January 7th
191 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 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.
Born January 11th, 1930 in Sydney. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2015 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tommy Lasorda
American baseball player and coach.
Born September 22nd, 1927 in Norristown.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 93 years old in Fullerton. [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]
Trevor Howard
English film, stage and television actor (1913-1988).
Born September 29th, 1913 in Cliftonville. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1988 at 74 years old in Bushey (influenza, liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Murray Rothbard
American economist (1926–1995).
Born March 2nd, 1926 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1995 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
France Gall
French singer.
Born October 9th, 1947 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2018 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon