People who died on January 23

2005

Johnny Carson, American television host (b: October 23, 1925 ; d: January 23, 2005)
► Biography of Johnny Carson

Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare (d: January 23, 2005)
► Biography of Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare

Douglas Knight (d: January 23, 2005)
► Biography of Douglas Knight

2004

Bob Keeshan (d: January 23, 2004)
► Biography of Bob Keeshan

Helmut Newton, German photographer (b: October 31, 1920 ; d: January 23, 2004)
► Biography of Helmut Newton

2003

Nell Carter, American actress and singer (b: September 13, 1948 ; d: January 23, 2003)
► Biography of Nell Carter

2002

Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist (b: August 1, 1930 ; d: January 23, 2002)
► Biography of Pierre Bourdieu

Robert Nozick, American philosopher (b: November 16, 1938 ; d: January 23, 2002)
► Biography of Robert Nozick

1999

Prince Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican musician (b: June 18, 1949 ; d: January 23, 1999)
► Biography of Prince Lincoln Thompson

1997

Richard Berry, American singer, and composer (b: April 11, 1935 ; d: January 23, 1997)
► Biography of Richard Berry

1994

Brian Redhead, English journalist and broadcaster (b: December 28, 1929 ; d: January 23, 1994)
► Biography of Brian Redhead

1993

Thomas A. Dorsey, American father of gospel music (b: July 1, 1899 ; d: January 23, 1993)
► Biography of Thomas A. Dorsey

1992

Freddie Bartholomew, Irish actor (b: March 28, 1924 ; d: January 23, 1992)
► Biography of Freddie Bartholomew

1991

Northrop Frye, Canadian literary critic (b: July 14, 1912 ; d: January 23, 1991)
► Biography of Northrop Frye

1990

Allen Collins (d: January 23, 1990)
► Biography of Allen Collins

1989

Salvador Dalí, Catalan painter (b: May 11, 1904 ; d: January 23, 1989)
► Biography of Salvador Dalí

1983

Fred Bakewell, English cricketer (b: November 2, 1908 ; d: January 23, 1983)
► Biography of Fred Bakewell

1981

Samuel Barber, American composer (b: March 9, 1910 ; d: January 23, 1981)
► Biography of Samuel Barber

1978

Jack Oakie, American actor (b: November 12, 1903 ; d: January 23, 1978)
► Biography of Jack Oakie

Terry Kath, American musician (b: January 31, 1946 ; d: January 23, 1978)
► Biography of Terry Kath

1976

Paul Robeson, American singer and activist (b: April 9, 1898 ; d: January 23, 1976)
► Biography of Paul Robeson

1973

Kid Ory, jazz musician (b: December 25, 1886 ; d: January 23, 1973)
► Biography of Kid Ory

1944

Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (b: December 12, 1863 ; d: January 23, 1944)
► Biography of Edvard Munch

1943

Alexander Woollcott, American intellectual (b: January 19, 1887 ; d: January 23, 1943)
► Biography of Alexander Woollcott

1937

Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b: November 8, 1898 ; d: January 23, 1937)
► Biography of Marie Prevost

1931

Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (b: February 12, 1881 ; d: January 23, 1931)
► Biography of Anna Pavlova

1923

Max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b: July 29, 1849 ; d: January 23, 1923)
► Biography of Max Nordau

1893

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II) (d: January 23, 1893)
► Biography of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II)

1883

Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (b: January 6, 1832 ; d: January 23, 1883)
► Biography of Gustave Doré

1875

Charles Kingsley, English writer (b: July 12, 1819 ; d: January 23, 1875)
► Biography of Charles Kingsley

1837

John Field, Irish composer (b: July 26, 1782 ; d: January 23, 1837)
► Biography of John Field (composer)

1833

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b: April 9, 1757 ; d: January 23, 1833)
► Biography of Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth

1812

Robert Craufurd, British general (b: May 5, 1764 ; d: January 23, 1812)
► Biography of Robert Craufurd

1805

Claude Chappe, telecommunications pioneer (b: December 25, 1763 ; d: January 23, 1805)
► Biography of Claude Chappe

1800

Edward Rutledge, U.S. statesman (b: November 23, 1749 ; d: January 23, 1800)
► Biography of Edward Rutledge

1789

John Cleland (d: January 23, 1789)
► Biography of John Cleland

1744

Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b: June 23, 1668 ; d: January 23, 1744)
► Biography of Giambattista Vico

1622

William Baffin (d: January 23, 1622)
► Biography of William Baffin

1570

James Stewart, Earl of Moray (d: January 23, 1570)
► Biography of James Stewart, Earl of Moray

1567

Jiajing, Emperor of China (b: September 16, 1507 ; d: January 23, 1567)
► Biography of Jiajing

1548

Bernardo Pisano, Italian composer (b: October 12, 1490 ; d: January 23, 1548)
► Biography of Bernardo Pisano

1199

Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (d: January 23, 1199)
► Biography of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph

1002

Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (d: January 23, 1002)
► Biography of Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor

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