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January 7th
269 Notable deaths
Edward Kasner
American mathematician (1878–1955).
Born April 2nd, 1878 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 1955 at 76 years old in New York City.
Sophia Jex-Blake
British physician and suffragist (1840–1912).
Born January 21st, 1840 in Hastings.
Died January 7th, 1912 at 71 years old in Mark Cross (disease).
Cyril Davies
British musician (1932–1964).
Born January 23rd, 1932 in London.
Died January 7th, 1964 at 31 years old in London (leukemia).
David Goodis
Novelist, screenwriter (1917–1967).
Born March 2nd, 1917 in Philadelphia.
Died January 7th, 1967 at 49 years old in Philadelphia.
Klaus Wennemann
German actor (1940–2000).
Born December 18th, 1940 in Oer-Erkenschwick.
Died January 7th, 2000 at 59 years old in Bad Aibling (lung cancer).
André Maginot
French minister of war (1922 - '24; 1929 - '32).
Born February 17th, 1877 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 7th, 1932 at 54 years old in Paris (typhoid fever).
Robert Barrat
Actor (1889-1970).
Born July 10th, 1889 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 1970 at 80 years old in Hollywood.
Bert Hinkler
Australian aviator (1892-1933).
Born December 8th, 1892 in Bundaberg.
Died January 7th, 1933 at 40 years old in Italy.
Ada Louise Huxtable
American architecture writer (1921–2013).
Born March 14th, 1921 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 2013 at 91 years old in New York City (cancer).
Modeste Mbami
Cameroonian and french footballer (1982–2023).
Born October 9th, 1982 in Yaoundé.
Died January 7th, 2023 at 40 years old in Le Havre (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Monty Banks
Italian comedian and director (1897–1950).
Born July 15th, 1897 in Cesena.
Died January 7th, 1950 at 52 years old in Arona (myocardial infarction).
Josef Stefan
Carinthian slovene physicist, mathematician and poet (1835-1893).
Born March 24th, 1835 in Sentpeter.
Died January 7th, 1893 at 57 years old in Vienna.
Alfred Kastler
French physicist (1902–1984).
Born May 3rd, 1902 in Guebwiller.
Died January 7th, 1984 at 81 years old in Bandol.
Rudolf Wolters
German architect (1903-1983).
Born August 3rd, 1903 in Coesfeld.
Died January 7th, 1983 at 79 years old in Coesfeld (cancer).
Sarah Edwards
American actress (1881-1965).
Born October 11th, 1881 in Glyntraian.
Died January 7th, 1965 at 83 years old in Hollywood.
Arthur Keith
British anatomist and anthropologist (1866–1955).
Born February 5th, 1866 in Aberdeenshire.
Died January 7th, 1955 at 88 years old in Kent.
Pinklao
Thai prince (1808-1866).
Born September 4th, 1808 in Bangkok.
Died January 7th, 1866 at 57 years old in Bangkok (tuberculosis).
Ray Dennis Steckler
Actor, director, producer, cinematographer (1938-2009).
Born January 25th, 1938 in Reading.
Died January 7th, 2009 at 70 years old in Las Vegas Valley. [ref]
Toshihiko Izutsu
Japanese author of many books on islam and other religions (1914–1993).
Died January 7th, 1993 at 78 years old
Tignous
French cartoonist (1957-2015).
Born August 21st, 1957 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 57 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Mark Forest
American actor, bodybuilder and opera singer.
Born January 6th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died January 7th, 2022 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Rudolf Rahn
German diplomat.
Born March 16th, 1900 in Ulm.
Died January 7th, 1975 at 74 years old in Düsseldorf, West Germany.
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Italian actor (1941–1994).
Born December 6th, 1941 in Cercola.
Died January 7th, 1994 at 52 years old in Milan (cancer).
Anatoly Kvashnin
Former chief of the general staff of the armed forces of the russian federation (1946–2022).
Born August 15th, 1946 in Ufa.
Died January 7th, 2022 at 75 years old in Moscow (infarction, COVID-19). [ref]
Charles Helou
President of lebanon from 1964 to 1970.
Born September 25th, 1913 in Beirut.
Died January 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).
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