January 2 2014 in the United Kingdom

journalist simon hoggart in 2006



komla dumor.



1 january

peter austin, 92, brewer (ringwood brewery).
dorothy baldwin, 111, supercentenarian.
billy mccoll, 62, actor (doctor who).


2 january

elizabeth jane howard, 90, novelist.
ian mackley, 71, diplomat, high commissioner ghana (1996–2000).


3 january

eric barnes, 76, footballer.
sir michael neubert, 80, politician, mp romford (1974–1997).


4 january – andy holden, 65, long distance runner.
5 january

terry biddlecombe, 72, national hunt jockey.
brian hart, 77, racing driver , engineer.
simon hoggart, 67, journalist
e. j. lowe, 63, philosopher.
david maxwell walker, 93, lawyer , academic.
ray williams, 86, rugby union player.


6 january

jim appleby, 79, footballer.
john ash, 88, ornithologist.
james moorhouse, 90, politician, member of european parliament (1979–1999).


7 january

paul goggins, 60, politician, mp wythenshawe , sale east (since 1997).
raymond paul, 85, olympic fencer (1952, 1956). (death announced on date)
roy warhurst, 87, footballer (birmingham city).


9 january

michael jacobs, 61, writer.
albert mccann, 72, footballer (portsmouth).


10 january

kathryn findlay, 60, architect.
margo maeckelberghe, 81, artist.
ian redmond, 53, scottish footballer.


11 january – jerome willis, 85, british actor.
12 january

alexandra bastedo, 67, actress.
john button, 70, racing driver.
tony harding, 72, comics artist.
patrick horsbrugh, 93, british-born architecture professor.
john horsley, 93, actor.
sir robert scholey, 92, business executive, chairman of british steel (1986–1992).


13 january

bobby collins, 82, scottish footballer.
ronny jordan, 51, jazz guitarist.


14 january

rex adams, 85, footballer.
alan blackburn, 78, footballer. (death announced on date)
sir nicholas browne, 66, diplomat.
eric james mellon, 88, ceramic artist.


15 january – roger lloyd-pack, 69, actor.
16 january – stan watson, 76, footballer (darlington).
17 january

frank cockett, 97, surgeon , art historian.
alistair mcalpine, baron mcalpine of west green, 71, politician, businessman , author.


18 january

komla dumor, 41, ghanaian journalist , news presenter, died in london.
sarah marshall, 80, actress.


19 january

sir christopher chataway, 82, broadcaster, politician , businessman, mp lewisham north (1959–1966) , chichester (1969–1974).
gordon hessler, 88, film director (kiss meets phantom of park) , screenwriter.
michał joachimowski, 63, olympic triple jumper (1972, 1976).
bert williams, 93, footballer (wolverhampton wanderers, national team).


20 january – george scott, 84, professional wrestler.
21 january

dieter bortfeldt, 72, graphic designer , philatelist.
tony crook, 93, racing driver.
jocelyn hay, 86, broadcasting campaigner.
warren lamb, 90, management consultant.
graham stevenson, 58, cricket player.


22 january

arthur bellamy, 71, footballer.
patrick brooking, 76, army general.


24 january – lisa daniely, 84, actress.
25 january

heini halberstam, 88, mathematician.
karl slym, 51, business executive, managing director of tata motors.


26 january

ollie conmy, 74, footballer.
margery mason, 100, actress , theatre director.
john farquhar munro, 79, politician, msp ross, skye , inverness west (1999–2011).
gerald b. whitham, 86, applied mathematician.


27 january – brian gibbs, 77, english football player , manager.
28 january

nigel jenkins, 64, poet.
kenneth rose, 89, journalist , author.


29 january

jim rone, 78, anglican clergy, archdeacon of wisbech (1984–1993).
piers wedgwood, 4th baron wedgwood, 59, peer


31 january

adegboyega folaranmi adedoyin, 91, olympic athlete (1948).
sebastian barker, 68, poet.
mike flanagan, 85, israeli armored corps soldier.
baden powell, 82, footballer.
sir david price, 89, politician, mp eastleigh (1955–1992).