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January 20th
156 Notable deaths
Miriam Rothschild
British natural scientist and author (1908-2005).
Born August 5th, 1908 in Ashton.
Died January 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Oundle.
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
British army officer (1896-1989).
Born February 10th, 1896 in South Petherton.
Died January 20th, 1989 at 92 years old in Nether Compton.
Edmund Blunden
British poet, author and critic (1896–1974).
Born November 1st, 1896 in London.
Died January 20th, 1974 at 77 years old in Long Melford.
James Connolly
American triple jumper (1868-1957).
Born October 28th, 1868 in Boston.
Died January 20th, 1957 at 88 years old in Brookline.
Reynolds Price
American writer (1933–2011).
Born February 1st, 1933 in Macon.
Died January 20th, 2011 at 77 years old in Durham (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Adam Oehlenschläger
Danish poet and playwright.
Born November 14th, 1779 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1850 at 70 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Dit Clapper
Canadian ice hockey player (1907–1978).
Born February 9th, 1907 in Newmarket.
Died January 20th, 1978 at 70 years old in Peterborough (stroke).
John de Robeck
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1862-1928).
Died January 20th, 1928 at 65 years old in London.
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański
Polish journalist and writer (1914–2005).
Born October 3rd, 1914 in Berlin.
Died January 20th, 2005 at 90 years old in Warsaw.
Abraham Sutzkever
Russian-born yiddish poet and holocaust survivor (1913-2010).
Born July 15th, 1913 in Smarhoń. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2010 at 96 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace