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DEATHS
Alan Copeland, American Grammy Award-winning arranger, songwriter, and singer (The Modernaires; Your Hit Parade), who died at 96.

EVENTS
Dr. Dre's divorce was settled, with the rapper-producer agreeing to pay his ex-wife, Nicole Plotzker-Young, $100 million - more than one-fifth of the rap icon’s fortune. Young was required to move out of their Malibu beach house by the end of the month but would keep a Rolls Royce, Range Rover, Escalade limousine, and Spyder motorcycle as well as all of her jewellery. They were married from 1996-2020..
Test cricket debutant Scott Boland takes 6 for 7 as Australia retain the Ashes (3-0) with an innings & 14 run win against England in the 3rd Test in Melbourne.
DEATHS
Nikolay Shirshov, Uzbekistani soccer defensive midfielder (64 caps; FC Pakhtakor Tashkent, FC Rostov), who died at 47.
Grichka Bogdanoff, TV Show Host.
John Madden, Sportscaster.

DEATHS
Paul-Heinz Dittrich, German contemporary classical composer and teacher, who died at 90.
Fou Ts'ong, Chinese-British concert pianist, who died of Covis-19 at 86.
Fou Ts'Ong, Pianist.
Armando Manzanero, Composer.
Armando Manzanero, Mexican composer and singer (It’s Impossible, Adoro), who died at 86.

EVENTS
Jihadist fundamentalist group al-Shabaab sets off a truck bomb in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least 84 people and wounding over 150.
49th Fiesta Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal), #3 Clemson beats #2 Ohio State,29-23.
52nd Peach Bowl (College Football Playoff semi final): #1 LSU beats #4 Oklahoma,63-28.
DEATHS
Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic athlete (Olympic silver triple-jump 1956; Iceland's first ever Olympic medal), who died at 85.
Carley Ann McCord, American sports reporter (Cox Sports TV; in-game host New Orleans Pelicans, New Orleans Saints), who died in a plane crash at 30.
Fred Graham, American newscaster and journalist (CBS News, Court TV), who died of Parkinson's disease at 88.
Erzsébet Szonyi, Hungarian composer, who died at 95.

EVENTS
British New Year's honours list include Knights for author Philip Pullman and comedian Michael Palin, a Dame for Twiggy and a Order of the Companions of Honour for Margaret Atwood.
UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes of Brazil moves up in weight and KOs dominant featherweight Cris "Cyborg" Justino just 51 seconds into the opening round at the Forum, Inglewood, CA; first female to win UFC titles in multiple weight classes.
BIRTHS
Posie Rayne Labrant, YouTube Star, born in California.
DEATHS
Shehu Shagari, Nigerian politician, President of Nigeria (1979-83), who died at 93.
Shehu Shagari, World Leader.
Ray Sawyer, American singer (Dr Hook), who died at 81.
Christine McGuire, American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - "Sincerely" ; "Sugartime"), who died at 92.
Georges Loinger, French resistance fighter (WWII), who died at 108.
June Whitfield, English comedian and actress (Terry and June, Absolutely Fabulous), who died at 93.

EVENTS
Iranian woman Vida Mohaved arrested for protesting against policy of compulsory hijab, sparking other protests.
Protests in Mashhad, Iran against price rises and corruption.
DEATHS
Sue Grafton, American author of detective novels (" A" Is for Alibi), who died at 77.
Recy Taylor, American sexual assault victim, who died at 97.
Rose Marie [Mazzetta], American actress, comedienne and singer (The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Doris Day Show), who died at 94.
Rose Marie, TV Actress.

DEATHS
(Mary Frances) "Debbie" Reynolds, American actress and singer (Singin'In The Rain -" Kathy Selden" ; The Unsinkable Molly Brown), who died of a stroke at 84 one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away.
Gregorio Alvarez, Uruguayan dictator and President of Uruguay (1981-85), who died in prison at 91.
Gregorio Alvarez, Uruguayan Dictator, President of Uruguay (1981-85), who died in prison at 91.
Debbie Reynolds, American actress (Kathy Selden-Singin'in the Rain, The Unsinkable Molly Brown), who died of a stroke at 84 one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher also passed away.
Debbie Reynolds, Movie Actress.

EVENTS
Lemmy, lead vocalist and bassist with Motörhead died at his home in Los Angeles, California, four days after his 70th birthday following a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer. Lemmy played in several rock groups in the 1960s, including the Rockin' Vickers and worked as a roadie for Jimi Hendrix and the Nice, before joining the space rock band Hawkwind in 1971, singing lead on their hit 'Silver Machine'..
Japan and South Korea reach agreement over WWII "comfort women", Japan apologies and pays 1bn yen compensation.
John Bradbury, the longtime drummer for the British band the Specials, died aged 62. He joined the band in 1979 after the original drummer left and was made a permanent member after playing at the recording session for the single 'Gangsters.'.
DEATHS
John "Brad" Bradbury, British ska drummer and record producer (The Specials), who died at 62.
Ian Murdock, German-born American computer programmer (Debian project, Progeny Linux Systems), who died at 42.
Lemmy [Ian Fraser Kilmister], British heavy metal musician (Motörhead), who died from terminal illness at 70.
Lemmy Kilmister, Rock Singer.
Paul "Guru" Josh, British musician (Infinity), commits suicide at 51.

EVENTS
Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crashes in bad weather in the Java Sea, killing all 162 people on board.
BIRTHS
Indie Gardner, YouTube Star, born in Utah.
Esme Gardner, YouTube Star, born in Utah.
Evie Gardner, YouTube Star, born in Utah.
Scarlett Gardner, YouTube Star, born in Utah.

EVENTS
Early signs of Ebola epidemic: 2 year old child in Guinea dies of an unidentified hemorrhagic fever; mother, sister and grandmother soon follow.
Chris Weidman defeats Anderson Silva to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship.
DEATHS
Andrew Jacobs Jr, American politician (Rep-D-IN,1965-73,75-97), who died at 81.