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January 7th
212 Notable deaths
Vladimir Prelog
Croatian-swiss chemist (1906-1998).
Born July 23rd, 1906 in Sarajevo.
Died January 7th, 1998 at 91 years old in Zürich.
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 (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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.
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. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1996 at 84 years old in Keio University Hospital (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Edward Kasner
American mathematician.
Born April 2nd, 1878 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 1955 at 76 years old in New York City.
Cyril Davies
British musician (1932–1964).
Born January 23rd, 1932 in London.
Died January 7th, 1964 at 31 years old in London (leukemia).
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).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 212
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