January 3rd
196 Notable deaths
Paulinus Costa
Catholic archbishop.
Born October 19th, 1936 in Gazipur.
Died January 3rd, 2015 at 78 years old in Dhaka (myocardial infarction).
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.
Born June 19th, 1949 in Zabrze.
Died January 3rd, 2011 at 61 years old in Zabrze. [ref]
Mauro Cía
Boxer.
Born June 12th, 1919 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1990 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
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.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 196
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