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January 9th
190 Notable deaths
Johann Strauss III
Austrian composer (1866–1939).
Born February 16th, 1866 in Vienna.
Died January 9th, 1939 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Mikio Sato
Japanese mathematician.
Born April 18th, 1928 in Tokyo.
Died January 9th, 2023 at 94 years old in Kyoto. [ref]
Otto Schenk
Austrian actor and director (1930–2025).
Born June 12th, 1930 in Vienna.
Died January 9th, 2025 at 94 years old in Salzkammergut. [ref]
Józef Oleksy
Polish politician, prime minister of poland (1946-2015).
Born June 22nd, 1946 in Nowy Sącz. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2015 at 68 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Milan Pančevski
Yugoslav politician and past chairman of the league of communists of yugoslavia. (1935-2019).
Died January 9th, 2019 at 83 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Roberto Cabañas
Paraguayan footballer (1961-2017).
Born April 11th, 1961 in Pilar. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2017 at 55 years old in Asunción (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hans Belting
German art historian (1935–2023).
Born July 7th, 1935 in Andernach.
Died January 9th, 2023 at 87 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Jerzy Różycki
Polish cryptographer (1909-1942).
Born July 24th, 1909 in Vilshana.
Died January 9th, 1942 at 32 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
Jean-Pierre Vernant
French historian and anthropologist (1914–2007).
Born January 4th, 1914 in Provins. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2007 at 93 years old in Sèvres. [ref]
Malam Bacai Sanhá
President of guinea-bissau (1947-2012).
Born May 5th, 1947 in Darsalame.
Died January 9th, 2012 at 64 years old in Paris (diabetes). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 190
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