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January 23rd
201 Notable deaths
Josip Friščić
Croatian politician.
Born August 15th, 1949 in Subotica Podravska.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 66 years old in Koprivnica (cancer).
Esther Jansma
Dutch poet, writer and archeologist.
Born December 24th, 1958 in Amsterdam.
Died January 23rd, 2025 at 66 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Koichi Sekimoto
Japanese association football player.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 37 years old in Osaka Prefecture.
Ilia Beshkov
Bulgarian artist, writer and pedagogue (1901-1958).
Born July 11th, 1901 in Dolni Dabnik. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1958 at 56 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Heinrich Vogt
German astronomer (1890–1968).
Born October 5th, 1890 in Gau-Algesheim. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1968 at 77 years old in Heidelberg.
Dragutin Vrđuka
Yugoslavian footballer (1895-1948).
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Zagreb.
Died January 23rd, 1948 at 52 years old in Zagreb (tuberculosis).
Edouard Mény de Marangue
French tennis player.
Born November 30th, 1882 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 23rd, 1960 at 77 years old in Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
Jacques Grimonpon
French footballer (1925-2013).
Born July 30th, 1930 in Tourcoing. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2013 at 82 years old in Lège-Cap-Ferret. [ref]
Eila Pennanen
Finnish writer and translator.
Born February 8th, 1916 in Tampere.
Died January 23rd, 1994 at 77 years old in Tampere.
Giancarlo Cella
Italian footballer.
Born September 5th, 1940 in Bobbio.
Died January 23rd, 2026 at 85 years old [ref]
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