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January 7th
221 Notable deaths
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-american inventor.
Born July 10th, 1856 in Smiljan. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1943 at 86 years old in Hell's Kitchen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hirohito
Emperor of japan from 1926 to 1989.
Born April 29th, 1901 in Aoyama. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1989 at 87 years old in Fukiage Gyoen (duodenum cancer). [ref]
Neil Peart
Canadian-american drummer (1952–2020).
Born September 12th, 1952 in Hamilton.
Died January 7th, 2020 at 67 years old in Santa Monica (glioblastoma). [ref]
Franz Beckenbauer
German footballer (1945–2024).
Born September 11th, 1945 in Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München).
Died January 7th, 2024 at 78 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Rod Taylor
Australian actor (1930-2015).
Born January 11th, 1930 in Sydney.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Jean-Marie Le Pen
French politician (1928–2025).
Born June 20th, 1928 in La Trinité-sur-Mer.
Died January 7th, 2025 at 96 years old in Garches (heart failure). [ref]
Tommy Lasorda
American baseball player and coach (1927–2021).
Born September 22nd, 1927 in Norristown.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 93 years old in Fullerton (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Peter Yarrow
American singer and songwriter (1938–2025).
Born May 31st, 1938 in Manhattan.
Died January 7th, 2025 at 86 years old in New York City (bladder cancer). [ref]
Adam Rich
American actor (1968–2023).
Born October 12th, 1968 in Brooklyn.
Died January 7th, 2023 at 54 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006).
Born July 6th, 1912 in Hüttenberg. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2006 at 93 years old in Friesach. [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs