January 7th
195 Notable deaths
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).
Run Run Shaw
Hong kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist (1907-2014).
Born November 23rd, 1907 in Ningbo, Zhenhai District. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2014 at 106 years old in Hong Kong. [ref]
Magnus Magnusson
Icelandic television presenter, journalist, translator and writer..
Born October 12th, 1929 in Reykjavík.
Died January 7th, 2007 at 77 years old in Dunbartonshire (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ashraf Pahlavi
Iranian royal.
Born October 26th, 1919 in Tehran.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 96 years old in Monaco (Alzheimer's disease).
Richard Hunt
American puppeteer (1951-1992).
Born August 17th, 1951 in The Bronx, Manhattan. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1992 at 40 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
John Berryman
American poet and scholar (1914–1972).
Born October 25th, 1914 in McAlester. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1972 at 57 years old in Minneapolis (drowning). [ref]
Neil Sheehan
American writer, historian, soldier (1936-2021).
Born October 27th, 1936 in Holyoke.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Richard Hamming
American mathematician and information theorist.
Born February 11th, 1915 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1998 at 82 years old in Monterey (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Larry Williams
American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist.
Born May 10th, 1935 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1980 at 44 years old in Los Angeles.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes