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January 3rd
253 Notable deaths
René Metge
French racing driver (1941–2024).
Born October 23rd, 1941 in Montrouge.
Died January 3rd, 2024 at 82 years old in Longjumeau. [ref]
Karl Hase
German theologian (1800-1890).
Born August 25th, 1800 in Niedersteinbach.
Died January 3rd, 1890 at 89 years old in Jena.
Zygmunt Janiszewski
Polish mathematician.
Born July 12th, 1888 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1920 at 31 years old in Lviv (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Alexander Meissner
Austrian engineer and physicist (1883–1958).
Born September 14th, 1883 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1958 at 74 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Gilbert Van Binst
Belgian footballer (1951–2025).
Born July 5th, 1951 in Machelen.
Died January 3rd, 2025 at 73 years old in Zaventem. [ref]
Ivo Brešan
Croatian writer (1936–2017).
Born May 27th, 1936 in Vodice.
Died January 3rd, 2017 at 80 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Yutaka Abe
Japanese film director (1895-1977).
Born February 2nd, 1895 in Miyagi Prefecture.
Died January 3rd, 1977 at 81 years old in Kyoto (heart failure).
Alberto Ohaco
Argentine footballer (1889-1950).
Born May 20th, 1889 in Buenos Aires, Avellaneda. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1950 at 60 years old in Lomas de Zamora. [ref]
John Casey
Irish geometer (1820–1891).
Born May 12th, 1820 in Coolattin.
Died January 3rd, 1891 at 70 years old in Dublin.
Eva Strittmatter
German poet (1930-2011).
Born February 8th, 1930 in Neuruppin.
Died January 3rd, 2011 at 80 years old in Berlin (disease). [ref]
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
Polish explorer and writer (1878–1945).
Died January 3rd, 1945 at 66 years old in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Dietrich von Müller
German general (1891-1961).
Born September 16th, 1891 in Malchow.
Died January 3rd, 1961 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
Henri Émile Sauvage
French paleontologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist (1842-1917).
Born September 22nd, 1842 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died January 3rd, 1917 at 74 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Alexander Drankov
Russian photographer (1886-1949).
Born August 10th, 1879 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1949 at 69 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction).
Jules Destrée
Belgian lawyer and politician (1863–1936).
Born August 21st, 1863 in Marcinelle.
Died January 3rd, 1936 at 72 years old in Brussels.
Roger Hassenforder
French road bicycle racer (1930–2021).
Born July 23rd, 1930 in Sausheim.
Died January 3rd, 2021 at 90 years old in Colmar. [ref]
Carl Gustav Witt
German astronomer (1866–1946).
Born October 29th, 1866 in Berlin.
Died January 3rd, 1946 at 79 years old in Falkensee.
Rubén Morán
Uruguayan footballer (1930-1978).
Born August 6th, 1930 in Montevideo.
Died January 3rd, 1978 at 47 years old in Montevideo.
Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt
Chilean musician (1925–2011).
Born August 25th, 1925 in Temuco.
Died January 3rd, 2010 at 84 years old in Oldenburg (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Gaspar Rubio
Footballer and coach (1907-1983).
Born December 14th, 1907 in Serra.
Died January 3rd, 1983 at 75 years old in Mexico City.
Robert Neumann
Austrian writer (1897-1975).
Born May 22nd, 1897 in Vienna.
Died January 3rd, 1975 at 77 years old in Munich.
Marie Eline
American actress (1902-1981).
Born February 27th, 1905 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1981 at 75 years old in Longview.
Eduard Hau
Baltic german painter and graphic artist (1807-1888).
Born July 28th, 1807 in Tallinn.
Died January 3rd, 1888 at 80 years old in Tartu.
Vicar
Chilean cartoonist (1934-2012).
Born April 16th, 1934 in Santiago.
Died January 3rd, 2012 at 77 years old in Santiago (leukemia). [ref]
János Fürst
Hungarian-born conductor and violinist.
Born August 8th, 1935 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2007 at 71 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi