January 7th
221 Notable deaths
John Deely
American philosopher and semiotician.
Born April 26th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 74 years old in Greensburg (cancer). [ref]
John Joubert
British composer of south african descent (1927–2019).
Born March 20th, 1927 in Cape Town.
Died January 7th, 2019 at 91 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
Philippe Séguin
French politician (1943-2010).
Born April 21st, 1943 in Tunis. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2010 at 66 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vahan Terian
Armenian poet (1885–1920).
Born February 9th, 1885 in Gandzani.
Died January 7th, 1920 at 34 years old in Orenburg (tuberculosis).
Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao
Galician writer, painter, doctor and politician (1886-1950).
Born January 30th, 1886 in Rianxo. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1950 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [ref]
James Carr
American musician (1942-2001).
Born June 13th, 1942 in Coahoma. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2001 at 58 years old in Memphis (lung cancer). [ref]
Uri Lupoliansky
Israeli politician.
Born August 29th, 1951 in Haifa.
Died January 7th, 2026 at 74 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Tadeusz Konwicki
Polish writer and film director.
Born June 22nd, 1926 in Naujoji Vilnia. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2015 at 88 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
James Leonard Brierley Smith
South african ichthyologist (1897–1968).
Born October 26th, 1897 in Graaff-Reinet.
Died January 7th, 1968 at 70 years old in Makhanda (cyanide poisoning).
Dov Yosef
Israeli politician (1899-1980).
Born May 27th, 1899 in Montreal. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1980 at 80 years old in Beersheba.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 221
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi