Famous Deaths for 20th January 2026

882 – Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies
1770 – Charles Yorke, British politician and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, dies by suicide at 47
1838 – Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, French composer and cellist, dies at 64
1905 – Stanislaw Pilinski, French pianist and composer, dies at 65
1952 – Arthur Farwell, American composer, dies at 74
1996 – David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Duke of Warwick, dies at 61
2007 – Anatol Rapoport, Ukrainian-American mathematician and biologist (game theory), dies at 95
2009 – Dante Lavelli, American Pro Football HOF end (NFL C’ship 1950, 54, 55 Cleveland Browns; First-team All-Pro 1953; 3 × Pro Bowl), dies at 85
2018 – Jim Rodford, English rock bassist (Argent, 1969-76; The Kinks, 1978-96; Zombies, 2004-18), dies after a fall at 76
2021 – Ted Thompson, American football linebacker (Houston Oilers) and executive (GM Green Bay Packers 2005-17), dies from autonomic disorder at 68

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