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January 1st
211 Notable deaths
Anna Sipos
Hungarian table tennis player.
Born April 3rd, 1908 in Szeged. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1988 at 79 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Emma Asson
Estonian politician.
Born June 13th, 1889 in Vaabina.
Died January 1st, 1965 at 75 years old in Tallinn.
Bonnie Mealing
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist.
Born July 28th, 1912 in Woolloomooloo.
Died January 1st, 2002 at 89 years old in Sydney.
Oskar Kallis
Estonian painter (1892-1918).
Born November 23rd, 1892 in Tallinn.
Died January 1st, 1918 at 25 years old in Yalta.
Lucas Sang
Athletics competitor from kenya.
Born February 12th, 1961.
Died January 1st, 2008 at 46 years old in Eldoret. [ref]
Kalle Anttila
Olympic wrestler.
Born August 30th, 1887 in Muhos.
Died January 1st, 1949 at 61 years old in Helsinki.
Andreas Kunz
East german nordic combined skier.
Born July 24th, 1946 in Leipzig.
Died January 1st, 2022 at 75 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Mikko Juva
Finnish historian, politician, lutheran theologian and archbishop.
Born November 22nd, 1918 in Kaarlela. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2004 at 85 years old in Turku.
Alice Halicka
French painter (1894-1975).
Born December 20th, 1894 in Kraków. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1975 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Åke Seyffarth
Swedish cyclist and olympic speed skater.
Born December 15th, 1919 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1998 at 78 years old in Mora. [ref]
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