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January 7th
269 Notable deaths
Jan Gotlib Bloch
Polish banker (1836–1902).
Born June 24th, 1836 in Radom.
Died January 7th, 1902 at 65 years old in Warsaw.
John Joubert
British composer of south african descent (1927–2019).
Born March 20th, 1927 in Cape Town.
Died January 7th, 2019 at 91 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
John Brett
British painter (1831-1902).
Born December 8th, 1831 in Bletchingley.
Died January 7th, 1902 at 70 years old in London.
Philippe Séguin
French politician (1943-2010).
Born April 21st, 1943 in Tunis.
Died January 7th, 2010 at 66 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Princess Faika Fuad of Egypt
Egyptian royal (1926–1983).
Born June 8th, 1926 in Alexandria.
Died January 7th, 1983 at 56 years old in Cairo.
Vahan Terian
Armenian poet (1885–1920).
Born February 9th, 1885 in Gandzani.
Died January 7th, 1920 at 34 years old in Orenburg (tuberculosis).
Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao
Galician writer, painter, doctor and politician (1886-1950).
Born January 29th, 1886 in Rianxo. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1950 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [ref]
James Carr
American musician (1942-2001).
Born June 13th, 1942 in Coahoma.
Died January 7th, 2001 at 58 years old in Memphis (lung cancer).
Uri Lupoliansky
Israeli politician.
Born August 29th, 1951 in Haifa.
Died January 7th, 2026 at 74 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Tadeusz Konwicki
Polish writer and film director (1926–2015).
Born June 22nd, 1926 in Naujoji Vilnia.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 88 years old in Warsaw.
James Leonard Brierley Smith
South african ichthyologist (1897–1968).
Born October 26th, 1897 in Graaff-Reinet.
Died January 7th, 1968 at 70 years old in Makhanda (cyanide poisoning).
Dov Joseph
Israeli politician (1899–1980).
Born May 27th, 1899 in Montreal. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1980 at 80 years old in Beersheba.
Herbert Wilf
American mathematician (1931–2012).
Born June 13th, 1931 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2012 at 80 years old in Wynnewood (neuromuscular disease). [ref]
Bruria Kaufman
Physicist (1918–2010).
Born August 21st, 1918 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 2010 at 91 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Hans Monderman
Dutch engineer (1945–2008).
Born November 19th, 1945 in Leeuwarden.
Died January 7th, 2008 at 62 years old in Ureterp (prostate cancer). [ref]
Mompati Merafhe
Motswana politician and general.
Born June 6th, 1936 in Serowe.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 78 years old in Gaborone.
Henry Arthur Jones
English dramatist (1851–1929).
Born September 19th, 1851 in Granborough.
Died January 7th, 1929 at 77 years old in Hampstead.
Ted Tetzlaff
American cinematographer (1903-1995).
Born June 3rd, 1903 in Los Angeles.
Died January 7th, 1995 at 91 years old in Fort Baker.
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel
Hereditary princess of anhalt (1861–1955).
Born June 13th, 1861 in Copenhagen.
Died January 7th, 1955 at 93 years old in Dessau.
Sándor Végh
(1912-1997) hungarian born austrian violinist, conductor, music pedagogue.
Born May 17th, 1912 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died January 7th, 1997 at 84 years old in Salzburg.
Vladimir Kokkinaki
Soviet aviator (1904-1985).
Born June 25th, 1904 in Novorossiysk.
Died January 7th, 1985 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Dorothea Douglass
English tennis and badminton player (1878–1960).
Born September 3rd, 1878 in Ealing.
Died January 7th, 1960 at 81 years old in Kensington. [ref]
Carl Schuricht
German conductor (1880-1967).
Born July 3rd, 1880 in Gdańsk.
Died January 7th, 1967 at 86 years old in Corseaux.
Venko Markovski
Bulgarian and macedonian writer (1915–1988).
Born March 5th, 1915 in Skopje.
Died January 7th, 1988 at 72 years old in Sofia.
Alex Parker
Scottish footballer and manager (1935–2010).
Born August 2nd, 1935 in Irvine.
Died January 7th, 2010 at 74 years old in Gretna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 269
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