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January 7th
221 Notable deaths
Herbert Wilf
American mathematician.
Born June 13th, 1931 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2012 at 80 years old in Wynnewood (neuromuscular disease). [ref]
Bruria Kaufman
Physicist.
Born August 21st, 1918 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 2010 at 91 years old in Israel. [ref]
Hans Monderman
Dutch engineer (1945–2008).
Born November 19th, 1945 in Leeuwarden.
Died January 7th, 2008 at 62 years old in Ureterp (prostate cancer). [ref]
Mompati Merafhe
Motswana politician and general.
Born June 6th, 1936 in Serowe.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 78 years old in Gaborone.
Henry Arthur Jones
English dramatist (1851–1929).
Born September 20th, 1851 in Granborough.
Died January 7th, 1929 at 77 years old in Hampstead.
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.
Sándor Végh
(1912-1997) hungarian born austrian violinist, conductor, music pedagogue.
Born May 17th, 1912 in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1997 at 84 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Vladimir Kokkinaki
Soviet aviator (1904-1985).
Born June 25th, 1904 in Novorossiysk.
Died January 7th, 1985 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Carl Schuricht
German conductor.
Born July 3rd, 1880 in Gdańsk. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1967 at 86 years old in Corseaux. [ref]
Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
Italian prince.
Born July 25th, 1869 in Rome. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1960 at 90 years old in Lindau. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 221
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