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January 4th
175 Notable deaths
Govardhanram Tripathi
Gujarati novelist from india.
Born October 20th, 1855 in Nadiad.
Died January 4th, 1907 at 51 years old in Mumbai.
Harold Demsetz
American economist.
Born May 31st, 1930 in Chicago.
Died January 4th, 2019 at 88 years old
Lei Clijsters
Belgian association football player (1956-2009).
Born November 9th, 1956 in Opitter.
Died January 4th, 2009 at 52 years old in Meeuwen-Gruitrode (lung cancer). [ref]
Frank Harary
American mathematician.
Born March 11th, 1921 in New York City.
Died January 4th, 2005 at 83 years old in Las Cruces.
Flora Finch
English-born film actress (1867-1940).
Born June 17th, 1867 in London. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1940 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (streptococcal infection). [ref]
Ibrahim Biçakçiu
Albanian politician (1905-1977).
Born September 10th, 1905 in Elbasan.
Died January 4th, 1977 at 71 years old in Elbasan.
John Toland
American writer (1912-2004).
Born June 29th, 1912 in La Crosse. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2004 at 91 years old in Danbury (pneumonia). [ref]
Spiridon Markezinis
Greek politician (1909-2000).
Born April 22nd, 1909 in Athens.
Died January 4th, 2000 at 90 years old in Athens.
Claude Allègre
French politician and geochemist (1937–2025).
Born March 31st, 1937 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2025 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Dorothy Granger
American actress.
Born November 21st, 1912 in New London.
Died January 4th, 1995 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan