Notable Deaths on January 20

Q: Who died on January 20?

Notable people who died on January 20 include: Eadbald, Al-Shafi‘i, Theophilos, Louis the Younger, Li Jitao.

Q: What is Louis the Younger known for?

Louis the Younger, king of the East Frankish Kingdom

104 people 640 – 2025

January 20 has seen 104 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 640 – 2025. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · January 20 — Wikipedia

882 — Louis the Younger

king of the East Frankish Kingdom

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By 881, the youngest brother Charles secured rule over Italy, and was crowned as emperor

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Louis died in 882, without legitimate descendants, and was succeeded in all his territories, which encompassed most of East Francia, by his brother Charles.

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In 879-880, Louis acquired the western part of Lotharingia

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In 880, Carloman died and his realm was inherited by Louis

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Louis the Younger, sometimes called Louis the Saxon or Louis III, was the second of three sons of king Louis the German and queen Hemma, with his brothers being the elder Carloman and younger Charles

Eadbald

king of Kent

Eadbald was King of Kent from 616 until his death in 640. He was the son of King Æthelberht and his wife Bertha, a daughter of the Merovingian king Charibert. Æthelberht made Kent the dominant force in England during…

640

Al-Shafi‘i

Arab scholar and jurist (born 767)

Al-Shafi'i was a Muslim scholar, jurist, muhaddith, traditionist, theologian, ascetic, and eponym of the Shafi'i school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence. He is known to be the first to write a book upon the principles of…

820

Theophilos

Byzantine emperor (born 813)

Theophilos was Byzantine Emperor from 829 until his death in 842. He was the second emperor of the Amorian dynasty and the last emperor to support iconoclasm.

842

Li Jitao

Chinese general of Later Tang

Li Jitao, nickname Liude (留得), was a Chinese military general and politician of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period states Jin, Later Liang, and Jin's successor state Later Tang. His father Li Sizhao, as…

924

Zhao Guangfeng

Chinese official and chancellor

Zhao Guangfeng (趙光逢), courtesy name Yanji (延吉), formally the Duke of Qi (齊公), was an official in the late Chinese dynasty Tang dynasty and the succeeding Later Liang of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period,…

928

Heonae

Korean queen and regent (born 964)

Queen Heonae of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan, or formally called Grand Queen Dowager Heonae, was a Goryeo royal family member as the second and oldest daughter of Wang Uk, and younger sister of King Seongjong who became a…

1029

Wulfstan

bishop of Worcester

Wulfstan, was an English Benedictine monk who served as Bishop of Worcester from 1062 to 1095. He was the last surviving pre-Norman Conquest bishop. Wulfstan is revered as a saint in the Catholic and Anglican churches.

1095

Henry

English bishop and saint

Henry was a medieval English clergyman. He came to Sweden with Cardinal Nicholas Breakspeare in 1153 and was most likely designated to be the new Archbishop of Uppsala, but the independent church province of Sweden…

1156

Shi Zong

Chinese emperor of Jin (born 1123)

Emperor Shizong of Jin, personal name Wulu, sinicised name Wanyan Yong, was the fifth emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China. Ruling from 1161 to 1189 under the era name "Dading", Emperor Shizong's reign was…

1189

Frederick VI

duke of Swabia (born 1167)

Frederick VI of Hohenstaufen was Duke of Swabia from 1170 until his death at the siege of Acre.

1191

Theobald V

count of Blois (born 1130)

Theobald V of Blois, also known as Theobald the Good, was Count of Blois from 1151 to 1191.

1191

John Maunsell

English Lord Chancellor

John Mansel, Provost of Beverley Minster, was a king's clerk and a judge. He was the leading administrator and councillor to King Henry III.

1265

John de Bohun

5th Earl of Hereford (born 1306)

John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford was born in St Clement's, Oxford to Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, a daughter of Edward I of England.

1336

Robert

king of Naples (born 1275)

Robert of Anjou, known as Robert the Wise, was King of Naples, titular King of Jerusalem and Count of Provence and Forcalquier from 1309 to 1343, the central figure of Italian politics of his time. He was the third son…

1343

John II

king of Sicily (born 1398)

John II, called the Great or the Faithless, was King of Aragon from 1458 until his death in 1479. As the husband of Queen Blanche I of Navarre, he was King of Navarre from 1425 to 1479. John was also King of Sicily from…

1479

Myles Coverdale

English bishop and translator (born 1488)

Myles Coverdale, first name also spelt Miles, was an English ecclesiastical reformer chiefly known as a Bible translator, preacher, hymnist and, briefly, Bishop of Exeter (1551–1553). In 1535, Coverdale produced the…

1568

Rudolf II

Holy Roman Emperor (born 1552)

Rudolf II was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the House of Habsburg.

1612

Isaac Ambrose

English minister and author (born 1604)

Isaac Ambrose was an English Puritan divine. He graduated with a BA from Brasenose College, Oxford, on 1624. He obtained the curacy of St Edmund’s Church, Castleton, Derbyshire, in 1627. He was one of king's four…

1663

Anne of Austria

Queen and regent of France (born 1601)

Anne of Austria was Queen of France from 1615 to 1643 by marriage to King Louis XIII. She was also Queen of Navarre until the kingdom's annexation into the French crown in 1620. After her husband's death, Anne was…

1666

Humphrey Hody

English scholar and theologian (born 1659)

Humphrey Hody was an English scholar and theologian.

1707

François de la Chaise

French priest (born 1624)

François de la Chaise, also known as Père Lachaise, was a French Jesuit priest, the father confessor of King Louis XIV of France.

1709

John Hervey

1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (born 1665)

John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol was an English Whig politician.

1751

Charles Yorke

English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1722)

Charles Yorke PC was a British lawyer and politician who briefly served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. His father was also Lord Chancellor, and he began his career as a Member of Parliament. He served…

1770

David Garrick

English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (born 1717)

David Garrick was an English actor who wrote, produced and influenced nearly all aspects of European theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Samuel Johnson. He appeared in several…

1779

Benjamin Chew

American lawyer and judge (born 1721)

Benjamin Chew was an American lawyer and judge who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of Pennsylvania and later the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Born into a Quaker family, Chew was known…

1810

Charles IV

Spanish king (born 1748)

Charles IV was King of Spain and ruler of the Spanish Empire from 1788 to 1808.

1819

John Soane

English architect, designed the Bank of England (born 1753)

Sir John Soane was an English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style. The son of a bricklayer, he rose to the top of his profession, becoming professor of architecture at the Royal Academy and an official…

1837

Jørgen Jørgensen

Danish explorer (born 1780)

Jørgen Jørgensen was a Danish adventurer during the Age of Revolution. During the action of 2 March 1808, his ship was captured by the British. In 1809 he sailed to Iceland, declared the country independent from…

1841

Minh Mạng

Vietnamese emperor (born 1791)

Minh Mạng, also known as Minh Mệnh, was the second emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until his death, on 20 January 1841. He was the fourth son of Emperor Gia Long, whose eldest…

1841

Christian VIII

Danish king (born 1786)

Christian VIII was King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, as Christian Frederick, King of Norway in 1814.

1848

Adam Oehlenschläger

Danish poet and playwright (born 1779)

Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature. He wrote the lyrics to the song Der er et yndigt land, which is one of the national anthems of Denmark.

1850

Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 6th Yokozuna (born 1794)

Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Noto Province. He was the sport's 6th yokozuna. He trained ōzeki Tsurugizan Taniemon.

1852

Bettina von Arnim

German author, illustrator, and composer (born 1785)

Bettina von Arnim was a German writer, composer, and novelist.

1859

Basil Moreau

French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (born 1799)

Basile-Antoine Marie Moreau, C.S.C. was the French priest who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross from which two additional congregations were founded, namely the Marianites of Holy Cross and the Sisters of the Holy…

1873

Jean-François Millet

French painter and educator (born 1814)

Jean-François Millet was a French artist and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his paintings of peasant farmers and can be categorized as part of the Realism art movement.…

1875

Kalākaua

king of Hawaii (born 1836)

Kalākaua, was the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, reigning from February 12, 1874, until his death in 1891. Succeeding Lunalilo, he was elected to the vacant throne of Hawaiʻi against Queen…

1891

John Ruskin

English painter and critic (born 1819)

John Ruskin was an English polymath – a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as art, architecture, political economy,…

1900

Zénobe Gramme

Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (born 1826)

Zénobe Théophile Gramme was a Belgian electrical engineer. He was born at Jehay-Bodegnée on 4 April 1826, the sixth child of Mathieu-Joseph Gramme, and died at Bois-Colombes on 20 January 1901. He invented the Gramme…

1901

Agnes Mary Clerke

Irish astronomer and author (born 1842)

Agnes Mary Clerke was an Irish astronomer and writer. She was born in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland, and died in London.Brück, Mary T. (2014). "Clerke, Agnes Mary". In Hockey, Thomas; Trimble, Virginia; Williams,…

1907

John Ordronaux

American surgeon and academic (born 1830)

