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January 1st
211 Notable deaths
Hilarion Capucci
Melkite greek catholic church archbishop of caesarea.
Born March 2nd, 1922 in Aleppo.
Died January 1st, 2017 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]
Liam Reilly
Irish singer.
Born January 29th, 1955 in Dundalk.
Died January 1st, 2021 at 65 years old in Dundalk. [ref]
Paul Hubschmid
Swiss actor.
Born July 20th, 1917 in Aarau. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2002 at 84 years old in Berlin (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Adolph Deutsch
American composer, conductor and arranger.
Born October 20th, 1897 in London.
Died January 1st, 1980 at 82 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
Omar Karami
Lebanese politician (1934-2015).
Born September 7th, 1934 in French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon.
Died January 1st, 2015 at 80 years old in Beirut (cancer).
Grafton Elliot Smith
Australian anatomist.
Born August 15th, 1871 in Grafton. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1937 at 65 years old in Broadstairs. [ref]
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
Viceroy, physician, athlete (1900-1994).
Born August 10th, 1900 in Whanganui.
Died January 1st, 1994 at 93 years old in London.
Ninón Sevilla
Cuban-mexican actress and dancer (1929-2015).
Born November 10th, 1929 in Havana. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2015 at 85 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Pietro Nenni
Italian politician (1891-1980).
Born February 9th, 1891 in Faenza. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1980 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]
Margot Grahame
Actress (1911–1982).
Born February 20th, 1911 in Canterbury. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1982 at 70 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 211
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