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January 7th
221 Notable deaths
Eugene Lyons
20th-century american journalist and writer.
Born July 1st, 1898 in Uzliany.
Died January 7th, 1985 at 86 years old in New York City.
Phoumi Vongvichit
President of laos (1909-1994).
Born April 6th, 1909 in Xiangkhouang Province.
Died January 7th, 1994 at 84 years old in Vientiane.
Edmund Jacobson
American physiologist.
Born April 22nd, 1888 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1983 at 94 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Colin McPhee
Canadian composer and musicologist.
Born March 15th, 1901 in Montreal.
Died January 7th, 1964 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Simonne Mathieu
French tennis player, commander of the corps des volontaires françaises in wwii (1908-1980).
Born January 31st, 1908 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died January 7th, 1980 at 71 years old in Chatou.
Andrew Marton
Hungarian-american film director (1904-1992).
Born January 26th, 1904 in Budapest.
Died January 7th, 1992 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Dorothea Douglass
English tennis and badminton player.
Born September 3rd, 1878 in Ealing.
Died January 7th, 1960 at 81 years old in Kensington. [ref]
Moisei Ginzburg
Russian architect, soviet writer.
Born June 4th, 1892 in Minsk. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1946 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Dorothy Wilson
American film actress (1909–1998).
Born November 14th, 1908 in Minneapolis.
Died January 7th, 1998 at 89 years old in Lompoc (disease).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 221
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