- January 13
- Denise Grey [Edouardine Verthuy], actress (Julietta), dies at age 99. [1]
- January 15
- Death of Les Baxter at age 73 of heart and kidney problems; orchestra leader/composer (Nat King Cole's "Mona Lisa" and "Too Young"), singer (the Meltones), music producer ("Ruby", "Unchained Melody", "The Poor People Of Paris"), musical director (The Halls Of Ivy, Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello radio shows). writer ("Whistle" theme - Lassie TV show). [1] [28] [457]
- Chief Moshushu II, King of Lesotho (1966-90), dies at age 51 (born 1938). [1] [28]
- January 17
- 9-year-old Amber Hagerman is found dead four days after kidnapping in Arlington, Texas, USA. (This incident leads to the creation of the AMBER alert system.) [1441.46]
- January 18
- Minnesota Fats [Rudolf Wanderone Junior], billiard hustler, dies at age 82. [1] (January 15 [5])
- Death of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao; actor, Prime Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India (1983-84, 1984-89, 1994-95), (born 1923). [1] [28]
- January 20
- David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Duke of Warwick, dies at age 61. [1]
- January 25
- Jonathan Larson, American composer and playwright, dies of aortic aneurysm at age 35 (born 1960). [1] [28]
- Ruth Berghaus, choreographer/director, dies at age 68. [1]
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- January 26
- Death of David Schultz, shot by US millionaire John Du Pont at Foxcatcher estate in Newton Square, Pennsylvania, USA; wrestler (Olympics-Gold-1984). [1] [28] [1481.4]
- Death by firing squad by John Albert Taylor in Utah, USA, for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. [57]
- January 27
- Fifteen-day old siamese twins separated; Sarah Morales survives, Sarahi dies. [1]
- John Patrick Sutton Ludlow, actor (Agatha), dies at age 93. [1]
- Julian Hill, research chemist, dies at age 91. [1]
- Olga Havlova, political activist, dies at age 63. [1]
- Tommy Mitchell, cricket player (Derbyshire leg-spin, five Tests for England), dies. [1]
- January 28
- Burne Hogarth, strip-cartoon artist, dies at age 84. [1]
- Dan Duva, boxing promoter, dies at age 44. [1]
- Jerry Siegel, American comic book writer (Superman), dies at age 81 (born 1914). [1] [28]
- John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur, dies at age 81. [1]
- Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born poet, Nobel Prize laureate, dies at age 55 (born 1940). [1] [28]
- U San Yu, soldier/politician, President of Burma in (1981-88), dies at age 77. [1]
- January 30
- Guy Doleman, actor (Deadly Bees, Idol, Thunderball), dies at age 72. [1]
- Irish National Liberation Army leader Gino Gallagher is killed in an internal feud, while in line for his unemployment benefits. [28]
- February 1
- Clive Burton, neuropathologist, dies at age 54. [1]
- February 2
- Gene Kelly, American actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at age 83 (born 1912). [1] [28]
- Ray McIntire, chemical engineer, dies at age 77. [1]
- Death of Shamus Culhane at age 87; pioneer animator (Popeye, Betty Boop, Woody Woodpecker). [1] [1509.4]
- February 3
- Death of Audrey Meadows at age 69 of lung cancer; actress (Alice Kramden - The Honeymooners). [1] [28] [457]
- February 6
- Death of Guy Madison AKA Robert Ozell Moseley at age 74 of emphysema; actor (Wild Bill Hickok on radio and TV). [1] [28] [457]
- February 8
- John Hartford Worlock, Roman Catholic Bishop (Liverpool), dies at age 76. [1]
- February 9
- Adolf Galland, German general (Luftwaffe), dies at age 83. [1]
- Gerald Savory, actor playwright/TV producer (3 Weeks), dies at age 86. [1]
- Death of Adolf Galland in Oberwinter, Germany; fighter pilot in World War II, shot down over 100 Allied planes. [37]
- February 11
- Cyril Poole, English cricket player (Notts 1946-62, England 1951-52 in three Tests), dies (born 1921). [1] [28]
- Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (1985-89), dies (born 1946). [1] [28]
- Phil Regan, American actor (Las Vegas Night, Dames, Housewife), dies at age 88 (born 1906). [1] [28]
- February 12
- Bob Shaw, Irish science fiction writer, dies of cancer at age 64 (born 1931). [28] (February 11 [1])
- February 13
- Death of Martin Balsam at age 76 of a heart attack; actor (Archie Bunker's Place, Dr. Kildare). [1] [457]
- February 15
- Margaret Courtenay, actress (Royal Flash, Duet for One), dies at age 72. [1]
- Death of McLean Stevenson at age 66 of a heart attack; actor (Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake M*A*S*H TV show, The McLean Stevenson Show, Hello Larry, The Tim Conway Comedy Hour, The Doris Day Show, Condo, In the Beginning). [1] [28] [457]
- Tommy Rettig, actor (Lassie)/computer programmer (Clipper), dies at age 54. [1]
- February 16
- Edmund G "Pat" Brown, Governor of California, dies at age 90 (born 1905). [1] [28]
- Roger Bowen, American actor (MASH, Main Event, What About Bob), dies at age 62 (born 1932). [1] [28]
- February 17
- Bentley Bridgewater, British Museum secretary, dies at age 84. [1]
- Death of [Elsie] Evelyn Laye at age 95; actress/singer (Sun Child). [1]
- February 18
- Nicholas Beriozoff, ballet master, dies at age 89. [1]
- February 19
- Brenda Bruce, actress (December Bride, Nightmare), dies at age 77. [1]
- Charles O Finley, baseball owner (Oakland Athletics), dies at age 76. [1]
- February 20
- Toru Takemitsu, Japanese composer, dies at age 65 (born 1930). [1] [28]
- Walter Charles Marshall, scientist, dies at age 63. [1]
- February 23
- Freddie Stocks, cricket center on debut and wicket on first ball, Notts, dies. [1]
- February 25
- Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian doctor/actor (Killing Fields), murdered at age 45 (born 1940). [1] [28]
- Marion Farouk, political scientist-Sluglett dies at age 59. [1]
- February 27
- François Chaumette, actor (They Never Slept, Christine), dies at age 72. [1]
- February 29
- Death of Wes Farrell of cancer at age 56; writer-producer (The Partridge Family TV show), songwriter ("Hang On Sloopy" song). [1] [457]
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