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January 3rd
253 Notable deaths
Semyon Kosberg
Soviet engineer (1903–1965).
Born October 14th, 1903 in Slutsk. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1965 at 61 years old in Voronezh (traffic collision).
Violet Rose Olney
British athlete.
Born May 22nd, 1911 in London Borough of Southwark.
Died January 3rd, 1999 at 87 years old in Addlestone. [ref]
Pierre Flamion
French football player and manager (1924-2004).
Born December 13th, 1924 in Mohon.
Died January 3rd, 2004 at 79 years old in Dijon. [ref]
Alfred Braun
German actor and director (1888–1978).
Died January 3rd, 1978 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Jouko Törmänen
Finnish ski jumper (1954-2015).
Born April 10th, 1954 in Rovaniemi.
Died January 3rd, 2015 at 60 years old in Rovaniemi. [ref]
Maxim Strauch
Soviet actor and theatre director (1900–1974).
Born February 23rd, 1900 in Moscow.
Died January 3rd, 1974 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Gabriel Ferry
French writer (1809–1852).
Born November 29th, 1809 in Grenoble.
Died January 3rd, 1852 at 42 years old in English Channel.
Elisabeth Schiemann
German botanist and geneticist (1881-1972).
Born August 15th, 1881 in Viljandi.
Died January 3rd, 1972 at 90 years old in West Berlin.
Jakob Amsler-Laffon
Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1823–1912).
Born November 11th, 1823 in Unterbözberg. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1912 at 88 years old in Schaffhausen.
Christine de Rivoyre
French writer.
Born November 29th, 1921 in Tarbes. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2019 at 97 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Halima Nosirova
Soviet opera singer, music educator and actor (1913-2003).
Born December 21st, 1913 in Kokand uyezd.
Died January 3rd, 2003 at 89 years old in Tashkent.
Georges Colomb
French botanist and pioneer of french comics (1856-1945).
Died January 3rd, 1945 at 88 years old in Nyons.
Domenico Corcione
Italian officer (1929-2020).
Born April 20th, 1929 in Turin. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2020 at 90 years old in Turin. [ref]
Arnold Edward Ortmann
Prussian-born united states naturalist and zoologist (1863–1927).
Born April 8th, 1863 in Magdeburg.
Died January 3rd, 1927 at 63 years old in Pittsburgh.
Olga Knyazeva
Fencer (1954–2015).
Born August 9th, 1954 in Kazan.
Died January 3rd, 2015 at 60 years old in Kazan. [ref]
Francis George Adeodatus Micallef
Maltese bishop.
Born December 17th, 1928 in Birkirkara.
Died January 3rd, 2018 at 89 years old in Birkirkara (disease).
Jeanne Lapauze
French poet and novelist.
Born March 6th, 1854 in Batignolles-Monceau. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1921 at 66 years old in Petit Palais. [ref]
Kateryna Desnytska
Ukrainian-born nurse (1886-1960).
Died January 3rd, 1960 at 73 years old in Paris.
Georg Lunge
German chemist (1839-1923).
Born September 15th, 1839 in Wrocław.
Died January 3rd, 1923 at 83 years old in Zurich.
Dmitry Grigorovich
Russian writer (1822–1899).
Born March 31st, 1822 in Ulyanovsk. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1900 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Jesús Bermúdez
Bolivian footballer (1902-1945).
Born January 24th, 1902 in Oruro.
Died January 3rd, 1945 at 42 years old in Bolivia.
Heinrich Gerber
German engineer (1832–1912).
Born November 18th, 1832 in Hof.
Died January 3rd, 1912 at 79 years old in Munich.
Arturo Berutti
Argentinian composer (1862–1938).
Born March 27th, 1862 in San Juan.
Died January 3rd, 1938 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires.
Klaas Bakker
Dutch football player (1926-2016).
Born April 22nd, 1926 in Amsterdam.
Died January 3rd, 2016 at 89 years old in Amstelveen.
Naohiro Ikeda
Japanese volleyball player (1940-2021).
Born January 17th, 1940 in Kashima.
Died January 3rd, 2021 at 80 years old in Nagasaki. [ref]
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