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January 7th
191 Notable deaths
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Indian politician (1936-2016).
Born January 12th, 1936 in Bijbehara.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 79 years old in New Delhi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Huell Howser
American television personality.
Born October 18th, 1945 in Gallatin.
Died January 7th, 2013 at 67 years old in Palm Springs (prostate cancer). [ref]
Marion Ramsey
American actress (1947-2021).
Born May 10th, 1947 in Philadelphia.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 73 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Michael Apted
British television and film director and producer (1941–2021).
Born February 10th, 1941 in Aylesbury.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lou Henry Hoover
First lady of the united states (1929-1933).
Born March 29th, 1874 in Waterloo.
Died January 7th, 1944 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
René Guénon
French metaphysician (1886-1951).
Born November 15th, 1886 in Blois. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1951 at 64 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Elizabeth Wurtzel
American writer and journalist.
Born July 31st, 1967 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 2020 at 52 years old in Manhattan (breast cancer). [ref]
Adam Rich
American actor.
Born October 12th, 1968 in Brooklyn.
Died January 7th, 2023 at 54 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Bronko Nagurski
Canadian-born american football player and professional wrestler (1908–1990).
Born November 3rd, 1908 in Rainy River.
Died January 7th, 1990 at 81 years old in International Falls.
Richard Libertini
Actor (1933-2016).
Born May 21st, 1933 in East Cambridge, Cambridge. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2016 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs