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January 2nd
186 Notable deaths
Neva Gerber
Actress.
Born April 3rd, 1894 in Argenta.
Died January 2nd, 1974 at 79 years old in Palm Springs (cardiovascular disease).
Arnold Denker
American chess player.
Born February 20th, 1914 in The Bronx.
Died January 2nd, 2005 at 90 years old in Fort Lauderdale (brain cancer).
Miriam Seegar
American actress and interior decorator (1907-2011).
Born September 1st, 1907 in Greentown.
Died January 2nd, 2011 at 103 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Karl Rappan
Footballer (1905-1996).
Born September 26th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died January 2nd, 1996 at 90 years old in Bern.
Nashimoto Morimasa
Japanese prince.
Born March 9th, 1874 in Kyoto.
Died January 2nd, 1951 at 76 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Vladimir Korenev
Russian actor (1940-2021).
Born June 20th, 1940 in Sevastopol.
Died January 2nd, 2021 at 80 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Franciska Gaal
Hungarian actress.
Born February 1st, 1904 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1973 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Rolf Liebermann
Swiss composer.
Born September 14th, 1910 in Zürich. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1999 at 88 years old in Paris. [ref]
Friedrich Adler
Austrian politician (1879-1960).
Born July 9th, 1879 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1960 at 80 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Olgierd Zienkiewicz
British academic of polish descent, mathematician and civil engineer (1921-2009).
Born May 18th, 1921 in Caterham. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 87 years old in Swansea. [ref]
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