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January 3rd
165 Notable deaths
Bodil Joensen
Danish pornographic actress (1944-1985).
Born September 25th, 1944 in Hundige.
Died January 3rd, 1985 at 40 years old in Copenhagen (liver cirrhosis).
Judith Anderson
Australian stage and screen actress (1897-1992).
Born February 10th, 1897 in Adelaide.
Died January 3rd, 1992 at 94 years old in Santa Barbara (pneumonia). [ref]
Jill Haworth
British actress (1945-2011).
Born August 15th, 1945 in Hove.
Died January 3rd, 2011 at 65 years old in Manhattan (disease). [ref]
Satish Dhawan
Former isro chairman.
Born September 25th, 1920 in Srinagar.
Died January 3rd, 2002 at 81 years old in Bengaluru.
Gladys Aylward
Missionary in china.
Born February 24th, 1902 in London.
Died January 3rd, 1970 at 67 years old in Taipei.
Joseph Joffre
French general.
Born January 12th, 1852 in Rivesaltes. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1931 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Edward Brooke
American politician from massachusetts (1919–2015).
Born October 26th, 1919 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 3rd, 2015 at 95 years old in Coral Gables.
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
Iraqi politician and militia commander (1954-2020).
Born July 1st, 1954 in Basra. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2020 at 65 years old in Baghdad International Airport (airstrike). [ref]
Will Eisner
American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917-2005).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2005 at 87 years old in Fort Lauderdale (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Joy Adamson
Austrian born kenyan naturalist, artist and writer (1910-1980).
Born January 20th, 1910 in Opava. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1980 at 69 years old in Shaba National Reserve. [ref]
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black