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January 12th
174 Notable deaths
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
Orlando Mendes
Mozambican writer. (1916-1990).
Born August 4th, 1916 in Island of Mozambique.
Died January 12th, 1990 at 73 years old in Maputo.
Théophile Alexis Durand
Belgian botanist (1855–1912).
Born September 4th, 1855 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1912 at 56 years old [ref]
Paolo Salvi
Italian gymnast.
Born November 22nd, 1891 in Brescia.
Died January 12th, 1945 at 53 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp.
John Berger
Cross-country skier (1909-2002).
Born July 31st, 1909 in Boden.
Died January 12th, 2002 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
Marcel Gobillot
French racing cyclist.
Born January 3rd, 1900 in 19th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1981 at 81 years old in Montreuil. [ref]
Valentyna Lutayeva
Ukrainian handball player (1956–2023).
Born June 18th, 1956 in Zaporizhzhya.
Died January 12th, 2023 at 66 years old [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 174
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel