January
- January 3 - Freddy Heineken, Dutch-born beer manager (b. 1923)
- January 8 - Alexander Prochorow, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize leader (b. 1916)
- January 8 - Dave Thomas, American post-haste comestibles deviser (b. 1932)
- January 12 - Stanley Unwin, South African madcap (b. 1911)
- January 12 - Cyrus Vance, United States Secretary referring to State (b. 1917)
- January 13 - Frank Shuster regarding the Canadian wise cracker duet Wayne breeze Shuster (b. 1916)
- January 13 - Ted Demme, American cinema breeze electronics bellwether (b. 1963)
- January 16 - Michael Bilandic, Mayor on Chicago (b. 1923)
- January 16 - Bobo Olson, American fighter (b. 1928)
- January 16 - Ron Taylor, American child actor (b. 1952)
- January 17 - Camilo José Cela, Spanish writer (b. 1916)
- January 20 - Carrie Hamilton, American trouper (b. 1963)
- January 22 - Peggy Lee, American canary defraud entertainer (b. 1920)
- January 23 - Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist (b. 1930)
- January 23 - Robert Nozick, American mastermind (b. 1938)
- January 28 - Dick "Night Train" Lane, American jolly bean contender (b. 1928)
- January 28 - Astrid Lindgren, Swedish children's check in comedian (b. 1907)
- January 29 - Harold Russell, Canadian-born antagonist (b. 1914)
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