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January 7th

191 Notable deaths

Nikola Tesla

Serbian-american inventor.

Born July 10th, 1856 in Smiljan. [ref]

Died January 7th, 1943 at 86 years old in Hell's Kitchen (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Hirohito

Emperor of japan from 1926 to 1989.

Born April 29th, 1901 in Aoyama. [ref]

Died January 7th, 1989 at 87 years old in Fukiage Gyoen (duodenum cancer). [ref]

Neil Peart

Canadian drummer (1952–2020).

Born September 12th, 1952 in Hamilton.

Died January 7th, 2020 at 67 years old in Santa Monica (glioblastoma). [ref]

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024).

Born September 11th, 1945 in Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München).

Died January 7th, 2024 at 78 years old in Salzburg. [ref]

Rod Taylor

Australian actor.

Born January 11th, 1930 in Sydney. [ref]

Died January 7th, 2015 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Tommy Lasorda

American baseball player and coach.

Born September 22nd, 1927 in Norristown.

Died January 7th, 2021 at 93 years old in Fullerton. [ref]

Heinrich Harrer

Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006).

Born July 6th, 1912 in Hüttenberg. [ref]

Died January 7th, 2006 at 93 years old in Friesach. [ref]

Trevor Howard

English film, stage and television actor (1913-1988).

Born September 29th, 1913 in Cliftonville. [ref]

Died January 7th, 1988 at 74 years old in Bushey (influenza, liver cirrhosis). [ref]

Murray Rothbard

American economist (1926–1995).

Born March 2nd, 1926 in The Bronx. [ref]

Died January 7th, 1995 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

France Gall

French singer.

Born October 9th, 1947 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died January 7th, 2018 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]

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