Top Ten Most Tragic Deaths of January 2020

The Top Ten
1 Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant (1978 - 2020) was an American retired professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Kobe Bryant has won 5 NBA championships with the Lakers and was the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history. ...read more.

Congrats to him for being in the legendary basketball hall of fame though!

Let's face it, you made this list only for Kobe. RIP #24.

Kobe, Died on January 26th in a helicopter crash.

RIP to one of the greatest NBA players

2 Gianna Bryant

She was only 13 years old and she was really committed to playing in the WNBA (at UCONN) one day, so sad she'll never get that chance.

She had so much potential to live! Gone to soon! I'm glad that Vanessa Bryant is suing the poilts estate & the helicopter company!

Kobe Bryants daughter, Gianna Bryant has passed away on 26th of January due to a helicopter crash.

3 Gene Corrigan

A famous lacrosse player who died on January 25th. He lived a good life, and died from old age at 91.

4 Bobby Brown
5 Stan Kirsch

Was an American actor, who was most notable from the show (Highlander: The Series) who died on January 11th by hanging

6 Neil Peart Neil Ellwood Peart, (September 12, 1952 - January 7, 2020) was a Canadian musician and writer best known as the drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush. Peart received numerous awards for his musical performances, including an induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1983, making him the youngest person ever so honoured. His drumming was renowned for its technical proficiency, and his live performances for their exacting nature and stamina.

Was a Canadian drummer for the Rock band Rush, He passed on January 7th due to the horrible brain cancer Glioblastoma

7 5th Ward Weebie

Jerome Cosey know professionally as 5th Ward Weebie Has passed away from a heart attack on January 9th

8 Christopher Tolkien

Was a English editor, Tolkien died of old age on January 16th

9 Terry Jones Terence Graham Parry Jones was a Welsh actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter and film director. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.

Was a writer, director and actor. He worked as an actor in the monty python movies. He died due to dementia.

10 Elizabeth Wurtzel

Was an American writer and Journalist. She died on 7th of January due to breast cancer.

The Contenders
11 Richard Maponya

The helper of the black community business in South Africa passed away on January 6th from a sudden illness at the age of 99.

12 David Olney
13 Fred Silverman
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