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January 17 2015

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Events on This Day

End of Prime Minister Term
Alberto Vaquina
career

Born on This Day

Died on This Day

Abdur Rahman Chughtai🇵🇰
deceased
painter (1894-1975) · 1894–1975
Days lived
29,337
Bobby Fischer🇺🇸
deceased
American chess player (1943–2008) · 1943–2008
Days lived
23,690
Camilo José Cela🇪🇸
deceased
Spanish writer (1916–2002) · 1916–2002
Days lived
31,297
Einar Dahl🇸🇪
deceased
writer · 1904–1979
Days lived
27,350
Eric Crockford🇬🇧
deceased
field hockey player (1888-1958) · 1888–1958
Days lived
25,297
Helen Stephens🇺🇸
deceased
athletics competitor (1918–1994) · 1918–1994
Days lived
27,742
Herbert Henck🇩🇪
deceased
musician · 1948–2025
Days lived
27,932
Jakob Arjouni🇩🇪
deceased
German author, born 1964 (1964–2013) · 1964–2013
Days lived
17,633
Jean-Pierre Zola🇦🇹
deceased
actor · 1916–1979
Days lived
22,992
Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo🇲🇽
deceased
Mexican saint (1886–1927) · 1886–1927
Days lived
14,729
Lothar Rendulic🇦🇹
deceased
military person · 1887–1971
Days lived
30,401
Matthias Rath🇩🇪
deceased
German physician, alternative medicine practitioner, AIDS denier, and conspiracy theorist · 1955–2026
Days lived
25,949
Miguel Torga🇵🇹
deceased
Portuguese writer (1907-1995) · 1907–1995
Days lived
31,935
Origa🇯🇵
deceased
Russian singer · 1970–2015
Days lived
16,168
Sammy Nestico🇺🇸
deceased
American composer and arranger (1924–2021) · 1924–2021
Days lived
35,410
Tom Kilburn🇬🇧
deceased
British electrical engineer (1921–2001) · 1921–2001
Days lived
29,014
Uwe Nettelbeck🇩🇪
deceased
rapper · 1940–2007
Days lived
24,269
Walter von Reichenau
deceased
Notable Trials · 1884–1942
Days lived
20,919
Yvette Mimieux🇺🇸
deceased
American actress (1942–2022) · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,229

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