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History Deaths on January 03


Gladys Aylward
Gladys Aylward, English missionary and humanitarian (b. 1902)

#Gladys_Aylward

Alexander Gretchaninov
Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1864)

#Alexander_Gretchaninov

James Elroy Flecker
James Elroy Flecker, English poet, author, and playwright (b. 1884)

#James_Elroy_Flecker

Wilhelm Voigt
Wilhelm Voigt, German criminal (b. 1849)

#Wilhelm_Voigt

Jack Pickford
Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1896)

#Jack_Pickford

Igor Sergun
Igor Sergun, Russian general and diplomat (b. 1957)

#Igor_Sergun

Joseph Wirth
Joseph Wirth, German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)

#Joseph_Wirth

James McCormack
James McCormack, American general (b. 1910)

#James_McCormack

Sergiu Nicolaescu
Sergiu Nicolaescu, Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

#Sergiu_Nicolaescu

Edgar Cayce
Edgar Cayce, American psychic and author (b. 1877)

#Edgar_Cayce

Fujiwara no Michinaga
Fujiwara no Michinaga, Japanese nobleman (b. 966)

#Fujiwara_no_Michinaga

Johnny Most
Johnny Most, American soldier and sportscaster (b. 1923)

#Johnny_Most

Auvergne Doherty
Auvergne Doherty, Australian businesswoman (b. 1896)

#Auvergne_Doherty

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and explorer (b. 1879)

#Ferdynand_Antoni_Ossendowski

Emperor Yuan of Jin
Yuan of Yin, Chinese emperor (b. 276)

#Emperor_Yuan_of_Jin

Sergei Sobolev
Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1909)

#Sergei_Sobolev

Bob Weston (guitarist)
Bob Weston, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1947)

#Bob_Weston_(guitarist)

Louis-Gabriel Suchet
Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (b. 1770)

#Louis-Gabriel_Suchet

Rose Ausländer
Rose Ausländer, Ukrainian-German poet and author (b. 1901)

#Rose_Ausländer

Mathieu Molé
Mathieu Molé, French politician (b. 1584)

#Mathieu_Molé

Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (b. 1730)

#Josiah_Wedgwood

Herb Kelleher
Herb Kelleher, American businessman, co-founder of Southwest Airlines (b. 1931)

#Herb_Kelleher

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1505)

#Joachim_II_Hector,_Elector_of_Brandenburg

Martin Anderson (economist)
Martin Anderson, American economist and academic (b. 1936)

#Martin_Anderson_(economist)

Edward Brooke
Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (b. 1919)

#Edward_Brooke

Jeremiah Horrocks
Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1618)

#Jeremiah_Horrocks

Sammy Younge Jr.
Sammy Younge Jr., American civil rights activist (b. 1944)

#Sammy_Younge_Jr.

Claude Bourgelat
Claude Bourgelat, French surgeon and lawyer (b. 1712)

#Claude_Bourgelat

Ali-Shir Nava'i
Ali-Shir Nava'i, Turkic poet, linguist, and mystic (b. 1441)

#Ali-Shir_Nava'i

Judith Anderson
Judith Anderson, British actress (b. 1897)

#Judith_Anderson

Werner Dollinger
Werner Dollinger, German economist and politician, German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development (b. 1918)

#Werner_Dollinger

Robert L. Carter
Robert L. Carter, American lawyer and judge (b. 1917)

#Robert_L._Carter

Jaroslav Hašek
Jaroslav Hašek, Czech journalist and author (b. 1883)

#Jaroslav_Hašek

Baldassare Galuppi
Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)

#Baldassare_Galuppi

Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena
Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter and architect (b. 1657)

#Ferdinando_Galli-Bibiena

Alfie Fripp
Alfie Fripp, English soldier and pilot (b. 1913)

#Alfie_Fripp

George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1608)

#George_Monck,_1st_Duke_of_Albemarle

Grenville M. Dodge
Grenville M. Dodge, American general and politician (b. 1831)

#Grenville_M._Dodge

Des Corcoran
Des Corcoran, Australian soldier and politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (b. 1928)

#Des_Corcoran

Luca Giordano
Luca Giordano, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1634)

#Luca_Giordano

Satish Dhawan
Satish Dhawan, Indian engineer (b. 1920)

#Satish_Dhawan

Philip V of France
Philip V, king of France (b. 1292)

#Philip_V_of_France

Conrad Hilton
Conrad Hilton, American businessman, founded the Hilton Hotels & Resorts (b. 1887)

#Conrad_Hilton

Koo Chen-fu
Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (b. 1917)

#Koo_Chen-fu

Peter Naur
Peter Naur, Danish computer scientist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1928)

#Peter_Naur

Cafer Tayyar E?ilmez
Cafer Tayyar E?ilmez, Turkish general (b. 1877)

#Cafer_Tayyar_E?ilmez

Bill Plager
Bill Plager, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1945)

#Bill_Plager

Josef Škvorecký
Josef Škvorecký, Czech-Canadian author and publisher (b. 1924)

#Josef_Škvorecký

Wilhelm Cuno
Wilhelm Cuno, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)

#Wilhelm_Cuno

Sid Gillman
Sid Gillman, American football player and coach (b. 1911)

#Sid_Gillman

William Joyce
William Joyce, American-British pro-Axis propaganda broadcaster (b. 1906)

#William_Joyce

Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle, American actor (b. 1923)

#Pat_Hingle

Earl Reibel
Earl Reibel, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1930)

#Earl_Reibel

Louis I, Prince of Monaco
Louis I, prince of Monaco (b. 1642)

#Louis_I,_Prince_of_Monaco

Pierre Larousse
Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1817)

#Pierre_Larousse

William Gropper
William Gropper, American lithographer, cartoonist, and painter (b. 1897)

#William_Gropper

Alois Hitler
Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant (b. 1837)

#Alois_Hitler

Catherine of Valois
Catherine of Valois, queen consort of Henry V (b. 1401)

#Catherine_of_Valois

Joseph Joffre
Joseph Joffre, French general (b. 1852)

#Joseph_Joffre

William Harrison Ainsworth
William Harrison Ainsworth, English author (b. 1805)

#William_Harrison_Ainsworth

Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (b. 1883)

#Princess_Alice,_Countess_of_Athlone

Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Indian priest and saint (b. 1805)

#Kuriakose_Elias_Chavara

Freddy Heineken
Freddy Heineken, Dutch businessman (b. 1923)

#Freddy_Heineken

Walter James
Walter James, Australian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)

#Walter_James

William Maxson
William Maxson, American general (b. 1930)

#William_Maxson

James Merritt Ives
James Merritt Ives, American lithographer and businessman, co-founded Currier and Ives (b. 1824)

#James_Merritt_Ives

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer and navigator (b. 1499)

#Juan_Rodríguez_Cabrillo

Alexandros Papadiamantis
Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author and poet (b. 1851)

#Alexandros_Papadiamantis

Mary Garden
Mary Garden, Scottish-American soprano and actress (b. 1874)

#Mary_Garden

William Leslie (British Army officer)
William Leslie, Scottish captain (b. 1751)

#William_Leslie_(British_Army_officer)

Colin Brumby, Australian composer (b. 1933)
H. S. Mahadeva Prasad, Indian politician (b. 1958)
Paul Bley, Canadian-American pianist and composer (b. 1932)
Allie Sherman, American football player and coach (b. 1923)
Bryan Caldwell, American football player (b. 1960)
Saul Zaentz, American film producer (b. 1921)
George Goodman, American economist and author (b. 1930)
Phil Everly, American singer and guitarist (b. 1939)
Ivan Mackerle, Czech cryptozoologist, explorer, and author (b. 1942)
Winifred Milius Lubell, American author and illustrator (b. 1914)
Gene Bartow, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
Vicar, Chilean cartoonist (b. 1934)
Mary Daly, American theologian and scholar (b. 1928)
Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, Chilean-German composer and academic (b. 1925)
Hisayasu Nagata, Japanese politician (b. 1969)
Ulf G. Lindén, Swedish businessman (b. 1937)
Betty Freeman, American philanthropist and photographer (b. 1921)
Choi Yo-sam, South Korean boxer (b. 1972)
Aleksandr Abdulov, Russian actor and screenwriter (b. 1953)
Cecil Walker, Northern Irish politician (b. 1924)
William Verity, Jr., American businessman and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1917)
János Fürst, Hungarian violinist and conductor (b. 1935)
Bill Skate, Papua New Guinean politician, 5th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1954)
Steve Rogers, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1954)
Jyotindra Nath Dixit, Indian diplomat, 2nd Indian National Security Adviser (b. 1936)
Egidio Galea, Maltese Roman Catholic priest, missionary, and educator (b. 1918)
Jimmy Stewart, Scottish racing driver (b. 1931)
Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist and composer (b. 1918)
Joie Chitwood, American race car driver and stuntman (b. 1912)
George Sutherland Fraser, Scottish poet and academic (b. 1915)
Joy Adamson, Austrian-Kenyan author (b. 1910)
Victor Kraft, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1880)
Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright (b. 1925)
Tzavalas Karousos, Greek-French actor (b. 1904)
Jean Focas, Greek-French astronomer (b. 1909)
Jack Ruby, American businessman and murderer (b. 1911)
Reginald Punnett, British scientist (b. 1875)
Milton Avery, American painter (b. 1885)
Hermann Lux, German footballer and manager (b. 1893)
Eric P. Kelly, American journalist, author, and academic (b. 1884)
Edwin Muir, Scottish poet, author, and translator (b. 1887)
Dimitrios Vergos, Greek wrestler, weightlifter, and shot putter (b. 1886)
Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (b. 1873)
Carl David Tolmé Runge, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1856)
Walkelin, Norman bishop of Winchester
Fujiwara no Yukinari, Japanese calligrapher (b. 972)
Anterus, pope of the Catholic Church