Famous Deaths for 12th January 2026

1807 – Jean Luzac, Dutch journalist, newspaper editor (Gazette de Leyde), and Patriot, dies in a gunpowder barge explosion at 60
1960 – Nevil Shute [Norway], English-Australian novelist (On the Beach, Town like Alice), dies at 60
1992 – Harry van Doorn, Dutch politician (KVP/KRO-chairman/PPR/CRM), dies at 76
1994 – Robert Horen, American stage and screen actor, dies of cancer at 68
2003 – Paul Pender, American boxer (World Middleweight Champion 1960–61; The Ring Middleweight Champion 1962–63 Retired; Lineal Middleweight Champion 1962–63 Retired), dies at 72
2007 – Alice Coltrane [née McLeod], American jazz harp, piano, and organ player (Journey in Satchidananda), dies of respiratory failure at 69
2019 – Bonnie Guitar [Buckingham], American guitarist, singer and record executive (Dark Moon), dies at 95
2022 – Everett Lee, American violinist, and theater and classical conductor (Cosmopolitan Little Symphony, 1947-55; Norrkoping Symphony, 1962-72), dies at 105
2024 – Bev Dovey, English rugby union prop (2 Tests; Bristol RFC 184 games; Western Counties, Gloucestershire), dies at 85
2025 – Robert Machray, American stage and screen character actor, dies of complications from dementia at 79

More Famous Deaths »

More Famous Deaths On This Day