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January 1st
211 Notable deaths
Manuel Olivencia Ruiz
Spanish lawyer.
Born July 25th, 1929 in Ronda.
Died January 1st, 2018 at 88 years old in Seville (prostate cancer).
Jaroslav Ježek
Czech conductor, esperantist, composer and jazz musician.
Born September 25th, 1906 in Žižkov. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1942 at 35 years old in New York City. [ref]
Eugene J. Martin
American artist (1938-2005).
Born July 24th, 1938 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 1st, 2005 at 66 years old in Lafayette.
Yaakov Neeman
Israeli politician (1939-2017).
Born September 16th, 1939 in Tel Aviv.
Died January 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Jerusalem.
Natasha Aguilar
Costa rican swimmer.
Born June 2nd, 1970 in Costa Rica.
Died January 1st, 2016 at 45 years old in San José (fall). [ref]
Walter Kaufmann
German physicist.
Born June 5th, 1871 in Elberfeld.
Died January 1st, 1947 at 75 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Gertrude Blanch
American mathematician.
Born February 2nd, 1897 in Kolno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Died January 1st, 1996 at 98 years old in San Diego.
John Shelton Wilder
American politician (1921-2010).
Died January 1st, 2010 at 88 years old in Memphis (stroke). [ref]
Patriarch Maximus V of Constantinople
267th ecumenical patriarch of constantinople.
Born October 26th, 1897 in Sinop.
Died January 1st, 1972 at 74 years old in Fenerbahçe (pneumonia).
Hjalmar Bergman
Swedish writer.
Born September 19th, 1883 in Örebro. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1931 at 47 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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