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January 7th
269 Notable deaths
Lamorna Birch
English artist (1869-1955).
Born June 7th, 1869 in Cheshire.
Died January 7th, 1955 at 85 years old in Lamorna.
Makhmud Esambayev
Soviet actor and dancer.
Born July 15th, 1924 in Starye Atagi.
Died January 7th, 2000 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Emmanuel Rhoides
Greek writer.
Born June 28th, 1836 in Ermoupolis. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1904 at 67 years old in Athens. [ref]
Khosrov bey Sultanov
Azerbaijani politician (1879–1947).
Born May 10th, 1879 in Kürdhacı.
Died January 7th, 1943 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
Edward Channing
American historian (1856–1931).
Born June 15th, 1856 in Dorchester.
Died January 7th, 1931 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Krzysztof Kolberger
Polish actor and theatre director (1950–2011).
Born August 13th, 1950 in Gdańsk.
Died January 7th, 2011 at 60 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Paul Cassirer
German art dealer (1871–1926).
Born February 21st, 1871 in Görlitz.
Died January 7th, 1926 at 54 years old in Berlin.
Charles Henderson
American politician, alabama (1860-1937).
Born April 26th, 1860 in Pike County.
Died January 7th, 1937 at 76 years old in Troy (stroke).
Biserka Cvejić
Serbian mezzo-soprano.
Born November 5th, 1923 in Jesenice.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 97 years old in Belgrade.
Jocelyne Saab
Lebanese film director and journalist (1948–2019).
Born April 30th, 1948 in Beirut.
Died January 7th, 2019 at 70 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Kep Enderby
Australian politician and retired judge (1926-2015).
Born June 25th, 1926 in Dubbo.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 88 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Maria da Assunção of Portugal
Portuguese infanta (1805–1834).
Born July 23rd, 1805 in Queluz. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1835 at 29 years old in Santarém (cholera). [ref]
Elin Wägner
Swedish writer, journalist and suffragette (1882–1949).
Born May 16th, 1882 in Lund Cathedral parish. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1949 at 66 years old in Berg parish. [ref]
George Lemuel Woods
American politician (1832–1890).
Born July 30th, 1832 in Columbia.
Died January 7th, 1890 at 57 years old in Portland.
Pierre Daninos
French writer and humorist (1913–2005).
Born May 26th, 1913 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 7th, 2005 at 91 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Henri Schwery
Bishop and cardinal (1932-2021).
Born June 14th, 1932 in Saint-Léonard.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 88 years old in Saint-Léonard. [ref]
Ayla Erduran
Turkish violinist (1934–2025).
Born September 22nd, 1934 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2025 at 90 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Bohdan Shershun
Ukrainian footballer (1981-2024).
Born May 14th, 1981 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died January 7th, 2024 at 42 years old in Belgium. [ref]
Eero Böök
Finnish chess player (1910–1990).
Born February 9th, 1910 in Helsinki.
Died January 7th, 1990 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Lucien Claude Marie Julien Cuénot
French biologist, geneticist and botanist (1866 - 1951).
Born October 21st, 1866 in Paris.
Died January 7th, 1951 at 84 years old in Nancy.
Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos
Greek politician (1851-1927).
Born August 4th, 1851.
Died January 7th, 1927 at 75 years old in Athens.
Piotr Kowalski
Polish sculptor and architect (1927–2004).
Died January 7th, 2004 at 76 years old in Paris.
Milan Emil Uzelac
Austrian hungarian (1867-1954).
Born August 26th, 1867 in Komárno.
Died January 7th, 1954 at 86 years old in Petrinja.
Walter Martos
Peruvian politician and military general (1957–2025).
Born February 11th, 1957 in Cajamarca. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2025 at 67 years old in Lima. [ref]
Alf McMichael
Northern irish footballer (1927-2006).
Born October 1st, 1927 in Belfast.
Died January 7th, 2006 at 78 years old in Belfast.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius