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January 8th
206 Notable deaths
James McKenzie
Scottish boxer.
Born August 13th, 1903 in Edinburgh.
Died January 8th, 1931 at 27 years old in Portobello.
Friedrich Kuhn
Bobsledder (1919–2005).
Born October 24th, 1919 in Cologne. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2005 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]
Charles Casali
Swiss footballer (1923-2014).
Born April 27th, 1923 in Bern. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2014 at 90 years old in Bern. [ref]
Lee Soo-nam
South korean footballer (1927-1984).
Born February 2nd, 1927 in Seoul.
Died January 8th, 1984 at 56 years old
Giuseppe Aliberti
Italian footballer (1901-1956).
Born March 5th, 1901 in Turin.
Died January 8th, 1956 at 54 years old in Turin. [ref]
Mike Gambrill
Racing cyclist.
Born August 23rd, 1935 in Brighton.
Died January 8th, 2011 at 75 years old in Kingston upon Thames. [ref]
David Kirkwood
American former modern pentathlete (1935-2012).
Born September 20th, 1935 in Jackson.
Died January 8th, 2012 at 76 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
Karel Schummelketel
Equestrian (1897-1981).
Born September 24th, 1897 in Breda.
Died January 8th, 1981 at 83 years old in Harderwijk.
Květa Eretová
Czech chess player (1926-2021).
Born October 21st, 1926 in Prague.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 94 years old in Prague. [ref]
Hamilton Jukes
Ice hockey player.
Born May 28th, 1895 in Winnipeg.
Died January 8th, 1951 at 55 years old in San Diego.
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