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French aviator, sculptor (1872-1910).
Born March 13th, 1872 in Orléans. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1910 at 37 years old in Bordeaux (aviation accident).
President of costa rica (1859-1945).
Born February 6th, 1859 in Cartago.
Died January 4th, 1945 at 85 years old in San José.
Artist, sculptor, architect (1930-2010).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Abomey.
Died January 4th, 2010 at 79 years old in Lomé. [ref]
American engineer and inventor (1903–1990).
Born April 6th, 1903 in Fremont.
Died January 4th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Italian footballer (1937-2017).
Born June 1st, 1937 in Mortegliano.
Died January 4th, 2017 at 79 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Irish-american actress (1872-1943).
Born February 13th, 1872 in Cork.
Died January 4th, 1943 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills.
Czech actress and comedian (1936-2004).
Born June 13th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2004 at 67 years old in Plzeň (stomach cancer). [ref]
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]
German admiral (1869–1937).
Born August 13th, 1866 in Süsel. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1937 at 70 years old in Berlin.
British chemist (1938–2020).
Born August 8th, 1938 in London. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2020 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
German admiral (1869-1960).
Born May 28th, 1869 in Pörtschach am Wörther See.
Died January 4th, 1960 at 90 years old in Kiel.
Chilean opera singer (1911-1996).
Born August 31st, 1911 in Chillán.
Died January 4th, 1996 at 84 years old in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza.
American astronomer.
Born May 28th, 1895 in Strasbourg.
Died January 4th, 1976 at 80 years old in Berkeley.
United states army general (1889-1973).
Born February 24th, 1889 in Collinsville.
Died January 4th, 1973 at 83 years old in Southern Pines.
Welsh footballer, born 1946.
Born September 11th, 1946 in Abercynon.
Died January 4th, 2016 at 69 years old in Sydenham. [ref]
Latvian writer (1969-2026).
Born October 15th, 1969 in Riga.
Died January 4th, 2026 at 56 years old [ref]
American physicist, spectroscopy.
Born December 28th, 1879 in Madison.
Died January 4th, 1949 at 69 years old
Soviet and russian actor (1939-2019).
Born April 16th, 1939 in Moscow.
Died January 4th, 2019 at 79 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Czech member of czech council (1814-1890).
Died January 4th, 1890 at 75 years old in Prague.
French harpist (1893–1988).
Born August 31st, 1893 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 4th, 1988 at 94 years old in Paris.
Peruvian footballer (1926-2020).
Born December 3rd, 1926 in Lima.
Died January 4th, 2020 at 93 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
German footballer (1923-2020).
Born September 3rd, 1923 in Karlsruhe.
Died January 4th, 2020 at 96 years old in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Tunisian association football player (1972-1997).
Born June 28th, 1972 in Remla.
Died January 4th, 1997 at 24 years old in Tunis (myocardial infarction).
Belgian former prime minister (1873-1966).
Born February 28th, 1873 in Montegnée.
Died January 4th, 1966 at 92 years old in Brussels.
Italian film director (1894–1998).
Born July 8th, 1894 in Frosinone.
Died January 4th, 1998 at 103 years old in Rome.
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