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January 7th
195 Notable deaths
John Joubert
British composer of south african descent.
Born March 20th, 1927 in Cape Town.
Died January 7th, 2019 at 91 years old [ref]
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.
Simonne Mathieu
French tennis player (1908-1980).
Born January 31st, 1908 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died January 7th, 1980 at 71 years old in Chatou.
John Deely
American philosopher and semiotician.
Born April 26th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 74 years old in Greensburg (cancer). [ref]
Andrew Marton
Film director (1904-1992).
Born January 26th, 1904 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1992 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Dorothea Douglass
English tennis and badminton player.
Born September 3rd, 1878 in Ealing.
Died January 7th, 1960 at 81 years old in Kensington. [ref]
Dorothy Wilson
American film actress.
Born November 14th, 1909 in Minneapolis.
Died January 7th, 1998 at 88 years old in Lompoc (disease).
Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao
Galician writer, painter, doctor and politician (1886-1950).
Born January 29th, 1886 in Rianxo.
Died January 7th, 1950 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [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]
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