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January 1st
207 Notable deaths
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
German physicist.
Born February 22nd, 1857 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1894 at 36 years old in Bonn (sepsis). [ref]
Margaret Sullavan
American actress.
Born May 16th, 1909 in Norfolk.
Died January 1st, 1960 at 50 years old in New Haven (drug overdose). [ref]
Victor Buono
American actor and comic.
Born February 3rd, 1938 in San Diego. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1982 at 43 years old in Apple Valley (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Maurice Chevalier
French actor, singer and entertainer.
Born September 12th, 1888 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1972 at 83 years old in Paris (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Edwin Lutyens
British architect.
Born March 29th, 1869 in London. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1944 at 74 years old in London. [ref]
Patti Page
American singer and recording artist.
Born November 8th, 1927 in Muskogee. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2013 at 85 years old in Encinitas (disease). [ref]
Gangsta Boo
American rapper (1979–2023).
Born August 7th, 1979 in Memphis.
Died January 1st, 2023 at 43 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Don Larsen
American professional baseball player, pitcher.
Born August 7th, 1929 in Michigan City.
Died January 1st, 2020 at 90 years old in Hayden (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Fusajiro Yamauchi
Japanese entrepreneur.
Born November 22nd, 1859 in Kyoto. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1940 at 80 years old in Kyoto (cerebrovascular disease).
Eugene Wigner
Hungarian-american physicist and mathematician (1902–1995).
Born November 17th, 1902 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1995 at 92 years old in Princeton (pneumonia). [ref]
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