The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2019.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
January 2019 1 Ludwig W. Adamec, 94, Austrian-born American historian.Austrian Historian On Afghanistan Ludwig Adamec Dies Ross Allen, 90, New Zealand local politician, chair of Taranaki Regional Council (1989–2001), and cricket umpire.Tributes paid to Taranaki council stalwart Ross Allen, QSO Yuri Artsutanov, 89, Russian engineer.Умер Ю.Н.Арцутанов Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Al Badawi, 58, Yemeni militant (Islamic Jihad of Yemen), airstrike.Trump: US military killed terrorist behind USS Cole bombing Dagfinn Bakke, 85, Norwegian artist.Kunstneren Dagfinn Bakke er død Ed Corney, 85, American bodybuilder.Legendary bodybuilder Ed Corney passes away Ivan Dimitrov, 83, Bulgarian Olympic footballer (Lokomotiv Sofia, Spartak Sofia, national team).Почина легендата на Локо Сф Иван Димитров Feis Ecktuh, 32, Dutch rapper, shot.Vrienden: Slachtoffer schietpartij is rapper Feis Elizabeth Edgar, 89, New Zealand botanist.Life story: Dr Elizabeth Edgar celebrated as one of New Zealand's leading botanists Katie Flynn, 82, British author.Judy Turner, who wrote as Katie Flynn and Judith Saxton, dies aged 82 Freddie Glidden, 91, Scottish footballer (Hearts, Dumbarton).Hearts great Freddie Glidden dies aged 91 Ivo Gregurević, 66, Croatian actor (Madonna, Fine Dead Girls, What Iva Recorded).Ivo Gregurević preminuo u 67. godini: 'Bio je rasni glumac. Izvana tvrd, iznutra mekan' Joan Guinjoan, 87, Spanish composer and pianist.Fallece el compositor Joan Guinjoan Nicholas Horsfall, 72, British scholar.Nicholas Horsfall, leading authority on Virgil whose career was noted for his love of a good feud – obituary Ke Hua, 103, Chinese diplomat, ambassador to Guinea, Ghana, the Philippines and the United Kingdom.Diplomat Ke Hua, former father-in-law of Xi Jinping, dies at age 103 Kris Kelmi, 63, Russian singer-songwriter (Autograph), heart attack.Певец Крис Кельми умер 1 января в возрасте 63 лет Bernd Kröplin, 74, German engineer and academic.Bernd-Helmut Kröplin Walt McKeel, 46, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies).Former Greene Central standout Walt McKeel died Tuesday Paul Neville, 78, Australian politician, MP (1993–2013). José Antonio Pujante, 54, Spanish politician, member of the Assembly of Murcia (since 2007), heart attack.Fallece a los 54 años el político de Izquierda Unida José Antonio Pujante Raymond Ramazani Baya, 75, Congolese politician, Foreign Minister (2004–2007) and Ambassador to France (1990–1996).RDC: Décès du sénateur Raymond Ramazani Baya á Paris Richard Rifkind, 88, American cancer researcher.Richard Rifkind Steven P. Schinke, 73, American social work scholar, pulmonary fibrosis.Remembering Steven Schinke Tu Mingjing, 90, Chinese materials scientist, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.刚过完90大寿，与癌症斗争20多年的川大院士涂铭旌走了 Stephen Twinoburyo, 49, Ugandan mathematician, heart attack. María Teresa Uribe, 78, Colombian sociologist and academic (University of Antioquia).Murió María Teresa Uribe, emblema de la academia en Antioquia Nils Utsi, 75, Norwegian Sámi actor (Pathfinder).Skuespilleren Nils R. Utsi kjent fra Veiviser-filmen er død Larry Weinberg, 92, American real estate developer and sports team owner (Portland Trail Blazers).Portland Trail Blazers Original Owner Larry Weinberg Passes Away at Age 92 in Los Angeles Gilbert Winham, 80, American political scientist.Gilbert R. Winham ’59 Pegi Young, 66, American educator, philanthropist, and singer-songwriter, cancer.Pegi Young, Musician & Former Wife of Neil Young, Dies at 66 Perry Deane Young, 77, American journalist and playwright, cancer.Perry Deane Young, NC-born Vietnam War correspondent and author, has died
2 Ramakant Achrekar, 87, Indian cricket coach.Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Achrekar dies aged 87 Kalipada Bauri, Indian politician, MLA (1971–1972).১৯৭১ এর বিধায়ক সি.পি.আই(এম) নেতা কালিপদ বাউরির জীবনাবসান Malcolm Beard, 99, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1980–1996) and House of Representatives (1978–1980).Malcolm Beard, former Hillsborough sheriff and Florida legislator, dies at 99 Darwin Bromley, 68, American game designer, founder of Mayfair Games. Jerry Buchek, 76, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets).Gerald Peter Buchek Michele Caccavale, 71, Italian politician, Deputy (1994–1996).E’ morto l’ex deputato di Forza Italia Michele Caccavale Paulien van Deutekom, 37, Dutch Olympic speed skater (2006), world champion (2008), lung cancer.Oud-schaatsster Paulien van Deutekom (37) overleden Daryl Dragon, 76, American musician and songwriter (Captain & Tennille, The Beach Boys), renal failure.Daryl Dragon of Captain and Tennille Dies at 76 Bob Einstein, 76, American actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ocean's Thirteen) and performer (Super Dave Osborne), leukemia.Bob Einstein Dies: ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Actor Who Also Played Super Dave Osborne Was 76 Bill Elsey, 97, British racehorse trainer (Epsom Oaks, St Leger Stakes).Oaks and St Leger-winning trainer Bill Elsey dies at 97 Dominic Filiou, 41, Canadian strongman, heart attack.L’Outaouais perd son homme fort Dominic Filiou Julia Grant, 64, British trans woman pioneer (A Change of Sex).Trans 'pioneer' Julia Grant dies at 64 Gu Fangzhou, 92, Chinese virologist credited with eradicating polio in China, President of Peking Union Medical College. Bob Hanner, 73, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1974–2013).Long time South Georgia state representative Bob Hanner dies Waun Ki Hong, 76, American oncologist.MD Anderson notes passing of Waun Ki Hong – innovator, mentor, colleague Peter Kelly, 74, Irish politician, TD (2002–2011), cancer.Former Fianna Fáil TD, Peter Kelly who has passed away described as 'a colossus of Longford life' Geoffrey Langlands, 101, British army officer and educator. Ron Magden, 92, American historian.Original TCC Faculty Member and Tacoma Historian Ron Magden Passes Jerry Magee, 90, American sportswriter (The San Diego Union-Tribune, Pro Football Weekly).Longtime Chargers, NFL writer Jerry Magee dies at age 90 Jim Margraff, 58, American football coach (Johns Hopkins Blue Jays), heart attack.Johns Hopkins Football Coach Jim Margraff Dies At 58 Salvador Martínez Pérez, 85, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Huejutla (1994–2009).Bishop Salvador Martínez Pérez Joe McCabe, 99, Irish hurler (Clonad, Laois).Remembering the great Joe McCabe - a Laois Hall of Fame hurler Kevin J. McIntyre, 57, American government official, Chairman of the FERC (2017–2018), brain cancer.FERC: Commissioner Kevin McIntyre dies Marko Nikolić, 72, Serbian actor (Bolji život).Giga otišao u večnost Preminuo čuveni glumac Marko Nikolić Blake Nordstrom, 58, American businessman, co-president of Nordstrom, lymphoma.Blake Nordstrom dies at 58 Gene Okerlund, 76, American Hall of Fame professional wrestling interviewer (AWA, WWF, WCW), complications from a fall.Wrestling world mourns Gene Okerlund Darius Perkins, 54, Australian actor (Neighbours, Home and Away, Prisoner), cancer.Darius Perkins death: Neighbours star dies from cancer aged 54 Suzy Post, 85, American civil rights activist.Activist Suzy Post, who fought for equality and desegregation, dies Samuel Rayan, 98, Indian theologian.Jesuit theologian with an Asian perspective passes away Marie Michele Rey, 80, Haitian politician. Otto Schnepp, 93, Austrian-born American scientist. Marcellin Theeuwes, 82, Dutch Carthusian monk.Décès de Dom Marcellin, ancien prieur général de l’Ordre des Chartreux Jerzy Turonek, 89, Polish-Belarusian historian.Умер выдающийся историк Юрий Туронок Tommy Watz, 60, Norwegian translator.Sviende oppgjør med Italias «glemte» konsentrasjonsleir George Welsh, 85, American football coach (Navy Midshipmen, Virginia Cavaliers).Legendary UVA football coach George Welsh has passed away
