January 1st
214 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 214
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk