O Kuk-ryol

North korean politician and general (1930–2023).

Born January 7th, 1930 in Onsong County.

Died February 9th, 2023 at 93 years old (heart failure).

Kim Jong-pil

South korean politician (1926–2018).

Born January 7th, 1926 in South Chungcheong.

Died June 23rd, 2018 at 92 years old in Seoul (respiratory failure). ^[ref]

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

American publicist and socialite (1966–1999).

Born January 7th, 1966 in White Plains.

Died July 16th, 1999 at 33 years old in Martha's Vineyard (aircraft crash).

John Steiner

British actor (1941–2022).

Born January 7th, 1941 in Chester.

Died July 31st, 2022 at 81 years old in La Quinta (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Steve Janaszak

American ice hockey goaltender.

Born January 7th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Saint Paul.

Patrick John

Dominican politician (1938–2021).

Born January 7th, 1938 in Roseau.

Died July 6th, 2021 at 83 years old in Roseau. ^[ref]

Sigismond Thalberg

Swiss composer and pianist (1812–1871).

Born January 7th, 1812 in Geneva.

Died April 27th, 1871 at 59 years old in Naples.

Brent Sopel

Professional ice hockey player.

Born January 7th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Calgary.

Rafael Dudamel

Venezuelan association football player and manager.

Born January 7th, 1973 (age 53 years) in San Felipe.

Clara Haskil

Romanian-swiss classical pianist (1895-1960).

Born January 7th, 1895 in Bucharest.

Died December 7th, 1960 at 65 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (falling from height).

Amfilohije Radović

Montenegrin bishop (1938-2020).

Born January 7th, 1938 in Bare.

Died October 30th, 2020 at 82 years old in Podgorica (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Chano Pozo

Cuban musician (1915-1948).

Born January 7th, 1915 in Havana.

Died December 2nd, 1948 at 33 years old in New York City.

Uwe Ochsenknecht

German actor and singer.

Born January 7th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Biblis.

Darnell Martin

American film director and screenwriter (born 1964).

Born January 7th, 1964 (age 62 years) in The Bronx.

Danny Blum

German footballer.

Born January 7th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Frankenthal.

Tassos Papadopoulos

5th president of the republic of cyprus (2003-2008).

Born January 7th, 1934 in Ayios Antonios, Nicosia. ^[ref]

Died December 12th, 2008 at 74 years old in Nicosia New General Hospital (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Dionne Brand

Canadian writer, poet.

Born January 7th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Port of Spain, Guayaguayare. ^[ref]

Georgi Gospodinov

Bulgarian writer (born 1968).

Born January 7th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Yambol. ^[ref]

Bănel Nicoliță

Romanian footballer.

Born January 7th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Făurei.

Shashikala Kakodkar

Indian politician.

Born January 7th, 1935 in Pernem.

Died October 28th, 2016 at 81 years old ^[ref]

Diogo Figueiras

Portuguese footballer.

Born January 7th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Vila Franca de Xira.

Sofi Oksanen

Finnish-estonian writer (born 1977).

Born January 7th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Jyväskylä.

Stephen R. Bourne

British computer scientist.

Born January 7th, 1944 (age 82 years) in United Kingdom.

Julen Guerrero

Spanish footballer.

Born January 7th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Portugalete.

Valdas Dambrauskas

Lithuanian football manager.

Born January 7th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Pakruojis.