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January 4th
274 Notable deaths
Shohachi Ishii
Olympic wrestler (1926-1980).
Born September 20th, 1926 in Tokyo.
Died January 4th, 1980 at 53 years old
Alfred Bohrmann
German astronomer (1904–2000).
Born February 28th, 1904 in Feudenheim.
Died January 4th, 2000 at 95 years old in Bergedorf.
Ivan Gubijan
Athletics competitor (1923–2009).
Born June 14th, 1923 in Bjelovar. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2009 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Tomonobu Yokoyama
Japanese association football player.
Born March 18th, 1985 in Nerima.
Died January 4th, 2024 at 38 years old (brain tumor). [ref]
Pierre Cogan
French cyclist (1914–2013).
Born January 10th, 1914 in Pluneret.
Died January 4th, 2013 at 98 years old in Auray.
Elisabeth von Heyking
German author (1861–1925).
Born December 10th, 1861 in Karlsruhe.
Died January 4th, 1925 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Philipp Johann Heinrich Fauth
German selenographer (1867–1941).
Born March 19th, 1867 in Bad Dürkheim.
Died January 4th, 1941 at 73 years old in Grünwald.
Hans Rebele
German footballer (1943–2023).
Born January 26th, 1943 in Munich.
Died January 4th, 2023 at 79 years old in Munich. [ref]
Sigfrid Lindberg
Swedish footballer (1897-1977).
Born March 25th, 1897 in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1977 at 79 years old in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Rolf-Dieter Amend
German canoeist (1949–2022).
Born March 21st, 1949 in Magdeburg.
Died January 4th, 2022 at 72 years old in Neu Fahrland. [ref]
Corneliu Robe
Romanian footballer (1908-1969).
Born May 23rd, 1908 in Bucharest.
Died January 4th, 1969 at 60 years old in Bucharest.
Anders Larsson
Olympic wrestler.
Born July 2nd, 1892 in Varberg.
Died January 4th, 1945 at 52 years old in Gothenburg.
Rafiatou Karimou
Beninese politician and teacher (1946-2018).
Died January 4th, 2018 at 71 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Edvard Antosiewicz
Yugoslav gymnast (1902-1960).
Born December 24th, 1902 in Ljubljana.
Died January 4th, 1960 at 57 years old in Hot Springs.
Kurt Doerry
German sprinter (1874-1947).
Born September 24th, 1874 in Wilhelmshaven.
Died January 4th, 1947 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Gösta Bernhard
Swedish actor, director and comedian (1910–1986).
Born September 26th, 1910 in Västervik.
Died January 4th, 1986 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Fernando Barrachina
Spanish association footballer (1947-2016).
Born February 24th, 1947 in Granada. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2016 at 68 years old in Valencia.
Gösta Lindh
Swedish footballer (1924-1984).
Born February 8th, 1924 in Örebro.
Died January 4th, 1984 at 59 years old in Örebro.
Kenneth Carey
Sailor (1893-1981).
Born August 7th, 1893 in Wilmington.
Died January 4th, 1981 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Konráð Gíslason
Icelandic grammarian and philologist (1808-1891).
Born July 3rd, 1808 in Langamýri.
Died January 4th, 1891 at 82 years old in Copenhagen.
Konstantin Koroteev
Soviet general (1901–1953).
Born February 25th, 1901 in Bohodukhiv.
Died January 4th, 1953 at 51 years old in Moscow.
János Zsombolyai
Hungarian cinematographer, film director and screenwriter.
Born January 30th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died January 4th, 2015 at 75 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Rasmus Berthelsen
Greenlandic poet and artist (1827–1901).
Born July 10th, 1827 in Greenland.
Died January 4th, 1901 at 73 years old in Nuuk.
Märtha Adlerstråhle
Swedish tennis player (1868-1956).
Born June 16th, 1868 in Torpa Parish. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1956 at 87 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
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