January 3rd
253 Notable deaths
Edelmiro Arévalo
Paraguayan footballer (1929-2008).
Born January 7th, 1929 in Paraguay.
Died January 3rd, 2008 at 78 years old [ref]
Georg Wetzell
German military personnel (1869–1947).
Born March 5th, 1869 in Frankfurt-Nieder-Erlenbach.
Died January 3rd, 1947 at 77 years old in Augsburg.
John Fenning
British rower (1885–1955).
Born June 23rd, 1885 in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
Died January 3rd, 1955 at 69 years old in Coventry.
Paulinus Costa
Catholic archbishop.
Born October 19th, 1936 in Gazipur.
Died January 3rd, 2015 at 78 years old in Dhaka (myocardial infarction).
Luca Gelfi
Italian road bicycle racer (1966–2009).
Born June 21st, 1966 in Bergamo.
Died January 3rd, 2009 at 42 years old in Torre de' Roveri.
Guglielmo Sanfelice d'Acquavilla
Italian cardinal (1834–1897).
Born April 14th, 1834 in Aversa.
Died January 3rd, 1897 at 62 years old in Naples.
Heinrich Schröter
Mathematician (1829-1892).
Born January 8th, 1829 in Königsberg.
Died January 3rd, 1892 at 62 years old in Wrocław.
Carlotta Joaquina Maury
American paleontologist (1874-1938).
Born January 6th, 1874 in New York.
Died January 3rd, 1938 at 63 years old in Yonkers.
László Vadász
Chess grandmaster (1948–2005).
Born January 27th, 1948 in Kiskunfélegyháza.
Died January 3rd, 2005 at 56 years old in Budapest.
Zbigniew Jaremski
Polish sprinter (1949–2011).
Born June 19th, 1949 in Zabrze.
Died January 3rd, 2011 at 61 years old in Zabrze. [ref]
Mauro Cía
Boxer (1919–1990).
Born June 12th, 1919 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1990 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Adolphe Delattre
French ornithologist (1805–1854).
Born February 10th, 1805 in Tours. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1854 at 48 years old in Nice.
Božidar Stanišić
Yugoslav water polo player (1938-2014).
Born October 21st, 1938 in Herceg Novi.
Died January 3rd, 2014 at 75 years old in Herceg Novi.
Nando González
Spanish footballer (1921-1988).
Born February 1st, 1921 in Getxo.
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 66 years old in Bilbao.
Stepan Oshchepkov
Sprint canoer (1934-2012).
Born January 9th, 1934 in Vladivostok.
Died January 3rd, 2012 at 77 years old in Vladivostok. [ref]
Henk de Looper
Field hockey player (1912-2006).
Born December 26th, 1912 in Hilversum.
Died January 3rd, 2006 at 93 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
Johan Herman Lie Vogt
Norwegian geologist (1858-1932).
Born October 14th, 1858 in Tvedestrand Municipality.
Died January 3rd, 1932 at 73 years old in Trondheim.
Jeff Davis
American politician (1862–1913).
Born May 6th, 1862 in Little River County.
Died January 3rd, 1913 at 50 years old in Little Rock.
Émile Louis Victor de Laveleye
Belgian economist (1822–1892).
Born April 5th, 1822 in Bruges.
Died January 3rd, 1892 at 69 years old in Liège.
Gianfranco Pandolfini
Italian water polo player (1920-1997).
Born February 16th, 1920 in Florence.
Died January 3rd, 1997 at 76 years old in Florence.
Ludwig Bohnstedt
German architect (1822–1885).
Born October 15th, 1822 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 3rd, 1885 at 62 years old in Gotha.
Gianni Bonichon
Bobsledder (1944-2010).
Born October 13th, 1944 in Nus.
Died January 3rd, 2010 at 65 years old in Aosta. [ref]
Juan Bustamante Dueñas
Peruvian politician (1808-1869).
Born June 24th, 1808 in Vilque District. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1868 at 59 years old in Pusi District. [ref]
Jana Rabasová
Olympic gymnast (1933–2008).
Born July 22nd, 1933 in Prague.
Died January 3rd, 2008 at 74 years old
Pietro Bestetti
Italian cyclist (1898-1936).
Born December 12th, 1898 in Pioltello.
Died January 3rd, 1936 at 37 years old in Milan.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris