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02 Jan 0017
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Publius Ovidius Naso: Roman poet
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02 Jan 1512
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Svante Nilsson, Sweden politician (b. 1460) |
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02 Jan 1514
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death
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William Smyth, English bishop and academic (b. 1460) |
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02 Jan 1557
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death
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Pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494) |
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02 Jan 1664
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death
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Georg II of Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl (b. 1588) |
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02 Jan 1726
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death
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Domenico Zipoli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1688) |
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02 Jan 1740
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death
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Johann Georg Weichenberger: Composer, dies at 63
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02 Jan 1763
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death
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John Casteret Earl Granville: English Premier, dies at 72
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02 Jan 1789
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death
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Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee: Composer, dies at 68
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02 Jan 1790
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death
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Joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer): German rococo sculptor
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02 Jan 1801
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death
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Johann C Lavater: Swiss vicar / philosopher, dies at 59
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02 Jan 1803
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death
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Ignaz Franz von Beecke: Composer, dies at 69
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02 Jan 1861
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death
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Frederik Willem IV: King Prussia (1840-61) / German (1849-61), dies at 65
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02 Jan 1861
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Frederick William IV of Prussia (b. 1795) |
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02 Jan 1863
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death
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Roger Weightman Hanson: Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle at 35
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02 Jan 1892
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death
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George B Airy: English astronomer / writer, dies at 90
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02 Jan 1892
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death
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George Biddell Airy, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1801) |
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02 Jan 1904
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death
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James Longstreet, American general and diplomat (b. 1821) |
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02 Jan 1913
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death
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Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (b. 1855) |
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02 Jan 1915
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death
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Karl Goldmark, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1830) |
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02 Jan 1917
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death
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Edward B Tylor: English anthropologist, dies at 84
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02 Jan 1917
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death
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Léon Flameng, French cyclist (b. 1877) |
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02 Jan 1918
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death
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Sijbe K Bakker: Vicar / Theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42
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02 Jan 1920
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death
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Paul Adam, French author (b. 1862) |
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02 Jan 1921
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death
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Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg: German chancellor / Prime Minister (Prussia), dies at 64
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02 Jan 1921
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death
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Doud Eisenhower, American son of Dwight D. Eisenhower (b. 1917) |
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02 Jan 1923
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death
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Sam Carter: Black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK
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02 Jan 1924
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death
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Sabine Baring-Gould, English author and scholar (b. 1834) |
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02 Jan 1929
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death
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Erich Wichman[n]: Dutch fascist Painter / sculptor, dies at 38
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02 Jan 1937
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death
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Ross Alexander: Actor (Captain Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at 29
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02 Jan 1939
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death
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Roman Dmowski, Polish politician; Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864) |
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02 Jan 1941
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death
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Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898) |
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02 Jan 1945
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death
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Betram Home Ramsay: English Admiral / Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61
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02 Jan 1946
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death
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Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870) |
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02 Jan 1948
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death
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Vicente Huidobro, Chilean poet (b. 1893) |
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02 Jan 1950
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death
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Emil Jannings: Actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65
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02 Jan 1950
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death
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Theophrastos Sakellaridis, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1883) |
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02 Jan 1950
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death
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James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician; 21st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1877) |
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02 Jan 1951
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death
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William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870) |
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02 Jan 1959
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death
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Chris van Abkoude, Dutch-American author (b. 1880) |
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02 Jan 1960
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death
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Cees [Cornelis J] Laseur: Dutch actor / director (Hague Comedy), dies at 60
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02 Jan 1960
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death
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Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician; 17th Premier of Quebec (b. 1907) |
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02 Jan 1960
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death
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Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist (b. 1919) |
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02 Jan 1963
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death
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Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor and singer (b. 1910) |
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02 Jan 1963
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death
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Dick Powell, American actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1904) |
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02 Jan 1965
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death
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Staf Gustaf Frans Nees: Composer, dies at 63
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02 Jan 1968
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death
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Sanoesi Pane: Indonesian writer
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02 Jan 1968
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death
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Nikolai Stepulov, Russian-Estonian boxer (b. 1913) |
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02 Jan 1969
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death
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Georges Renevant: Actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at 74
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02 Jan 1970
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death
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Piotr Rytel: Composer, dies at 85
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02 Jan 1971
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death
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E. V. Knox, English poet and journalist (b. 1881) |
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02 Jan 1974
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death
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Tex Ritter, American singer and actor (b. 1905) |
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02 Jan 1977
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death
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Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (b. 1921) |
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02 Jan 1980
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death
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Larry Williams: Rocker, dies at 44
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02 Jan 1981
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death
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David Lynch: Singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51
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02 Jan 1983
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death
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Bernard George Stevens: Composer, dies at 66
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02 Jan 1983
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death
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Harriet Parsons: Producer (Susan Slept Here), dies at 76 of cancer
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02 Jan 1983
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death
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Dick Emery, English comedian and actor (b. 1915) |
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02 Jan 1986
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death
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Una Merkel, American actress and singer (b. 1903) |
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02 Jan 1987
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death
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Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician; 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (b. 1899) |
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02 Jan 1989
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death
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Safdar Hashmi, Indian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1954) |
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02 Jan 1990
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death
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Vladimir Alexis Ussachevsky: Manchuria Composer (Creation), dies at 78
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02 Jan 1990
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death
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Leonhard Merzin, Estonian actor (b. 1934) |
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02 Jan 1990
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death
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Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence (b. 1910) |
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02 Jan 1990
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death
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Alan Hale, Jr., American actor (b. 1921) |
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02 Jan 1991
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death
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Renato Rascel: Actor (7 Hills of Rome), dies of heart failure at 78
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02 Jan 1992
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death
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Virginia Field: Actress (Dream Girl), dies of cancer at 74
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02 Jan 1994
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death
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Caesar Romero: Actor (Joker-Batman), dies at 86
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02 Jan 1994
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death
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Sammy Taft: Canadian businessman (coined term "hat trick"), dies at 81
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02 Jan 1994
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death
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Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, French lawyer and businessman (b. 1915) |
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02 Jan 1994
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death
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Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (b. 1914) |
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02 Jan 1995
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death
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Graham Sharp: Ice skater, dies at 77
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02 Jan 1995
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death
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Manuel Rivera: Spanish Painter / co-founder (El Paso), dies at 67
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02 Jan 1995
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death
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Mohammed Siyad Barre: President of Somalia (1969-91)
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02 Jan 1995
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death
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Nancy Kelly: US actress (Bad Seed, Submarine Patrol), dies at 73
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02 Jan 1995
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death
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Siad Barre, Somalian general and politician; 3rd President of Somalia (b. 1919) |
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02 Jan 1996
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death
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Sydney Thompson: Rock Climber, dies at 81
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02 Jan 1996
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death
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Thornton Page: Astrophysicist, dies at 82
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02 Jan 1996
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death
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Karl Rappan, Austrian footballer and coach (b. 1905) |
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02 Jan 1996
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death
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Karl Targownik, Hungarian-American psychiatrist and author (b. 1915) |
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02 Jan 1997
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death
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Jim Rodger: Sports writer, dies at 75
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02 Jan 1997
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death
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Randy California, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951) |
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02 Jan 1998
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death
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Frank Muir, English radio host (b. 1920) |
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02 Jan 1999
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death
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Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (b. 1907) |
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02 Jan 1999
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death
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Rolf Liebermann, Swiss-French composer and manager (b. 1910) |
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02 Jan 2000
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death
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Patrick O'Brian, English-Irish author and translator (b. 1914) |
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02 Jan 2000
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death
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Elmo Zumwalt, American admiral (b. 1920) |
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02 Jan 2001
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death
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William P. Rogers, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician; 55th United States Secretary of State (b. 1913) |
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02 Jan 2002
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death
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Armi Aavikko, Finnish model and singer; Miss Finland 1977 (b. 1958) |
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02 Jan 2005
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death
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Maclyn McCarty, American geneticist and physician (b. 1911) |
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02 Jan 2005
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death
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Frank Kelly Freas, American illustrator and painter (b. 1922) |
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02 Jan 2005
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death
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Edo Murtić, Croatian painter (b. 1921) |
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02 Jan 2006
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death
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Lidia Wysocka, Polish actress and singer (b. 1916) |
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02 Jan 2006
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death
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Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1913) |
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02 Jan 2006
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death
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Osa Massen, Danish actress (b. 1914) |
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02 Jan 2007
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death
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Robert C. Solomon, American philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1942) |
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02 Jan 2007
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death
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David Perkins, American geneticist and academic (b. 1919) |
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02 Jan 2007
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death
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Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician; Mayor of Jerusalem (b. 1911) |
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02 Jan 2007
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death
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Paek Nam-sun, North Korean politician (b. 1929) |
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02 Jan 2007
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death
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Mauno Jokipii, Finnish author and academic (b. 1924) |
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02 Jan 2007
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death
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Garry Betty, American businessman (b. 1957) |
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02 Jan 2007
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death
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Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, American historian and author (b. 1941) |
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02 Jan 2007
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death
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A. Richard Newton, Australian-American engineer and academic (b. 1951) |
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02 Jan 2008
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death
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Martinus Tels, Dutch physicist and engineer (b. 1926) |
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02 Jan 2008
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death
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Lee S. Dreyfus, American sailor, academic, and politician; 40th Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1926) |
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02 Jan 2008
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death
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George MacDonald Fraser, English journalist and author (b. 1925) |
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02 Jan 2008
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death
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Galyani Vadhana, Thai princess (b. 1923) |
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02 Jan 2009
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death
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Steven Gilborn, American actor and educator (b. 1936) |
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02 Jan 2009
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death
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Maria de Jesus, Portuguese super-centenarian (b. 1893) |
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02 Jan 2009
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death
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Inger Christensen, Danish poet and author (b. 1935) |
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02 Jan 2010
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death
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David R. Ross, Scottish historian and author (b. 1958) |
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02 Jan 2011
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death
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Szeto Wah, Hong Kong educator and politician (b. 1931) |
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02 Jan 2011
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death
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Richard Winters, American soldier (b. 1918) |
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02 Jan 2011
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death
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Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (b. 1946) |
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02 Jan 2011
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death
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Bali Ram Bhagat, Indian politician; 16th Governor of Rajasthan (b. 1922) |
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02 Jan 2011
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death
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Anne Francis, American actress (b. 1930) |
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02 Jan 2012
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death
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Yoshiro Hayashi, Japanese golfer (b. 1922) |
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02 Jan 2012
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death
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Vivi Friedman, Finnish director and screenwriter (b. 1967) |
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02 Jan 2012
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death
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Silvana Gallardo, American actress (b. 1953) |
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02 Jan 2012
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death
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Larry Reinhardt, American guitarist (Iron Butterfly and Captain Beyond) (b. 1948) |
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02 Jan 2012
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death
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Gordon Hirabayashi, American-Canadian sociologist and academic (b. 1918) |
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02 Jan 2013
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death
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Teresa Torańska, Polish journalist and author (b. 1944) |
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02 Jan 2013
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death
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Maulvi Nazir, Pakistani militant leader (b. 1975) |
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02 Jan 2013
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death
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Ned Wertimer, American actor (b. 1923) |
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02 Jan 2013
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death
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Mamie Rearden, American super-centenarian (b. 1898) |
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02 Jan 2013
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death
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Géza Koroknay, Hungarian actor (b. 1948) |
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02 Jan 2013
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death
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Gerda Lerner, Austrian-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1920) |
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02 Jan 2013
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death
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Council Cargle, American actor (b. 1935) |
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02 Jan 2013
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death
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Charles Chilton, English radio host and producer (b. 1917) |
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02 Jan 2014
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death
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Thomas Kurzhals, German keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1953) |
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02 Jan 2014
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death
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Michael J. Matthews, American politician; 34th Mayor of Atlantic City (b. 1934) |
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02 Jan 2014
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death
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Jay Traynor, American singer (b. 1943) |
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02 Jan 2014
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death
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Elizabeth Jane Howard, English author and screenwriter (b. 1923) |
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02 Jan 2014
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death
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Bernard Glasser, American director and producer (b. 1924) |
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02 Jan 2014
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death
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Anne Dorte of Rosenborg (b. 1947) |
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02 Jan 2015
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death
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Tihomir Novakov, Serbian-American physicist and academic (b. 1929) |
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02 Jan 2015
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death
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Little Jimmy Dickens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1920) |
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02 Jan 2015
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death
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Lam Po-chuen, Hong Kong voice actor (b. 1951) |
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02 Jan 2015
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death
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Abu Anas al-Libi, Libyan terrorist (b. 1964) |
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02 Jan 2015
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death
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Derek Minter, English motorcycle racer (b. 1932) |
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