Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Jan-21

Died on This Day (Jan-21)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
  Maricet Espinosa Cuban judoka Cuban Olympic judoka 34 1
Simon Dunn Simon Dunn Australian bobsledder Australian bobsledder 35 2
  Clark Gillies Canadian ice hockey player Canadian ice hockey player 67 3
De De'Runnya Wilson American football player American football player 25 5
Emiliano Sala Emiliano Sala Argentine association football player Argentine footballer 28 6
Connie Sawyer Connie Sawyer American actress American actress 105 7
Maggie Roche Maggie Roche trio of Irish-American singing-songwriting sisters American singer 65 8
  Gerald Williams British sports commentator British tennis commentator and journalist 86 9
Leon Brittan Leon Brittan Leon Brittan, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne, PC, QC, DL was a British Conservative politician and barrister who served as a European Commissioner from 1989 to 1999. British politician 75 10
Paul Quarrington Paul Quarrington Paul Lewis Quarrington was a Canadian novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, musician and educator. Canadian writer 56 15
Astrid Folstad Astrid Folstad Astrid Borgny Folstad was a Norwegian actress. She was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre from 1953 to 1956. Norwegian actor 76 16
Wesley Ngetich Kimutai Wesley Ngetich Kimutai Kenyan distance runner Kenyan marathon runner 30 17
Sebastian Shaumyan Sebastian Shaumyan Soviet-American linguist American linguist 90 18
Eugene Leake Eugene Leake Eugene "Bud" Leake pronounced "Leaky" was a landscape painter and president of the Maryland Institute College of Art. American painter 93 20
Alex Groza Alex Groza Alex John Groza was an American professional basketball player from Martins Ferry, Ohio. Basketball player 68 30
James Beard James Beard James Andrews Beard was an American chef, cookbook author, teacher and television personality. Chef and food writer 81 40
Clyde Barnhart Clyde Barnhart Clyde Lee Barnhart was a right-handed outfielder and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates. American baseball player 84 45
  Marie Lohr Marie Lohr was an Australian-born actress, active on stage and in film in Britain. Australian born film and stage actress, active on 84 50
Eric Arthur Blair Eric Arthur Blair Eric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. George Orwell 46 75
Francis, Duke of Teck Francis, Duke of Teck Francis, Duke of Teck, GCB, GCVO known as Count Francis von Hohenstein until 1863, was an Austrian-born nobleman who married into the British royal family. British Army general 62 125