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January 7th
269 Notable deaths
Madhav Gadgil
Indian ecologist, writer, environmental activist.
Died January 7th, 2026 at 83 years old in Pune.
André Courrèges
French fashion designer (1923-2016).
Died January 7th, 2016 at 92 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Parkinson's disease).
Margaret MacDonald
British artist (1865-1933).
Born November 5th, 1864 in Tipton. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1933 at 68 years old in London. [ref]
Petru Groza
46th prime minister of romania (1945-1952).
Born December 7th, 1884 in Băcia. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1958 at 73 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Cabu
French comic strip artist and caricaturist (1938-2015).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Châlons-en-Champagne.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 76 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound). [ref]
Nat Hentoff
American music critic, born 1925 (1925–2017).
Born June 10th, 1925 in Boston.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 91 years old in New York City.
Thomas McGuire
United states army officer (1920–1945).
Born August 1st, 1920 in Ridgewood.
Died January 7th, 1945 at 24 years old in Negros.
Arch A. Moore
American politician (1923–2015).
Born April 16th, 1923 in Moundsville.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 91 years old in Charleston.
Mary Burns
Working-class irish woman, best known as the lifelong partner of friedrich engels.
Born September 29th, 1821 in Manchester.
Died January 7th, 1863 at 41 years old in Manchester.
Julius Wellhausen
German theologian and orientalist (1844–1918).
Born May 17th, 1844 in Hamelin.
Died January 7th, 1918 at 73 years old in Göttingen.
Chris Tsangarides
British record producer (1956–2018).
Born August 17th, 1956 in Banbury.
Died January 7th, 2018 at 61 years old (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Susanne Cramer
German actress (1936-1969).
Born December 3rd, 1936 in Frankfurt.
Died January 7th, 1969 at 32 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Teddy Kollek
Israeli politician (1911–2007).
Born May 27th, 1911 in Nagyvázsony.
Died January 7th, 2007 at 95 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Georges Wolinski
French cartoonist (1934-2015).
Born June 28th, 1934 in Tunis. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2015 at 80 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jože Plečnik
Slovenian architect.
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Ljubljana.
Died January 7th, 1957 at 84 years old in Ljubljana.
Ignacy Łukasiewicz
Polish pharmacist and petroleum industry pioneer (1822-1882).
Born March 8th, 1822 in Zaduszniki, Podkarpackie Voivodeship.
Died January 7th, 1882 at 59 years old in Chorkówka (pneumonia).
Yuri Manin
Russian mathematician (1937–2023).
Born February 16th, 1937 in Simferopol.
Died January 7th, 2023 at 85 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Val Bettin
Actor/voice actor.
Born August 1st, 1923 in La Crosse.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 97 years old in Ventura.
Vladimir Prelog
Bosnian-swiss chemist (1906-1998).
Born July 23rd, 1906 in Sarajevo.
Died January 7th, 1998 at 91 years old in Zurich.
Mario Roatta
Italian general (1887-1968).
Born February 2nd, 1887 in Modena.
Died January 7th, 1968 at 80 years old in Rome.
Moshe Arens
Israeli diplomat, member of knesset, and professor of aeronautics (1925-2019).
Born December 27th, 1925 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2019 at 93 years old in Savyon. [ref]
Elsa Cayat
French psychoanalyst and columnist (1960-2015).
Born March 9th, 1960 in Sfax. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2015 at 54 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).
J. P. Parisé
Canadian ice hockey player (1941-2015).
Born December 11th, 1941 in Smooth Rock Falls.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 73 years old in Prior Lake (lung cancer).
Károly Grósz
Former general secretary of the hungarian socialist workers' party (1930–1996).
Born August 1st, 1930 in Miskolc.
Died January 7th, 1996 at 65 years old in Gödöllő (kidney cancer).
Tarō Okamoto
Japanese artist (1911–1996).
Born February 26th, 1911 in Futago.
Died January 7th, 1996 at 84 years old in Keio University Hospital (Parkinson's disease).
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