Ban on Surrogacy
Jan 8 Pope Francis says surrogate motherhood should be banned calling it "despicable" for commercializing pregnancy [1]
- Jan 8 The decision to seize Andrew Tate's assets is overturned by Bucharest's Court of Appeal after a successful appeal, ordering a new trial over the assets
- Jan 8 US Army veteran Henry "Robby" Robinson (98) is awarded France's Medal of Honor for his service in WWII by French Ambassador to the US in a ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada; Robinson worked as a scout behind enemy lines, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, participated in the liberation of the Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps, and served as a guard during the Nuremberg Trials
- Jan 8 Vulcan, NASA's first commercially financed moon mission launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida but its lander Peregrine develops problems soon after [1]
- Jan 9 2023 confirmed as the world's warmest year on record - 1.48C warmer than the long-term average, driven by climate change and El Niño [1]
- Jan 9 Armed gunmen storm a Ecuador Television network in Guayaquil during a live broadcast, amid a state of emergency in the country after increasing attacks and abductions [1]
- Jan 9 Gabriel Attal named as France's youngest and first openly gay Prime Minister at 34, replacing Élisabeth Borne [1]
- Jan 9 St Pauls becomes the first large US city to swear in an all-female city council, with six out of seven women of colour and all under 40 [1]
Event of Interest
Jan 10 Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie bows out of the US Presidential race
Sports History
Jan 10 Kawhi Leonard signs a $153 million extension with the Los Angeles Clippers over the next three years
- Jan 10 State of emergency declared in Papa New Guinea after 16 people die in violent riots and looting during a police strike [1]
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Jan 10 UK PM Rishi Sunak says he will overturn and compensate hundreds of postmasters prosecuted due to faulty Horizon IT system publicized in "Mr Bates vs The Post Office" [1]
- Jan 10 US Secretary of the Navy announces that a future destroyer will be named in honor of Charles J. French, known as 'the Human Tugboat' for heroic actions in the South Pacific in 1942 [1]
Bill Belichick Leaves Patriots
Jan 11 After 24 seasons and 6 Super Bowl titles, coach Bill Belichick and the NFL New England Patriots part ways; Patriots finished season in last place in AFC East at 4-13
- Jan 11 Death toll from Zambia's cholera outbreak reaches 300 as the president urges people to move away from dense urban areas [1]
- Jan 11 Huge ancient city discovered in the Amazon, in Upano area of eastern Ecuador, capable of supporting 10,000 people with sophisticated roads and canals [1]
- Jan 11 Largest dam removal in US history enters crucial phase as reservoir on Iron Gate Dam lowered in Klamath River through California and Oregon [1]
- Jan 11 More than 300 people have died in flooding caused by the highest levels of River Congo in 60 years, especially in Kinshasa, DR Congo [1]
- Jan 11 New study finds largest great ape, Gigantopithecus blacki at 10 feet tall (3 meters), from southern China, went extinct because of climate change between 215,000 and 295,000 years ago [1]
- Jan 11 Rare copy of 'mint' first issue of "The Amazing Spider-Man" sells for $1.38 million and "Superman #1", goes for $2.34m at auction [1]
- Jan 11 South Africa begins its case accusing Israel of genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza and violating the 1948 genocide convention at the International Court of Justice in The Hague [1]
- Jan 11 The US and UK launch multiple air-strikes against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen in retaliation for attacks on vessels in the Red Sea [1]
- Jan 12 The island nation of Cape Verde is the first sub-Saharan country to be declared malaria-free in 50 years by the WHO [1]
- Jan 12 “Wokery”, “safe word”, “forever chemical” and “swear box” added to the latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary [1]
- Jan 13 Artic blast affects large parts of the US, with 44 million people under winter weather advisory, with Montanan registering 60 degrees below zero i [1]
- Jan 13 Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party is re-elected for the third time led by vice president Lai Ching-te, amid Chinese warnings their election would increase conflict with China [1]
- Jan 14 Brunei's Prince Abdul Mateen (32) marries commoner Anisha Rosnah Isa-Kalebic, (29) at the culmination of a 10-day wedding at the Istana Nurul Iman palace [1]
- Jan 14 Dan Campbell leads the Detroit Lions to their first playoff win since 1991, defeating the Los Angeles Rams
- Jan 14 Frederik X becomes King of Denmark at Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen, after the abdication of his mother Margrethe at 83, and the world's last reigning queen [1]
- Jan 15 75th Emmy Awards: "Succession" Best Drama, "The Bear" Best Comedy, "Beef" Best Limited Series
Trump Wins Iowa
Jan 15 Donald Trump overwhelmingly wins the Iowa Republican Caucuses, first voting in US Presidential primaries, with Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, second and third [1]
Elton John an EGOT Winner
Jan 15 English singer Elton John wins an Emmy Award for television special "Elton John: Farewell From Dodger Stadium", giving him the final piece of his EGOT (winning all four of the major American art awards)
- Jan 15 Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant wins the TS Eliot prize for his collection "Self-Portrait As Othello" [1]
- Jan 15 Joel Embiid ties Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record with his 16th straight game with 30 or more points and 10-plus rebounds in a win over the Houston Rockets
- Jan 16 Iran carries out a missile attack on militant group Jaish al-Adl in Balochistan, Pakistan, killing two children and angering Pakistan [1]
- Jan 17 In a major victory, Fifth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals upholds a lower court decision to block key provisions of HB 900, Texas’s controversial book rating law [1]
Royals Receive Treatment
Jan 17 UK royal palace announces Catherine, Princess of Wales is hospitalized for abdominal surgery and King Charles III is receiving prostate treatment [1]
Netanyahu Vows Absolute Victory
Jan 18 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects US calls to scale back war with Hamas or establish Palestinian state, vowing, in a televised address, nothing other than "absolute victory" [1]
- Jan 18 NASA’s trail-blazing Ingenuity helicopter, the first aircraft to fly on another world, dies after three years on Mars and 72 flights (only expected to make five flights) [1]
- Jan 18 US city of Lexington starts a new tourism campaign aimed at extraterrestrial travelers by beaming a welcome message into space via an infrared laser [1]
Alec Baldwin Indicted
Jan 19 Actor Alec Baldwin indicted by a grand jury on involuntary manslaughter charges over the 2021 fatal shooting on a movie set [1]
- Jan 19 At least 70 miners are killed in a gold mine collapses in Kangaba district, south-west Mali, the latest in a series of small-scale mine disasters [1]
- Jan 19 UK declares national incident over rise of measles cases due to lack of vaccination, WHO’s European region also reports 5-fold increase 2022-2023 [1]
- Jan 20 Japan is the fifth nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon with its SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) using "pinpoint landing" technology [1]
- Jan 20 Large weekend protests begin across Germany against far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), after group's 'master plan' for mass deportation of migrants revealed [1]
- Jan 21 A 'deep freeze' - nearly two weeks of frigid winter storms across the US claim the lives of at least 70 people, with Oregon, Tennessee and Kentucky declaring states of emergency [1]
- Jan 21 Dan Campbell's Detroit Lions secure a divisional playoff win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Event of Interest
Jan 21 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pulls out of the 2024 US Presidential race in a post on X [1]
- Jan 21 Tara VanDerveer (70) becomes winningest college basketball coach with 1.203rd victory as Stanford University defeats visiting Oregon State Beavers, 65-56 [1]
- Jan 22 Joel Embiid sets NBA 76ers franchise record with 70 points in a single game during 133-123 win over visiting San Antonio Spurs, in Philadelphia; previous record of 68 set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1967
- Jan 22 New Hindu temple to the god Ram inaugurated by Indian PM Narendra Modi in Ayodhya city in a grand ceremony, on site of a mosque razed to the ground by Hindi militants in 1992 [1]
- Jan 22 World's first mass vaccine program against Malaria begins in Yaoundé, Cameroon, after successful trials of RTS,S vaccine showed it saved one in three lives [1]
- Jan 23 Kawhi Leonard records his second career triple-double in a win against the Los Angeles Lakers
- Jan 23 The Doomsday Clock remains set 90 seconds to midnight by the by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, siting threat of a new nuclear arms race, the Ukraine war and climate change [1]
- Jan 24 Israeli forces expand their ground offensive into central Gaza's urban refugee camps saying it will last "many months" [1]
- Jan 24 Russian military plane shot down by Ukrainian forces in Russia kills all 74 on board including 65 Ukrainian Prisoners of War, prompts accusations on both sides [1]
- Jan 24 Sri Lanka passes controversial law to regulate online content, with critics claiming it will limit free speech [1]
- Jan 24 UK confirms 3-year loan of Ghana's "crown jewels" belonging to the Asante monarch to the Manhyia Palace Museum, Kumasi, 150 years after they were looted [1]
- Jan 25 British researchers Christopher Marsh and Angela McShane launch website 100Ballads.org detailing top-selling broadside ballads of 17th century England, including images of original lyric sheets, and new musical recordings of the very old pop songs [1]
- Jan 26 US Federal jury says Donald Trump must pay $83 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll after he denied raping her [1]
- Jan 27 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Aryna Sabalenka defeats China's Zheng Qinwen 6–3, 6–2 to retain the title; wins her second major title without dropping a set
- Jan 27 World's largest cruise ship Icon of the Seas, able to house 7,600 passengers, at 365 meters (1,198 ft) 5x larger than the Titanic, sets sail from Miami on its maiden voyage [1]
- Jan 28 100 Ballads names "The Wandring Prince of Troy" the most popular ballad of the 17th century in project documenting “the earliest form of commercial pop music in England" [1]
- Jan 28 AFC Championship, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland: Kansas City Chiefs beat Baltimore Ravens, 17-10
Australian Men's Tennis Open
Jan 28 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Jannik Sinner of Italy produces an epic comeback to beat Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 for his first Grand Slam singles title
- Jan 28 Drone attack on US military base in Jordan kills three American soldiers and injures 40 [1]
- Jan 28 England cricket spin bowler Tom Hartley follows Ollie Pope's 196 with stunning debut figures of 7/62 as the tourists upset India by 28 runs in the 1st Test in Hyderabad
- Jan 28 Environmental protesters throw soup at Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" - protected by glass at the Louvre in Paris [1]
- Jan 28 NFC Championship, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California: SF 49ers beat Detroit Lions, 34-31
- Jan 28 The West Indies win their first cricket Test match in Australia in 27 years in Brisbane; rookie fast bowler Shamar Joseph takes 7/68 to guide Windies to an 8 run victory and a 1-1 series tie
- Jan 29 "Suits" was the most-streamed show in 2023 withu 57.7 billion minutes, followed by "Bluey" then "NCIS" according to Nielsen [1]
- Jan 29 Chinese property giant Evergrande with more than $300 billion in debt is ordered to liquidate by a Hong Kong court [1]
- Jan 29 Elmo the Muppet posts "Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?" on X - receives thousands of brutally honest replies [1]
Imran Khan Sentenced
Jan 30 Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan, already in jail on corruption charges, sentenced to a further 10 years for leaking state secrets [1]
Sports History
Jan 31 Caitlin Clark posts 35 points and 10 assists for Iowa against Northwestern, breaking the Big Ten all-time scoring record
- Jan 31 Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar sworn in as 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, (King of Malaysia) for five years under country's system of rotational monarchy, at a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur [1]
Social Media Companies Reprimanded
Jan 31 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and social media companies Discord, TikTok, X and Snap reprimanded before a US congressional hearing for not doing enough to protect children online [1]
Podesta Succeeds Kerry as Climate Envoy
Jan 31 US clean energy advisor John Podesta succeeds John Kerry as the Biden administration's global representative on climate [1]
Famous Weddings
Jacinda Ardern
Jan 13 Former NZ PM Jacinda Ardern (43) marries Clarke Gayford (47) at a vineyard in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand [1]
Famous Deaths
- Jan 1 Frank Ryan, American football quarterback (NFL C'ship 1964, 3 × Pro Bowl, NFL passing TD leader 1964, 66; Cleveland Browns), dies from complications of Alzheimer's disease at 87
- Jan 1 Mario Boljat, Croatian soccer defender-midfielder (5 caps; Hajduk Split, Schalke 04), dies at 72
- Jan 1 Niklaus Wirth, Swiss computer scientist who invented nine programming languages (Pascal, Oberon) and won the Turing Award in 1984, dies at 89 [1]
- Jan 1 Peter Magubane, South African photographer who documented the cruelties and violence of apartheid, dies at 91 [1]
- Jan 2 Alberto Festa, Portuguese soccer right-back (19 caps; FC Tirsense, FC Porto), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 84
- Jan 2 Ángel Castellanos, Spanish soccer defender (3 caps; Granada CF, Valencia CF 363 games), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 71
- Jan 2 Cameron Dunkin, American boxing manager (Diego Corrales, Terence Crawford, Johnny Tapia, Kelly Pavlik, Timothy Bradley, Mikey Garcia), dies of pancreatic cancer at 67
- Jan 2 Carmen Valero, Spanish athlete (IAAF World Cross Country C'ship gold 1976, 77; bronze 1975), dies from a stroke at 68
- Jan 2 Daniel Revenu, French fencer (Olympic gold team foil 1968; bronze x 5; World C'ship gold 1971, 75), dies at 81
- Jan 2 Saleh al-Arouri, Palestinian militant, senior Hamas leader and founding commander of its military wing the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (1993-2024), killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon
- Jan 3 Billy Gardner, American baseball manager (Minnesota Twins 1981–85, KC Royals 1987) and second baseman (World Series 1954 NY Giants, 1961 Minnesota Twins), dies at 96
- Jan 3 René Metge, French rally driver (Dakar Rally 1981, 84, 86), dies at 82
- Jan 4 Bernhard Lewkovitch, Danish organist and composer (Tre Madrigali di Torquato Tasso), dies at 96
- Jan 4 David Soul [Solberg], American-British actor (Starsky & Hutch; Here Come s the Brides), and singer ("Don't Give Up On Us"), dies at 80 [1]
- Jan 4 Glynis Johns, British stage and screen Tony Award-winning actress and singer (Mary Poppins; A Little Night Music - "Send In The Clowns"; The Sundowners), dies at 100 [1]
- Jan 4 John White, English-German experimental composer and musical performer (systems music), dies at 87
- Jan 4 Rosie Reyes, Mexican tennis player (French C'ships women's doubles 1958 [Yola Ramírez]), dies at 84
- Jan 5 (Derek) "Del" Palmer, English session and touring bassist, and sound engineer (Kate Bush), dies at 71
- Jan 5 Mário Zagallo, Brazilian soccer forward (33 caps; FIFA World Cup 1958, 62; Flamengo, Botafogo) and manager (Brazil FIFA World Cup 1970; Copa America 1997), dies at 92
- Jan 5 McCanna "Mac" Anthony Sinise, son of Gary Sinise, passes away from chordoma at 33
- Jan 6 Malcolm Price, Welsh rugby union centre (9 Tests Wales, 5 British & Irish Lions; Pontypool RFC) and rugby league centre (2 Tests GB; Oldham RLFC, Rochdale Hornets), dies at 86
- Jan 7 Duncan Hales, New Zealand rugby union three-quarter (4 Tests; Canterbury RFU, Manawatu RFU), dies at 76
Franz Beckenbauer (1945-2024)
Jan 7 German soccer defender (103 caps; FIFA World Cup 1974; Bayern Munich 427 games; Ballon d'Or 1972, 76) and manager (FIFA World Cup 1990; Bayern Munich), dies at 78
- Jan 8 Frans Janssens, Belgian soccer forward (2 caps; Belgian Man of the Season 1973–74 Lierse SK), dies at 78
- Jan 8 J. P. R. Williams, Welsh rugby union fullback (55 caps Wales, 8 British & Irish Lions; Grand Slam 1971, 76, 78), dies from bacterial meningitis at 74
- Jan 8 Leon Wildes, American immigration attorney (successfully defended John Lennon against US government deportation efforts), dies at 90 [1]
- Jan 8 Tuomas Haapanen, Finnish violinist, conductor, and teacher, dies at 99
- Jan 9 James Kottak, American rock drummer (Scorpions, 1996-2016), dies at 61
- Jan 10 Bud Harrelson, American baseball shortstop (MLB All-Star 1970, 71; World Series 1969; Gold Glove 1971 New York Mets) and manager (NY Mets 1990, 91), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 79
- Jan 10 Tisa Farrow, American actress (Zombie; Fingers; Grim Reaper), dies at 72
- Jan 12 Bev Dovey, English rugby union prop (2 Tests; Bristol RFC 184 games; Western Counties, Gloucestershire), dies at 85
- Jan 13 Joyce Randolph (née Sirola), American actress (The Honeymooners - "Trixie Norton"), dies at 99 [1]
- Jan 13 Stephen Laybutt, Australian soccer defender (15 caps; Brisbane Strikers, Excelsior Mouscron, KAA Gent), dies from suicide at 46
- Jan 13 Tom Shales, American Pulitzer Prize-winning television critic (Washington Post, 1977-2010), and author (Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live), dies of COVID-19 complicated kidney failure at 79 [1]
- Jan 14 Christophe Boesch, French-Swiss primatologist (studied and championed chimpanzees), dies at 72 [1]
