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January 7th
221 Notable deaths
Philippe Honoré
French cartoonist.
Born November 25th, 1941 in Vichy.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 73 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Alexander Stirling Calder
American artist (1870–1945).
Born January 11th, 1870 in Philadelphia.
Died January 7th, 1945 at 74 years old in New York City.
Frank Adams
British mathematician (1930–1989).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Woolwich.
Died January 7th, 1989 at 58 years old in Brampton (traffic collision).
Bernard Maris
French economist, writer and journalist (1946-2015).
Born September 23rd, 1946 in Toulouse.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 68 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
George Washington Crile
American surgeon and co-founder of cleveland clinic.
Born November 11th, 1864 in Chili.
Died January 7th, 1943 at 78 years old in Cleveland.
Harry Golombek
British chess player, author (1911–1995).
Born March 1st, 1911 in London.
Died January 7th, 1995 at 83 years old in London.
Prince Joseph, Hereditary Duke of Parma
Duke of parma (1875-1950).
Born June 30th, 1875 in Biarritz.
Died January 7th, 1950 at 74 years old in Lucca.
John Johnson
American basketball player (1947–2016).
Born October 18th, 1947 in Carthage.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 68 years old in San Jose.
Ricardo Piglia
Argentine writer (1941–2017).
Born November 24th, 1940 in Adrogué. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2017 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Charles Coulson
British applied mathematician, theoretical chemist and religious author (1910–1974).
Born December 13th, 1910 in Dudley.
Died January 7th, 1974 at 63 years old in Oxford.
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