January 3rd
253 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Voigt
German impostor (1849-1922).
Born February 13th, 1849 in Sovetsk.
Died January 3rd, 1922 at 72 years old in Luxembourg.
Olga San Juan
American actress (1927–2009).
Born March 16th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died January 3rd, 2009 at 81 years old in Burbank (kidney failure). [ref]
Alexander Poskrebyshev
Soviet politician (1891-1965).
Born August 7th, 1891.
Died January 3rd, 1965 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Juan García Esquivel
Mexican musician compositer (1918-2002).
Born January 20th, 1918 in Tampico.
Died January 3rd, 2002 at 83 years old
Heather Sears
British actress (1935-1994).
Born September 28th, 1935 in Kensington.
Died January 3rd, 1994 at 58 years old in Hinchley Wood (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Franz Reichleitner
Ss officer, second commandant of sobibór extermination camp (1906-1944).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Ried im Traunkreis.
Died January 3rd, 1944 at 37 years old in Rijeka.
Grenville M. Dodge
Union army general (1831–1916).
Born April 12th, 1831 in Danvers. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1916 at 84 years old in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Alicia Rhett
American actress and portrait painter (1915–2014).
Born February 1st, 1915 in Savannah.
Died January 3rd, 2014 at 98 years old in Charleston (disease).
William Harrison Ainsworth
English novelist (1805-1882).
Born February 4th, 1805 in Cheetham Hill.
Died January 3rd, 1882 at 76 years old in Reigate.
Milton Avery
American artist (1885–1965).
Born March 7th, 1885 in Altmar.
Died January 3rd, 1965 at 79 years old in New York City.
Frank Belknap Long
American novelist, short story writer, poet (1901–1994).
Born April 27th, 1901 in New York City.
Died January 3rd, 1994 at 92 years old in Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers.
Reginald Crundall Punnett
British geneticist, zoologist (1875-1967).
Born June 20th, 1875 in Tonbridge.
Died January 3rd, 1967 at 91 years old in Bilbrook Lodge.
James Elroy Flecker
English poet (1884-1915).
Born November 5th, 1884 in London.
Died January 3rd, 1915 at 30 years old in Davos (tuberculosis).
Joseph Koo
Hong kong composer (1931–2023).
Born February 23rd, 1931 in Guangzhou.
Died January 3rd, 2023 at 91 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Edwin Muir
British poet, novelist and translator (1887-1959).
Born May 15th, 1887 in Deerness.
Died January 3rd, 1959 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Aleksandr Abdulov
Soviet and russian actor (1953–2008).
Born May 29th, 1953 in Tobolsk.
Died January 3rd, 2008 at 54 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Tom Gries
American director (1922-1977).
Born December 20th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died January 3rd, 1977 at 54 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction).
Feng Fei-fei
Taiwanese singer, actress, and presenter (1953-2012).
Born August 20th, 1953 in Taoyuan County.
Died January 3rd, 2012 at 58 years old in Hong Kong (lung cancer).
Jyotindra Nath Dixit
Indian diplomat (1936–2005).
Born January 8th, 1936 in Chennai.
Died January 3rd, 2005 at 68 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
Frans Masereel
Flemish artist (1889-1972).
Born July 30th, 1889 in Blankenberge. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1972 at 82 years old in Avignon. [ref]
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn
2nd duke of abercorn (1838-1913).
Born August 24th, 1838 in Brighton.
Died January 3rd, 1913 at 74 years old in London.
Sushila Nayyar
Indian politician and physician.
Born December 26th, 1914 in Kunjah. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2001 at 86 years old in Sevagram. [ref]
Joseph Wirth
German chancellor (1879-1956).
Born September 6th, 1879 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died January 3rd, 1956 at 76 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Carl David Tolmé Runge
German mathematician and physicist (1856–1927).
Born August 30th, 1856 in Bremen.
Died January 3rd, 1927 at 70 years old in Göttingen.
Amos Milburn
American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist (1927–1980).
Born April 1st, 1927 in Houston.
Died January 3rd, 1980 at 52 years old in Houston.
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Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney