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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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