January 1st
214 Notable deaths
James W. Wood
American astronaut.
Born August 9th, 1924 in Paragould.
Died January 1st, 1990 at 65 years old in Melbourne.
František Běhounek
Czech academic, physicist, arctic explorer, professor, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer (1898–1973).
Born October 28th, 1898 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1973 at 74 years old in Karlovy Vary.
Josep Seguer
Spanish football player and coach (1923-2014).
Born May 6th, 1923 in Parets del Vallès, Sant Joan Despí.
Died January 1st, 2014 at 90 years old in Reus. [ref]
Fazu Aliyeva
Russian poet.
Born December 5th, 1932 in Khunzakhsky District.
Died January 1st, 2016 at 83 years old in Makhachkala (heart failure). [ref]
Jamal al-Jamal
Palestinian diplomat.
Born August 1st, 1957 in Sabra.
Died January 1st, 2014 at 56 years old in Prague (explosive device).
Raymond Ramazani Baya
Congolese politician.
Born June 16th, 1943 in Kinshasa. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2019 at 75 years old in Fontenay-lès-Briis. [ref]
Blagoje Bersa
Croatian composer.
Born December 21st, 1873 in Dubrovnik.
Died January 1st, 1934 at 60 years old in Zagreb.
Jahn Otto Johansen
Norwegian editor.
Born May 3rd, 1934 in Porsgrunn.
Died January 1st, 2018 at 83 years old [ref]
Eduard von Borsody
Austrian cinematographer, film director, film editor.
Born June 13th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died January 1st, 1970 at 71 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 214
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