John Ordronaux was an American Civil War army surgeon, a professor of medical jurisprudence, a pioneering mental health commissioner and a generous patron of university endowments. Between 1859 and 1901 Ordronaux…

1908

José Guadalupe Posada

Mexican engraver and illustrator (born 1852)

José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar was a Mexican political printmaker who used relief printing to produce popular illustrations. His work has influenced numerous Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its…

1913

Arthur Guinness

1st Baron Ardilaun, Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician (born 1840)

Arthur Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun,, styled Sir Arthur Guinness, Bt, between 1868 and 1880, was an Anglo-Irish businessman, politician and philanthropist. He is perhaps best known for giving St Stephen's Green…

1915

Georg Lurich

Estonian-Russian wrestler and strongman (born 1876)

Georg Lurich was an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century. Lurich was also the trainer of Estonian wrestlers and weightlifters Georg Hackenschmidt and Aleksander Aberg.

1920

Mary Watson Whitney

American astronomer and academic (born 1847)

Mary Watson Whitney was an American astronomer and was the head of the Vassar College Observatory for 22 years, where 102 scientific papers were published under her guidance.

1921

Henry "Ivo" Crapp

Australian footballer and umpire (born 1872)

Henry "Harry" Crapp, commonly known as Ivo Crapp, was a leading Australian rules football field umpire in the Victorian Football League (VFL) at its formation in the 1890s, and with the West Australian Football League…

1924

Margrethe Munthe

Norwegian songwriter (born 1860)

Margrethe Aabel Munthe was a Norwegian teacher, children's writer, songwriter and playwright.

1931

George V of the United Kingdom (born 1865)

George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

1936

Omar Bundy

American general (born 1861)

Major General Omar Bundy was a career United States Army officer who was a veteran of the American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, Pancho Villa Expedition, and World War I.

1940

James McKeen Cattell

American psychologist and academic (born 1860)

James McKeen Cattell was the first professor of psychology in the United States, teaching at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He was a long-time editor and publisher of scientific journals and…

1944

Josh Gibson

American baseball player (born 1911)

Joshua Gibson was an American baseball catcher who played primarily in the Negro leagues. In 1972, he became the second Negro league player to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, after Satchel Paige.

1947

Andrew Volstead

American member of the United States House of Representatives (born 1860)

Andrew John Volstead was an American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota, 1903–1923, and a member of the Republican Party. His name is closely associated with the National Prohibition Act…

1947

Warren Bardsley

Australian cricketer (born 1882)

Warren "Curly" Bardsley was an Australian Test cricketer. An opening batsman, Bardsley played 41 Tests between 1909 and 1926 and over 200 first-class games for New South Wales. He was Wisden's Cricketer of the Year in…

1954

Fred Root

English cricketer and umpire (born 1890)

Charles Frederick Root was an English cricketer who played for England in 1926 and for Derbyshire between 1910 and 1920 and for Worcestershire between 1921 and 1932.

1954

Robert P. T. Coffin

American author and poet (born 1892)

Robert Peter Tristram Coffin was an American poet, educator, writer, editor and literary critic. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1936, he was the poetry editor for Yankee magazine.

1955

Robinson Jeffers

American poet and philosopher (born 1887)

John Robinson Jeffers was an American poet known for his work about the central Californian coast. Much of his poetry was written in narrative and epic form; however, he is also known for his shorter verse and is…

1962

Alan Freed

American radio host (born 1922)

Albert James "Alan" Freed was an American disc jockey. He also produced and promoted large traveling concerts with various acts, helping to spread the importance of rock and roll music throughout North America,…

1965

Broncho Billy Anderson

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1880)

Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson was an American actor, writer, film director, and film producer, who was the first star of the Western film genre. He was a founder and star for Essanay studios. In 1958, he received…

1971

Minanogawa Tōzō

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (born 1903)

Minanogawa Tōzō , also known as Asashio Kyojiro , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tsukuba, Ibaraki. He was the sport's 34th yokozuna.

1971

Lorenz Böhler

Austrian physician and surgeon (born 1885)

Lorenz Böhler was an Austrian physician and surgeon.

1973

Amílcar Cabral

Guinea Bissauan-Cape Verdian engineer and politician (born 1924)

Amílcar Lopes Cabral was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, political organizer, diplomat, and half-brother of Luís Cabral, the first President of Guinea-Bissau. He was widely remembered as one of…

1973

Dimitrios Kiousopoulos

Greek jurist and politician, 151st Prime Minister of Greece (born 1892)

Dimitrios Kiousopoulos was an important Greek jurist, politician, and the caretaker Prime Minister of Greece in 1952. He was born on November 17, 1892, in the town of Andritsaina, Elis, Peloponnese.

