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January 14th
209 Notable deaths
Judah Folkman
American biologist.
Born February 24th, 1933 in Cleveland.
Died January 14th, 2008 at 74 years old in Denver (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hàm Nghi
Vietnamese emperor (1871-1944).
Born August 3rd, 1871 in Huế. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1944 at 72 years old in French Algeria (disease). [ref]
Udo von Woyrsch
Ss general and war criminal (1895-1983).
Born July 24th, 1895 in Zwanowice, Brzeg County.
Died January 14th, 1983 at 87 years old in Biberach an der Riss.
Robert Ardrey
American screenwriter and author of several books on anthropology (1908-1980).
Born October 16th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died January 14th, 1980 at 71 years old in Cape Town.
Arthur Wynne
Inventor of the crossword puzzle (1871-1945).
Born June 22nd, 1871 in Liverpool.
Died January 14th, 1945 at 73 years old in Clearwater.
Andreas Stihl
Engineer and important inventor in the area of chainsaws.
Born November 10th, 1896 in Zurich.
Died January 14th, 1973 at 76 years old in Remshalden.
Rudolph Moshammer
German fashion designer (1940–2005).
Born September 27th, 1940 in Munich.
Died January 14th, 2005 at 64 years old in Grünwald.
Jesús Rafael Soto
Venezuelan painter and sculptor (1923-2005).
Born June 5th, 1923 in Ciudad Bolívar. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2005 at 81 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Joaquín Turina
Spanish composer.
Born December 9th, 1882 in Seville.
Died January 14th, 1949 at 66 years old in Madrid.
Federica Montseny
Spanish politician, anarchist, intellectual and writer.
Born February 12th, 1905 in Madrid. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1994 at 88 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
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