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January 7th
269 Notable deaths
Sándor Barcs
Hungarian journalist and politician (1912–2010).
Born November 10th, 1912 in Szeged.
Died January 7th, 2010 at 97 years old in Budapest.
Khamis Al-Dosari
Saudi arabian footballer (1973-2020).
Born September 8th, 1973 in Riyadh.
Died January 7th, 2020 at 46 years old (brain cancer).
William Jeffrey
American soccer player (1892-1966).
Born August 3rd, 1892 in Edinburgh.
Died January 7th, 1966 at 73 years old in New York City.
Augustin Dubail
French general (1851–1934).
Born April 15th, 1851 in Belfort.
Died January 7th, 1934 at 82 years old in Paris.
Jules Vandooren
French footballer (1908-1985).
Born December 30th, 1908 in Armentières.
Died January 7th, 1985 at 76 years old in Calais.
Nirupama Devi
Bengali writer.
Born May 7th, 1883 in Berhampore.
Died January 7th, 1951 at 67 years old
Hermann Picha
German actor (1865-1936).
Born March 20th, 1865 in Berlin.
Died January 7th, 1936 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Jiřina Jirásková
Actress, activist (1931-2013).
Born February 17th, 1931 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2013 at 81 years old in Prague (disease). [ref]
Vladimir Kiselyov
Athletics competitor (1957–2021).
Born April 24th, 1957 in Myski.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 63 years old in Kremenchuk. [ref]
Wilhelm Taubert
German pianist, composer and conductor (1811-1891).
Born March 23rd, 1811 in Berlin.
Died January 7th, 1891 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Adamo Didur
Polish singer (1874–1946).
Born December 24th, 1874 in Wola Sękowa.
Died January 7th, 1946 at 71 years old in Katowice.
Ernesto Cavallini
Italian musician (1807–1874).
Born August 30th, 1807 in Milan.
Died January 7th, 1874 at 66 years old in Milan.
Alfred Ewing
British physicist and engineer (1855-1935).
Born March 27th, 1855 in Dundee.
Died January 7th, 1935 at 79 years old in Cambridge, Edinburgh.
Kenichi Enomoto
Japanese comedian (1904-1970).
Born October 11th, 1904 in Akasaka.
Died January 7th, 1970 at 65 years old in Minato (liver cirrhosis).
Mario Zatelli
French footballer (1912–2004).
Born December 21st, 1912 in Sétif.
Died January 7th, 2004 at 91 years old in Sainte-Maxime.
John Hemphill
American politician (1803-1862).
Born December 18th, 1803 in Chester County.
Died January 7th, 1862 at 58 years old in Richmond.
Seton Lloyd
British archaeologist (1902–1996).
Born May 30th, 1902 in Birmingham.
Died January 7th, 1996 at 93 years old in Faringdon.
Josef Stroh
Austrian and german footballer (1913-1991).
Born March 5th, 1913 in Vienna.
Died January 7th, 1991 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Émile Flourens
French politician (1841–1920).
Born April 27th, 1841 in Paris.
Died January 7th, 1920 at 78 years old in Paris.
Simona Senoner
Italian ski jumper (1993-2011).
Born June 13th, 1993 in Bolzano.
Died January 7th, 2011 at 17 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (infectious disease). [ref]
Paul Pilgrim
American athlete (1883–1958).
Born October 26th, 1883 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 1958 at 74 years old in White Plains. [ref]
Geoffrey Crossley
British racing driver.
Born May 11th, 1921 in Derbyshire.
Died January 7th, 2002 at 80 years old in Headington.
Henri Louveau
French racing driver (1910-1991).
Born January 25th, 1910 in Suresnes.
Died January 7th, 1991 at 80 years old in Orléans.
Nikolay Yazykov
Russian poet (1803-1847).
Born March 16th, 1803 in Ulyanovsk.
Died January 7th, 1847 at 43 years old in Moscow.
Ignatz Urban
German botanist (1848–1931).
Born January 7th, 1848 in Warburg.
Died January 7th, 1931 at 83 years old in Berlin.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner