| 10231 | January 24 | Death | 1978 – Herta Oberheuser, German physician (b. 1911) |
| 10232 | January 24 | Death | 1980 – Lil Dagover, Indonesian-German actress (b. 1887) |
| 10233 | January 24 | Death | 1981 – Orville Brown, American wrestler and actor (b. 1908) |
| 10234 | January 24 | Death | 1982 – Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician 56th President of Bolivia (b. 1918) |
| 10235 | January 24 | Death | 1983 – George Cukor, American director and producer (b. 1899) |
| 10236 | January 24 | Death | 1986 – L. Ron Hubbard, American religious leader and author, founded the Church of Scientology (b. 1911) |
| 10237 | January 24 | Death | 1986 – Flo Hyman, American volleyball player (b. 1954) |
| 10238 | January 24 | Death | 1986 – Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer (b. 1921) |
| 10239 | January 24 | Death | 1988 – Werner Fenchel, German-Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1905) |
| 10240 | January 24 | Death | 1989 – Ted Bundy, American serial killer (b. 1946) |
| 10241 | January 24 | Death | 1989 – George Knudson, Canadian golfer and sportscaster (b. 1937) |
| 10242 | January 24 | Death | 1990 – Madge Bellamy, American actress (b. 1899) |
| 10243 | January 24 | Death | 1991 – John M. Kelly, Irish academic and politician 17th Attorney General of Ireland (b. 1931) |
| 10244 | January 24 | Death | 1991 – Jack Schaefer, American journalist and author (b. 1907) |
| 10245 | January 24 | Death | 1992 – Ken Darby, American composer and conductor (b. 1909) |
| 10246 | January 24 | Death | 1993 – Gustav Ernesaks, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1908) |
| 10247 | January 24 | Death | 1993 – Thurgood Marshall, American lawyer and jurist, 32nd United States Solicitor General (b. 1908) |
| 10248 | January 24 | Death | 1993 – Uğur Mumcu, Turkish journalist (b. 1942) |
| 10249 | January 24 | Death | 1994 – Yves Navarre, French author (b. 1940) |
| 10250 | January 24 | Death | 1998 – Walter D. Edmonds, American journalist and author (b. 1903) |
| 10251 | January 24 | Death | 2000 – Bobby Duncum, Jr., American wrestler (b. 1965) |
| 10252 | January 24 | Death | 2001 – Gaffar Okkan, Turkish police officer (b. 1952) |
| 10253 | January 24 | Death | 2002 – Elie Hobeika, Lebanese commander and politician (b. 1956) |
| 10254 | January 24 | Death | 2003 – Gianni Agnelli, Italian businessman (b. 1921) |
| 10255 | January 24 | Death | 2004 – Leônidas, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1913) |
| 10256 | January 24 | Death | 2005 – June Bronhill, Australian soprano and actress (b. 1929) |
| 10257 | January 24 | Death | 2005 – Chalkie White, English rugby player and coach (b. 1929) |
| 10258 | January 24 | Death | 2006 – Schafik Handal, Salvadoran politician (b. 1930) |
| 10259 | January 24 | Death | 2006 – Chris Penn, American actor and producer (b. 1965) |
| 10260 | January 24 | Death | 2006 – Mümtaz Sevinç, Turkish actor (b. 1952) |