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January 7th
269 Notable deaths
Alfred Heinrich Ilg
Swiss engineer and advisor to ethiopian emperor menelik ii (1854-1916).
Born March 30th, 1854 in Frauenfeld.
Died January 7th, 1916 at 61 years old in Zurich.
Bjørg Vik
Norwegian writer and playwright (1935-2018).
Born September 11th, 1935 in Oslo.
Died January 7th, 2018 at 82 years old [ref]
Cesáreo Onzari
Argentine footballer (1903-1964).
Born February 22nd, 1903 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 7th, 1964 at 60 years old in Buenos Aires.
Valerio Zanone
Member of the italian chamber of deputies (1936-2016).
Born January 22nd, 1936 in Turin.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jørgen Alexander Knudtzon
Norwegian historian and linguist (1854–1917).
Born September 9th, 1854 in Trondheim.
Died January 7th, 1917 at 62 years old in Oslo.
Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
Head of the house of bourbon-two sicilies (1934-1960).
Died January 7th, 1960 at 90 years old in Lindau.
René Etiemble
French academic (1909–2002).
Born January 26th, 1909 in Mayenne.
Died January 7th, 2002 at 92 years old in Dreux.
Emma P. Carr
American spectroscopist and chemical educator (1880–1972).
Born July 23rd, 1880 in Holmesville.
Died January 7th, 1972 at 91 years old in Evanston.
Adele DeGarde
American actress (1899–1966).
Born May 3rd, 1899 in Brooklyn.
Died January 7th, 1966 at 66 years old in Brooklyn.
Friedrich von Hefner-Alteneck
German engineer (1845–1904).
Born April 27th, 1845 in Aschaffenburg.
Died January 7th, 1904 at 58 years old in Biesdorf.
Boris Lavrenyov
Russian writer (1891–1959).
Born July 17th, 1891 in Kherson.
Died January 7th, 1959 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Erik Lundqvist
Swedish athletics competitor (1908–1963).
Born June 29th, 1908 in Ludvika Municipality.
Died January 7th, 1963 at 54 years old in Ludvika Municipality.
Ferdinand Brunot
French linguist (1860-1938).
Born November 6th, 1860 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
Died January 7th, 1938 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
Vladimir Petrov
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1896–1966).
Born July 22nd, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 7th, 1966 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Eugenio Tosi
Catholic cardinal (1864–1929).
Born May 6th, 1864 in Busto Arsizio.
Died January 7th, 1929 at 64 years old in Milan.
Anton Hanak
Sculptor from austria (1875-1934).
Born March 22nd, 1875 in Brno, Výšovice. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1934 at 58 years old in Vienna (heart failure). [ref]
Lucina da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws
Dutch politician (1929-2017).
Died January 7th, 2017 at 87 years old
Eilhard Wiedemann
German physicist (1852-1928).
Born August 1st, 1852 in Berlin.
Died January 7th, 1928 at 75 years old in Erlangen.
Gunnel Ahlin
Swedish writer.
Born June 1st, 1918 in Orsa församling. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2007 at 88 years old in Katarina church parish. [ref]
Lelio Lagorio
Mayor of florence and minister of defence (1925-2017).
Born November 9th, 1925 in Trieste.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 91 years old in Florence. [ref]
Alfred Asikainen
Olympic wrestler (1888-1942).
Born November 2nd, 1888 in Vyborg.
Died January 7th, 1942 at 53 years old in Helsinki.
Esther Hill
Architect; artist (1895–1985).
Born May 29th, 1895 in Guelph.
Died January 7th, 1985 at 89 years old in Victoria.
Emilio Ghione
Italian actor, film director, and author (1879–1930).
Born July 30th, 1879 in Turin.
Died January 7th, 1930 at 50 years old in Rome (tuberculosis).
Eddie Scarf
Australian wrestler (1908-1980).
Born November 3rd, 1908 in Quirindi. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1980 at 71 years old in Camperdown. [ref]
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