1977

William Roberts

English soldier and painter (born 1895)

William Patrick Roberts was a British artist.

1980

Garrincha

Brazilian footballer (born 1933)

Manuel Francisco dos Santos, nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all…

1983

Johnny Weissmuller

American swimmer and actor (born 1904)

Johnny Weissmuller was a Hungarian-born German American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He has one of the best competitive-swimming records of the 20th century. He set world records alongside winning five…

1984

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Pakistani activist and politician (born 1890)

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Bacha Khan and Badshah Khan, was an Indian independence activist from the North-West Frontier Province, and founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar resistance movement against British…

1988

Dora Stratou

Greek dancer and choreographer (born 1903)

Dora Stratou was a Greek actress and choreographer, with significant contributions to Greek Folk Dancing and Greek Folk Music. She issued one of the largest series of folk music in the world, with 50 records, and is the…

1988

Alamgir Kabir

Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)

Alamgir Kabir was a Bangladeshi film director and cultural activist. Three of his feature films are featured in the "Top 10 Bangladeshi Films" list by British Film Institute.

1989

Barbara Stanwyck

American actress (born 1907)

Barbara Stanwyck was an American actress and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career, she was known for her strong, realistic screen presence and versatility. She was a…

1990

Audrey Hepburn

British actress and humanitarian activist (born 1929)

Audrey Kathleen Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as a film and fashion star, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Classical…

1993

Matt Busby

Scottish footballer and coach (born 1909)

Sir Alexander Matthew Busby was a Scottish football player and manager, who managed Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970–71 season. He was the first manager of an English…

1994

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga

first Kenyan Vice-President (born 1911)

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga was a Kenyan politician who became a prominent figure in Kenya's struggle for independence. He served as the Kenya's first vice-president, and thereafter as an opposition leader. Jaramogi’s son…

1994

Gerry Mulligan

American saxophonist and composer (born 1927)

Gerald Joseph Mulligan, also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, pianist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrument…

1996

Bobo Brazil

American professional wrestler (born 1924)

Houston Harris was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Bobo Brazil. Credited with breaking down barriers of racial segregation in professional wrestling, Harris is considered one of the…

1998

Carrie Hamilton

American actress and singer (born 1963)

Carrie Louise Hamilton was an American actress, playwright and singer. Hamilton was a daughter of comedian Carol Burnett and producer Joe Hamilton. She was the elder sister of actress Jody Hamilton and singer-producer…

2002

Al Hirschfeld

American painter and illustrator (born 1903)

Albert Hirschfeld was an American caricaturist best known for his black-and-white portraits of celebrities and Broadway stars.

2003

Nedra Volz

American actress (born 1908)

Nedra Volz was an American actress. On television, she portrayed Aunt Iola on All in the Family, Adelaide Brubaker on Diff'rent Strokes, Emma Tisdale on The Dukes of Hazzard, Pearl Sperling on The Fall Guy, and Winona…

2003

Alan Brown

English racing driver (born 1919)

Alan Everest Brown was a British racing driver from England. He took up motor racing in a Cooper, later forming the Ecurie Richmond team with Eric Brandon. He participated in nine World Championship Formula One Grands…

2004

T. Nadaraja

Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (born 1917)

Thambiah Nadaraja was a Sri Lankan academic, lawyer and author. He was dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ceylon and chancellor of the University of Jaffna.

2004

Per Borten

Norwegian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (born 1913)

was a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party and the prime minister of Norway from 1965 to 1971. Per Borten is credited for leading the modernization of what was then named Bondepartiet into today's Centre Party.…

2005

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański

Polish journalist and politician (born 1914)

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański was a Polish journalist, writer, politician, social worker and patriot. He served during the Second World War as one of the most notable resistance fighters of the Home Army. He is best remembered…

2005

Miriam Rothschild

English zoologist, entomologist, and author (born 1908)

Dame Miriam Louisa Rothschild was a British natural scientist and author with contributions to zoology, entomology, and botany.

2005

Stéphanos II Ghattas

Egyptian patriarch (born 1920)

Stéphanos II Ghattas was an Egyptian Catholic prelate who served as the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria from 1986 to 2006. He was a member of the Congregation of the Mission and was made a cardinal in 2001. His…

2009

Etta James

American singer-songwriter (born 1938)

Jamesetta Hawkins, known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter. Starting her career in 1954, James frequently performed in Nashville's R&B clubs, collectively known in the 1940s, 1950s and…

2012

John Levy

American bassist and manager (born 1912)

John Levy was an American jazz double-bassist and businessman.

2012

Ioannis Kefalogiannis

Greek politician, Greek Minister of the Interior (born 1933)

Ioannis Kefalogiannis was a Greek politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1958 to 1964, and again from 1974 to 2004. During this time he was briefly Minister of Public Order, Minister for Tourism, and…

2012

Alejandro Rodriguez

Venezuelan-American pediatrician and psychiatrist (born 1918)

Alejandro Rodriguez was a Venezuelan-American pediatrician and psychiatrist, known for his pioneering work in child psychiatry. He was the director of the division of child psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University…

2012

Pavlos Matesis

Greek author and playwright (born 1933)

Pavlos Matesis was a Greek novelist, playwright and translator. He was born in Divri, a village in the Peloponnese and had a peripatetic youth. He studied acting, music and languages, and taught drama at the Stavrakou…

2013

Toyo Shibata

Japanese poet and author (born 1911)

Toyo Shibata was a bestselling Japanese poet.

2013

Claudio Abbado

Italian conductor (born 1933)

Claudio Abbado was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic,…

2014

Otis G. Pike

American judge and politician (born 1921)

Otis Grey Pike was an American lawyer and politician who served nine terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, from 1961 to 1979.

2014

Jonas Trinkūnas

Lithuanian ethnologist and academic (born 1939)

Jonas Trinkūnas was the founder of Lithuania's pagan revival Romuva, as well as being an ethnologist and folklorist.

2014

Mykolas Burokevičius

Lithuanian carpenter and politician (born 1927)

Mykolas Burokevičius was a communist political leader in Lithuania. After the Communist Party of Lithuania separated from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), he established alternative pro-CPSU Communist…

2016

Edmonde Charles-Roux

French journalist and author (born 1920)

Edmonde Charles-Roux was a French writer.

2016

Paul Bocuse

French chef (born 1926)

Paul François Pierre Bocuse was a French chef based in Lyon known for the quality of his restaurants and his innovative approaches to cuisine. Dubbed "the pope of gastronomy", he was affectionately nicknamed Monsieur…

2018

Naomi Parker Fraley

American naval machiner, considered the model for the "We Can Do It!" posters of World War II (born 1921)

Naomi Fern Parker Fraley was an American war worker who is considered the most likely model for the iconic "We Can Do It!" poster. During World War II, she worked on aircraft assembly at the Naval Air Station Alameda.

2018

Jaroslav Kubera

Czech politician (born 1947)

Jaroslav Kubera was a Czech politician for the Civic Democratic Party, who served in the Czech Senate representing Teplice from 2000 and the Senate President from 2018 until his death in 2020. He previously served as…

2020

Tom Fisher Railsback

American politician, member of the Illinois and U.S. House of Representatives (born 1932)

Thomas Fisher Railsback was an American politician and lawyer who served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983 for Illinois's 19th congressional district. A member of the Republican…

2020

Sibusiso Moyo

Zimbabwean politician, army general (born 1960)

Sibusiso Busi Moyo was a Zimbabwean politician and army Lieutenant general. He was noted for announcing the ousting of Robert Mugabe on national television during the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état. He went on to serve as…

2021

Mira Furlan

Croatian actress and singer (born 1955)

Mira Furlan was a Croatian-American actress and singer. Internationally, she was best known for her roles as the Minbari Ambassador Delenn in the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998), and as Danielle…

2021

Meat Loaf

American singer and actor (born 1947)

Michael Lee Aday, better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor. He was known for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. His Bat Out of Hell album trilogy—Bat Out of…

2022

Norman Jewison

Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1926)

Norman Frederick Jewison was a Canadian filmmaker. He is known for directing films which addressed topical social and political issues, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream…

2024

Lynn Ban

Singaporean jewelry designer (born 1972)

Lynn Ban was a Singaporean jewelry designer who was noted for her unconventional designs. She starred in Bling Empire: New York, a reality show on Netflix. Her clients included Rihanna and Beyoncé. Other musical artists…

2025

Cecile Richards

American activist and former Planned Parenthood president (born 1957)

Cecile Richards was an American activist who served as the president of both the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliated Planned Parenthood Action Fund from 2006 to 2018. In 2010, Richards was…

2025

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Louis the Younger — Rex Francorum

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Death year882

Known forThey all succeeded their father as kings in Eastern Francia on 28 August 876, in accordance with the prearranged partition, with Carloman ruling over Bavaria and the Pannonian March, Louis over Franconia, Saxony and Thuringia, and Charles over Alamannia

Deaths on this date104 (640 – 2025)

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