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January 1st
211 Notable deaths
Zlata Tkach
Composer.
Born May 16th, 1928 in Lozova. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2006 at 77 years old in Chișinău. [ref]
Ray Reed
Rhodesian racing driver.
Born April 30th, 1932 in Gweru.
Died January 1st, 1965 at 32 years old in South Africa.
Ebrahim Nafae
Egyptian journalist (1934-2018).
Born January 12th, 1934 in Suez.
Died January 1st, 2018 at 83 years old in Dubai (pancreatic cancer).
Gert Brauer
German footballer (1955-2018).
Born September 7th, 1955 in Ronneburg.
Died January 1st, 2018 at 62 years old in Ronneburg. [ref]
Joan Guinjoan
Catalan composer and pianist.
Born November 28th, 1931 in Riudoms.
Died January 1st, 2019 at 87 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Eduardo Ricagni
Argentine footballer.
Born April 29th, 1926 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 1st, 2010 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires.
Dmitry Nelyubin
Soviet racing cyclist.
Born February 8th, 1971 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 1st, 2005 at 33 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Herman Pieter de Boer
Dutch writer, journalist and lyricist.
Born February 9th, 1928 in Rotterdam.
Died January 1st, 2014 at 85 years old in Eindhoven (disease).
William Trelease
American entomologist (1857-1945).
Born February 22nd, 1857 in Mount Vernon. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1945 at 87 years old in Urbana. [ref]
Milan Janić
Canoe racer.
Born June 14th, 1957 in Bačka Palanka.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 45 years old in Belgrade.
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