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January 7th
195 Notable deaths
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel
Hereditary princess of anhalt.
Born June 13th, 1861 in Copenhagen.
Died January 7th, 1955 at 93 years old in Dessau.
Paul Cassirer
German art dealer (1871-1926).
Born February 21st, 1871 in Görlitz. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1926 at 54 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Jocelyne Saab
Lebanese film director (1948-2019).
Born April 30th, 1948 in Beirut. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2019 at 70 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Elin Wägner
Swedish writer, journalist and suffragette (1882–1949).
Born May 16th, 1882 in Lunds Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1949 at 66 years old in Berg parish. [ref]
Henri Schwery
Bishop and cardinal (1932-2021).
Born June 14th, 1932 in Saint-Léonard.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 88 years old in Saint-Léonard. [ref]
Kep Enderby
Australian politician and retired judge (1926-2015).
Born June 25th, 1926 in Dubbo.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 88 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Pierre Daninos
French writer and humorist.
Born May 26th, 1913 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2005 at 91 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Piotr Kowalski
Polish sculptor and architect.
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Lviv. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2004 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Eero Böök
Finnish chess player.
Born February 9th, 1910 in Helsinki.
Died January 7th, 1990 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Lucien Cuénot
French geneticist.
Born October 21st, 1866 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1951 at 84 years old in Nancy.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 195
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