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January 9th
171 Notable deaths
Charles Simic
American poet (1938–2023).
Born May 9th, 1938 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2023 at 84 years old in Dover. [ref]
Bill Byrge
American actor (1932–2025).
Born July 16th, 1932 in Nashville.
Died January 9th, 2025 at 92 years old [ref]
John Reilly
American actor.
Born November 11th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died January 9th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Ninian Smart
British academic (1927-2001).
Born May 6th, 1927 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2001 at 73 years old in Lancaster.
Walter M. Miller
American fiction writer.
Born January 23rd, 1923 in New Smyrna Beach.
Died January 9th, 1996 at 72 years old in Daytona Beach.
Emily Greene Balch
American economist and writer.
Born January 8th, 1867 in Jamaica Plain.
Died January 9th, 1961 at 94 years old in Cambridge.
Anatoly Lukyanov
Russian politician (1930-2019).
Born May 7th, 1930 in Smolensk.
Died January 9th, 2019 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin
German general.
Born September 4th, 1891 in Waldshut-Tiengen.
Died January 9th, 1963 at 71 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Yinka Dare
Nigerian basketball player (1972–2004).
Born October 10th, 1972 in Kano.
Died January 9th, 2004 at 31 years old in Englewood (myocardial infarction).
Adolfo Kaminsky
French resistance member and forger (1925–2023).
Born October 1st, 1925 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 9th, 2023 at 97 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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