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January 7th
269 Notable deaths
Michel Auclair
French actor of montenegrin descent (1922-1988).
Born September 14th, 1922 in Koblenz.
Died January 7th, 1988 at 65 years old in Fayence (cerebral hemorrhage).
Philippe Honoré
French cartoonist.
Born November 25th, 1941 in Vichy.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 73 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Alexander Stirling Calder
American artist (1870–1945).
Born January 11th, 1870 in Philadelphia.
Died January 7th, 1945 at 74 years old in New York City.
Frank Adams
British mathematician (1930–1989).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Woolwich.
Died January 7th, 1989 at 58 years old in Brampton (traffic collision).
Bernard Maris
French economist, writer and journalist (1946-2015).
Born September 23rd, 1946 in Toulouse.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 68 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
George Washington Crile
American surgeon and co-founder of cleveland clinic.
Born November 11th, 1864 in Chili.
Died January 7th, 1943 at 78 years old in Cleveland.
Prince Rainier, 6th Prince of Koháry
Prince of saxe-coburg and gotha.
Died January 7th, 1945 at 44 years old in Budapest.
Harry Golombek
British chess player, author (1911–1995).
Born March 1st, 1911 in London.
Died January 7th, 1995 at 83 years old in London.
Prince Joseph, Hereditary Duke of Parma
Duke of parma (1875-1950).
Born June 30th, 1875 in Biarritz.
Died January 7th, 1950 at 74 years old in Lucca.
John Johnson
American basketball player (1947–2016).
Born October 18th, 1947 in Carthage.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 68 years old in San Jose.
Ricardo Piglia
Argentine writer (1941–2017).
Born November 24th, 1941 in Adrogué. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2017 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Charles Coulson
British applied mathematician, theoretical chemist and religious author (1910–1974).
Born December 13th, 1910 in Dudley.
Died January 7th, 1974 at 63 years old in Oxford.
Eugene Lyons
20th-century american journalist and writer.
Born July 1st, 1898 in Uzliany.
Died January 7th, 1985 at 86 years old in New York City.
Phoumi Vongvichit
President of laos (1909–1994).
Born April 6th, 1909 in Xiangkhouang Province.
Died January 7th, 1994 at 84 years old in Vientiane.
Edmund Jacobson
American physiologist (1888–1983).
Born April 22nd, 1888 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1983 at 94 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Charles Devens
Union army general (1820–1891).
Born April 4th, 1820 in Charlestown. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1891 at 70 years old in Boston.
Colin McPhee
Canadian composer and musicologist.
Born March 15th, 1901 in Montreal.
Died January 7th, 1964 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Slava Metreveli
Soviet and georgian footballer (1936–1998).
Died January 7th, 1998 at 61 years old in Tbilisi.
Simonne Mathieu
French tennis player, commander of the corps des volontaires françaises in wwii (1908-1980).
Born January 31st, 1908 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died January 7th, 1980 at 71 years old in Chatou.
Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke
German physiologist (1819–1892).
Born June 6th, 1819 in Berlin.
Died January 7th, 1892 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Andrew Marton
Hungarian-american film director (1904-1992).
Born January 26th, 1904 in Budapest.
Died January 7th, 1992 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Moisei Ginzburg
Russian architect, soviet writer (1892–1946).
Born June 4th, 1892 in Minsk. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1946 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Dorothy Wilson
American film actress (1909–1998).
Born November 14th, 1909 in Minneapolis.
Died January 7th, 1998 at 88 years old in Lompoc (disease).
John Deely
American philosopher and semiotician (1942-2017).
Born April 26th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 74 years old in Greensburg (cancer). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon