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January 12th
182 Notable deaths
Béla Zsitnik
Hungarian rower, born 1924 (1924–2019).
Born December 17th, 1924 in Győr.
Died January 12th, 2019 at 94 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Nikolay Strunnikov
Russian speed skater (1886-1940).
Born December 16th, 1886 in Sknyatino.
Died January 12th, 1940 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Eduardo Risso
Uruguayan rower (1925–1986).
Born November 1st, 1925 in Montevideo.
Died January 12th, 1986 at 60 years old in Montevideo.
Kenneth Farmer
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born September 26th, 1912 in Westmount.
Died January 12th, 2005 at 92 years old in Quebec.
Gennady Yakovlev
Russian botanist.
Born June 7th, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 12th, 2024 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Segundo Durandal
Bolivian footballer (1912-1976).
Born March 17th, 1912 in Bolivia.
Died January 12th, 1976 at 63 years old in Bolivia.
Pierre Nihant
Olympic cyclist.
Born April 5th, 1925 in Trembleur.
Died January 12th, 1993 at 67 years old in Blegny.
Hugo Jahnke
Swedish architect.
Born March 6th, 1886 in Stockholm.
Died January 12th, 1939 at 52 years old in Stockholm.
André Fierens
Belgian footballer (1898-1971).
Born February 8th, 1898 in Antwerp.
Died January 12th, 1972 at 73 years old
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