- Jan 14 Norm Snead, American football quarterback (Pro Bowl 1962, 63, 65, 72; NFL completion % leader 1972 NY Giants; Philadelphia Eagles), dies at 84
- Jan 15 Georgios Darivas, Greek soccer forward (16 caps; Olympiacos 270 games) and manager (Olympiacos 1971, 75-76), dies at 97
- Jan 15 Jorge Griffa, Argentine soccer defender (4 caps; CA Newell's Old Boys, Atlético Madrid 227 games), dies at 88
- Jan 16 Laurence "Laurie" Johnson, British film and television score composer (Dr. Strangelove; The Avengers), dies at 96 [1]
- Jan 16 Peter Schickele (aka P.D.Q. Bach), American bassoonist, Grammy Award-winning composer, classical music parodist (No-No Nonette; Concerto for Horn & Hardart; Silent Running), and broadcaster, dies at 88 [1]
- Jan 17 Bennie Muller, Dutch soccer midfielder (43 caps; AFC Ajax 341 games), dies at 85
- Jan 17 Shawn Barber, Canadian athlete (World C'ship gold pole vault 2019; World Indoor Tour 2016), dies after long illness at 29
- Jan 17 Toni Stern, American poet (The Wet Clay of My Heart), and lyricist (Carole King - "It's Too Late", "Where You Lead"), dies at 79 [1]
- Jan 19 Jack Burke Jr, American golfer (US Masters, PGA C'ship 1956; Ryder Cup 1951, 53, 55, 59; 1973 [non-playing captain]), dies at 100
- Jan 19 Lance Larson, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle relay, silver 100m freestyle 1960; WR 100m butterfly 58.7s 1960), dies at 83
- Jan 19 Marlena Shaw [Marlina Burgess], American jazz, R&B, and disco singer ("California Soul"; "Touch Me In the Morning"), dies at 81
- Jan 19 Mary Weiss, American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - "Leader of the Pack"), dies at 75
- Jan 20 Doug Padgett, English cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 31; Yorkshire CCC, MCC), dies at 89
- Jan 20 Norman Jewison, Canadian director and producer (In the Heat of the Night; Fiddler on the Roof; Moonstruck; Rollerball; ...and Justice For All), dies at 97 [1] [2]
- Jan 22 Arno Penzias, German-born American physicist (1978 Nobel Prize for detecting cosmic microwave background), dies at 90 [1]
- Jan 22 Luigi Riva, Italian soccer striker (42 caps; Cagliari 315 games), dies from a heart attack at 79
- Jan 23 Charles Osgood [Wood], American broadcast news anchor (The Osgood File; CBS News Sunday Morning, 1994-2016), writer, and poet, dies of dementia at 91 [1]
- Jan 23 Jean Petit, French soccer midfielder (12 caps; AC Monaco 428 games), dies at 74
- Jan 23 Melanie [Safka], American singer-songwriter ("Brand New Key"; "What Have They Done to My Song Ma"; "Candles in Rain"), dies at 76 [1] [2]
- Jan 24 N. Scott Momaday, Native American author (House Made of Dawn, Pulitzer Prize - 1969), dies at 89 [1]
- Jan 25 Kenneth Smith, American convicted murderer, first person to be executed using nitrogen gas in Alabama at 58 [1]
- Jan 26 Jimy Williams, American MLB baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals), coach (World Series Champ - Atlanta, 1995 & Philadelphia, 2008), and manager (Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox (AL Manager of the Year -1999), Houston Astros), dies at 80
- Jan 28 Luis Tejada, Panamanian soccer striker (108 caps; Juan Aurich SA 154 games), dies from a heart attack at 41
- Jan 28 Víctor Luna, Colombian soccer defender (21 caps; Atlético Nacional, América de Cali), dies from a heart attack at 64
- Jan 29 Arne Hegerfors, Swedish sports presenter-journalist (Sveriges Television, Canal Plus), dies from lung and pancreatic cancer at 81
- Jan 29 Héctor Sanabria, Mexican soccer defender (7 caps; UNAM Pumas 1965-78) and manager (UNAM Pumas, CD Toluca, CD Veracruz), dies at 78
- Jan 29 Sandra Milo [Salvatrice Greco], Italian actress (8½; Juliet of the Spirits), and television personality, dies at 90
- Jan 30 Abe Terry, English rugby league front rower (11 Tests; Challenge Cup 1961 St. Helens RLFC [216 games]), dies at 89
- Jan 30 Chita Rivera, American Tony Award-winning dancer, singer, and actress (West Side Story; Bye Bye Birdie; Sweet Charity; Chicago), dies at 91 [1] [2]
- Jan 30 John Dodds, Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer (250cc world championship 1973 3rd; 4 x GP wins, 21 x podiums; European Formula 750 1974), dies at 80
- Jan 31 Ed Reed, American jazz vocalist, dies of liver cancer at 94 [1] [2]
- Jan 31 Leif Eriksen, Norwegian soccer forward (4 caps; Vålerenga FC, Eidsvold Turn) and manager (Vålerenga FC, Jevnaker IF, Skeid), dies at 83
- Jan 31 Terry Beasley, American College Football HOF wide receiver (Unanimous All-American 1971 Auburn University; NFL: San Francisco 49ers), dies at 73
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