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January 7th
212 Notable deaths
Edward Channing
American historian.
Born June 15th, 1856 in Dorchester.
Died January 7th, 1931 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Krzysztof Kolberger
Polish actor and theater director.
Born August 13th, 1950 in Gdańsk.
Died January 7th, 2011 at 60 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
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]
Biserka Cvejić
Serbian mezzo-soprano.
Born November 5th, 1923 in Jesenice.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 97 years old in Belgrade. [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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Ayla Erduran
Turkish violinist (1934–2025).
Born September 22nd, 1934 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2025 at 90 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 212
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