Mehmed Uzun

Kurdish writer.

Born January 1st, 1953 in Siverek.

Died October 10th, 2007 at 54 years old in Diyarbakır (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Chidi Nwanu

Nigerian footballer.

Born January 1st, 1967 (age 58 years) in Port Harcourt.

Ján Čarnogurský

Slovak politician.

Born January 1st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Bratislava. ^[ref]

Davide Cassani

Racing cyclist and broadcaster.

Born January 1st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Faenza. ^[ref]

Serdar Özkan

Turkish footballer.

Born January 1st, 1987 (age 38 years) in Düzce.

Mohamed Rouicha

Moroccan amazigh singer / folk.

Born January 1st, 1950 in Khenifra.

Died January 17th, 2012 at 62 years old in Khenifra. ^[ref]

László Polgár

(1947-2010) opera singer.

Born January 1st, 1947 in Somogyszentpál. ^[ref]

Died September 19th, 2010 at 63 years old in Zürich. ^[ref]

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly

President of mauritania (1943-2019).

Born January 1st, 1943 in Tidjikja.

Died March 16th, 2019 at 76 years old (cancer). ^[ref]

Marcel Gecov

Czech soccer player.

Born January 1st, 1988 (age 37 years) in Prague.

Cliff Bourland

American sprinter.

Born January 1st, 1921 in Los Angeles.

Died February 1st, 2018 at 97 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). ^[ref]