3 Hamza Abdullahi, 73, Nigerian politician, Military Governor of Kano State (1984–1985) and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (1986–1989).Former Kano Gov Dies At 73 Roger Bastié, 86, French rugby union player and coach (CA Brive).Brive rend un dernier hommage à Roger Bastié, ancien joueur et entraîneur du CAB Richard C. Bradt, 80, American materials engineer.Richard "Dick" Carl Bradt Bob Burrow, 84, American basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats, Minneapolis Lakers, Rochester Royals).Kentucky great Bob Burrow, holder of records that might never be broken, dies at 84 Joe Casely-Hayford, 62, British fashion designer, cancer.Giant of British menswear Joe Casely-Hayford has died Ernesto del Castillo, 89, Mexican Olympic equestrian (1968).Ernesto del Castillo William Cochran, 84, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1974–1982).Remembering the life of William Cochran 1934 - 2019 Sylvia Chase, 80, American news anchor (KRON, ABC World News Tonight) and journalist (20/20).Sylvia Chase, former KRON news anchor and award-winning TV journalist, dies Marcelle Corneille, 95, Canadian music educator.Sœur Marcelle Corneille Gordon Crosby, 91, Canadian Olympic sprinter.Gordon Crosby Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari, 91, Indian judge and independence activist.Former Bombay HC Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari dies at the age of 91 John Falsey, 67, American television writer and producer (St. Elsewhere, I'll Fly Away, Northern Exposure), fall.John Falsey, ‘St. Elsewhere’ and ‘Northern Exposure’ Co-Creator, Dies at 67 Jack Fennell, 85, English rugby league footballer (Featherstone Rovers). Gao Chengyong, 54, Chinese serial killer and rapist, executed.Chinese 'Jack the Ripper' executed Radamel García, 61, Colombian Olympic footballer (1980), heart attack.Falcao left devastated as father dies after fainting while playing tennis Theodore E. Gildred, 83, American diplomat, Ambassador to Argentina (1986–1989).Theodore Gildred, real-estate developer and former U.S. ambassador to Argentina, dies Roy Givens, 89, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1978–2012) Reg Holland, 78, English footballer (Wrexham, Chester City, Altrincham).Tributes to former Wrexham AFC footballer and 'Busby Babe' who dies aged 78 Harold A. Hopkins Jr., 88, American Episcopal prelate, bishop of North Dakota (1980–1988).Obituary for The Rt. Rev. Harold A. Hopkins, Jr. Sayed Ashraful Islam, 67, Bangladeshi politician, MP (since 2008) and Minister of Public Administration (since 2009), lung cancer.Minister Syed Ashraful Islam dies in Bangkok Kenneth Kauth, 94, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1969–1978).Obituary for KO Kauth at Welter Funeral Home Herb Kelleher, 87, American businessman, co-founder of Southwest Airlines.Herb Kelleher, Southwest Airlines Founder, Dies at 87 William Miller, 62, American football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Pittsburgh Maulers, Orlando Renegades), cancer.Remembering William Miller Anne-Marie Minvielle, 75, French journalist.Anne-Marie Minvielle Décès Dibyendu Palit, 79, Indian writer.Bengali writer Dibyendu Palit passes away Steve Ripley, 69, American musician (The Tractors), cancer.Guitarist Steve Ripley, Leader of the Tractors, Dead at 69 Christine de Rivoyre, 97, French journalist (Le Monde), writer, and literary editor (Marie Claire).La romancière Christine de Rivoyre est morte John Shaw, 70, American-Canadian painter.John Palmer Shaw José Vida Soria, 81, Spanish jurist, writer and politician, Deputy (1977–1981) and rector of University of Granada (1984–1989), cancer.Fallece el exrector de la Universidad de Granada José Vida Soria Thais St. Julien, 73, American opera singer, Alzheimer's disease.Tribute for Thais M St Julien Wulf Steinmann, 88, German physicist.Wulf Steinmann