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January 4th
175 Notable deaths
Eduardo Mata
Mexican musician.
Born September 5th, 1942 in Mexico City.
Died January 4th, 1995 at 52 years old in Cuernavaca (aviation accident).
Léon Delagrange
French aviator, sculptor (1872-1910).
Born March 13th, 1872 in Orléans. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1910 at 37 years old in Bordeaux (aviation accident). [ref]
Harold Eugene Edgerton
American engineer and inventor.
Born April 6th, 1903 in Fremont. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
President of costa rica (1859-1945).
Born February 6th, 1859 in Cartago.
Died January 4th, 1945 at 85 years old in San José.
Leo Wright
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist (1933-1991).
Born December 14th, 1933 in Wichita Falls. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1991 at 57 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Philipp Jenninger
German politician and diplomat, former president of the bundestag (1932-2018).
Born June 10th, 1932 in Rindelbach.
Died January 4th, 2018 at 85 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Theodor Körner
Soldier, mayor of vienna, federal president of austria (1873-1957).
Born April 24th, 1873 in Komárom. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1957 at 83 years old in Vienna (stroke).
John Roberts
Welsh international footballer, born 1946.
Born September 11th, 1946 in Abercynon.
Died January 4th, 2016 at 69 years old [ref]
Ramón Vinay
Chilean opera singer (1911-1996).
Born August 31st, 1911 in Chillán.
Died January 4th, 1996 at 84 years old in Puebla City. [ref]
Paul Behncke
German admiral (1866-1937).
Born August 13th, 1866 in Süsel. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1937 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 175
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin