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January 7th
212 Notable deaths
René Etiemble
French academic (1909–2002).
Born January 26th, 1909 in Mayenne.
Died January 7th, 2002 at 92 years old in Dreux.
Emma P. Carr
American spectroscopist and chemical educator.
Born July 23rd, 1880 in Holmesville.
Died January 7th, 1972 at 91 years old in Evanston.
Adele DeGarde
American actress.
Born May 3rd, 1899 in Brooklyn.
Died January 7th, 1966 at 66 years old in Brooklyn.
Boris Lavrenyov
Russian writer.
Born July 17th, 1891 in Kherson.
Died January 7th, 1959 at 67 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Erik Lundqvist
Athletics competitor.
Born June 29th, 1908 in Ludvika Municipality.
Died January 7th, 1963 at 54 years old in Ludvika Municipality.
Ferdinand Brunot
French linguist (1860-1938).
Born November 6th, 1860 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
Died January 7th, 1938 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
Vladimir Petrov
Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor.
Born July 22nd, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 7th, 1966 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Eugenio Tosi
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 6th, 1864 in Busto Arsizio.
Died January 7th, 1929 at 64 years old in Milan.
Gunnel Ahlin
Swedish writer.
Born June 1st, 1918 in Orsa församling. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2007 at 88 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Lelio Lagorio
Mayor of florence and minister of defence (1925-2017).
Born November 9th, 1925 in Trieste.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 91 years old in Florence. [ref]
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